I still remember that Father’s Day, 14 years ago. You wore that special ruffled purple dress I loved. You looked beautiful walking down those stairs. It made me smile. When I shook your hand, later that day, and told you that you’d been a good…

in the ancient world of India  The flight of last returning Florida Drowned itself in quakesand a mystery unknown that shakes Up the sea red underneath Grey down below the surface hinden stones Never to recover Shaking in the wind storm Until moonlight to shine…

Dear almost friend I would have still met you at our secret place to exchange our sweet sorrows and star speckled dreams, to imagine a brave world where we ruled, free from restrictive curfews and the necessity of social choice. How naive were we to…

I so miss the muse. Words overflow; scanty words. Let the muse run wild.

Daddy Don’t Forget   Daddy, don’t forget me. I’m still your little girl. I may be older now, but you know I’ll always need you. You’ve always known the answer, no matter the question. Everything is changing. I see the question in your eyes and…

Dear Emma, You are special and do not know this. Maybe not knowing is what maintains your speciality. When I meet people, I subconsciously place them in a mold of your model, to see if I can find another like you even in a faraway…

Legacy’s Lash (Valkyrie) Amid life’s errant metamorphosis, I extend my lash, Practising the bladed whip’s gait, I distend my lash. You watch, titivated and stirred, by your warrior, Wedged stance and motivated, you commend my lash. Behind my bright eyes I plot your gruesome downfall,…

content warning: talks about fairy tales fairy tale heroes fall to fairy tale morals: the past seems to preach of docile women and their rescuing men. but cinderella wasn’t docile – she chose kindness above cruelty, and though she couldn’t drag herself from the ashes…

I remember you. I remember your squishy lap, and you always having a warm towel when I played in the sprinklers. I remember snuggling my face into your soft neck. I remember you singing to us on the phone, and in the videos on the…

Where are you? Sometimes I wonder… I wonder how you and I got here. I try to hear all the things that were never said. Could I come back? Would it be like before I left? Would your days still begin and end with me?…