The afternoon is sauntering by. The sky is nearly clear, just a few far-off clouds that do not pose any threat. It is warm, I sit under one fan, another whirs in behind me. I am aware Bear and Duke are nearby. Poem number 12, the…

Contrary to popular belief, I do not, in fact, hate myself   I am the shit The tits A real bad bitch I have no deeper love, you see Than the love I have for me   And that right there, of course, is why…

Dress up Dress down Come out Stay in Store Empty Makeshift Built-in  

My kind and generous husband occupies just one wall of the closet well, kind of— my clothes intrude even on the back of his closet rail;   then there’s the safe for important documents  readily available i swear, it was there crap, now i order…

At least the night comes the air settles the world cools the fever breaks mosquitos wake up for a quick little feast but go dormant before the moths arrive deer convene and discuss the day possums- a certain genius in their own methodical way critters,…

The smallest I’ve ever felt Was standing beneath The world’s tallest trees   There is something innately humbling About seeing a being That has lived hundreds of years before you And will live hundreds after you’re gone   I told someone once That I hope…

Don’t throw away those stale slices of squashed bread still in their plastic sleeve squeezed into the breadbox I’ve merged three loaves and When I have a few more slices I’ll check for mold and Cut rectangles across the rest and Dip them in a…

I live in a beautiful neighborhood, I am safe and protected, not by the cops, not my the army, not by my family, but got protection for those whose names I can’t pronounce, but I love and respect, their skin is black, their lips are…

I am fighting to find inspiration to write a poem, I’m lost in my mind where I always roam, words being texted into the phone, does anyone have a pen they’re willing to loan?

Local bar with one man band we are upstairs drinking attempting conversation over butchered Jimmy Buffett he has his mike setup on a rail positioned right by his mouth and walks around downstairs serenading drunks while grandma dollars go into his tight leathers he decides…