don’t go to the river don’t stray too far  can’t you hear  her coyote cry parents warning she will take you I wished that she would I wished to be taken into the arms of a mournful mother to bury my face against a soaked…

Where do these thoughts grow? Where have these questions been? Never ask yourself who you are! Be the confidence your daughter needs. The power of I AM

DogSpeak #18 Reasons You Need Dogs (at least 2) We replace vacuums for food that falls to the floor. We believe every word you say and that is saying volumes. We love you even if you skip the hairdresser all year. We laugh at all…

I wish I could play satin host to hungry Dylan and peckish Smith and prepare a multi-continent feast in drawers just like they paid to pull. To hungry Dylan and peckish Smith would I offer culinary delights in drawers just like they paid to pull…

I enjoy the solitude Leaving me for a small talk Creating a solemn mix It sinks in slowly As I dance in its arms Circling round and round I like it’s company My soul sings and soars My mind still on those joyous moments Clinging…

I’d set myself to composing an anthem, a song of wholeness and reconnection, I deconstructed the bops that moved me. It didn’t come easy— we wrestled in rounds for two weeks my face repeatedly smashed into the stone I was so close to giving up….

When he broke up Tears accompanied Looking forward to many dreams Faded Life is left as the waste paper How many anxiety nights have deprived outof sleep Midas touch standing in front of the sill The pain of being left like a sour grapefruit Unless…

we huddle we friends around her as she opens her necklace  and scatters his ashes in the wind

CW: Eugenics, June 2022 current events but not named specifically   Catching up on the news means: relearning that justice doesn’t exist and that people don’t learn. I was born to be: a canary in a coal mine; the PSA on who you aren’t supposed…

She shouted, screamed, cried, for help, from this trap. She is trapped in a moment of joy, she wished it to last forever, forevers are dangerous. Her moment of joy is turning into moment pain and she’ll soon hate it, as boredom starts to work….