The battle of wills

How does one keep their identity In such a union? The struggle pf one person’s needs over another’s? A battle of wills? The war of the poor me’s Who will win? No one I’m afraid   This is not what love is about? Love is…

Poem 22

Let me fix you Let me love you Let me see you Let me hold you Let me comfort you Let me know you Let me rely on you

mother’s clothes

she’s renting to own from two and a half different decades marriage put her into t-shirts, oversized hoodies and jeans that flare at the bottom divorce threw her back into spandex and dresses painted her lips pink again and taught her body to stop asking…

poem for the language angel

come sweet language angel i am the red sister consuming love like fire- honey falling over delicious dirt- put in the universe to grow you.- overwhelm you with emotion and words. come sweet language angel dance the light of heaven- embrace an innocent neighbor- woman,…

The Raging and Consuming War of The Poetics

Part XXII the first time I spent time at the bin, I was never so alone; three months I spent wailing, praying, begging my husband to put family first; in the bin, I accepted that it was over, but I had to hang on through…

6am

Inject me with a dose so I may feel If it hurts

Bond

Loved the way she carried The colors were always perfect For me they were always an angels dress I used to name all of them Always decided what she wore then Pink,Maroon,Blue My favorite About the rest I didn’t care Years have passed Times still…

mothers clothes

we have talked about them for years this odd blend of simple shirt and knitted pants never quite good enough to take the walk to school with us or enter a classroom unannounced. but it was her own mix of satin and lace that gave…

(xxi)

lips turn cerise with the passion of her words, the love of her emotions. and sussurations of desire curdle the ridges of his cochleate heart… ( such are the secrets lovers share )

Nyad’s Tears

The lady in blue Her dress draped around her Mingling with the ripples In the water of her pool Lined with rocks Softened and Covered in shag carpets Of green and olive moss The lady laughs Her laughter echoes Even dampened by the leaves Of…