1 Part of the workings of the universe, 2 Truly just a cog in the machine. 3 Perhaps it’s not so though, 4 Uniqueness trumping uniformity, 5 Revolutions having followed this cause. 6 A fight between obedience and, 7 Resistance to the laws of the…

The baby sleeps in the soft arms of his mother. She is his comfort.  

The world would grind on when you lose your breath; when, like a log, what’s left of you is heaved into the earth, shovelfuls of dirt hitting your resting box hewn from any tree of the carpenter’s fancy – udara, melina, iroko, oak, mahogany –…

On warm rocks, basking Tail in sea water, swishing Combing long red hair Leaving clothes behind Run freely, earth under paws Bright white moon looms low Rainbows shimmering Cobbled shoes in pots of gold Here, please hold my beer (Prompt: “Write a poem that involves…

Hour Seventeen – “Write a poem that involves a mythical monster in some capacity, whether it’s as a side character, a prop, a villain or even the protagonist.”   Ravana – King or Beast?   Was he the King among kings? Carrying his ten heads…

One head To think oh thoughts of logic Three hearts To feel a love cathartic Seven wings To fly across the plains To save the damsel you proclaim Six legs with hoofs To help you run When flying’s not an option Through the valleys and…

In loneliness eye My reflection laid very bare mirrored self despair

i pause, shaking the frustration from my body it stays, like an eletric fizz, my nerve endings sizzle i feel myself leaving like a dead faint i watch my body rise and fall, doing a dance i dont know the steps to i move like…

Creature with a mane, front claws that maim Cloven hoofed hind legs, goat stomach but not head A fire brews within it, its tail is scaled and hisses The original, the monstrous maven, the chimera craven None could fight it save its brother, a beast…

It’s been a very long day for a very long time Scratching at the door to get out is always a possibility. Don’t cook bacon. Don’t become bacon. Don’t cut yourself. Always wear pants. Keep your tamber light. Do not. Do not tease. She has…