If I Had Held On

If I had gone with you… I think our lives would be very different now Sans stretch marks, C-section scars, and broken bones But I wanted to make sure you knew What you wanted Maybe that was stupid Maybe I was scared Maybe you seemed…

22 In August

I will bury my sister’s ashes Forty years past when I stole Her from the grave returning Dirt to the open place she Was destined to rest   A secret her passing from This life that plagued her Our parents silently ordering Me not to…

now an ode to cheese

the giant space between me and veganism is cheese hard or soft creamy or funky cow or goat, though I prefer a cheese whose shepherd I’ve hugged the refrigerator is organized with a veggie drawer and a fruit drawer and a cheese drawer though my…

Second to Last

These poems won’t make sense in the order you read them Posted, first to last, each passage explaining a moment. Shown, last to first, not the in the order in which they were written; oblivious to algorithm or edit. [old and new get mixed up…

hour 23 by this light held slowly

by this light held slowly the universe opens up to the heart of all that is in the soft hands of darkness waiting for dancing to stop so the fullness of this moment can be realised for those who have forgotten that when we slow…

21 Let sleeping dogs lie

Rolled in her favorite blanket Cozy and dreaming with an Occasional yelp and yip She sleeps not ready to Greet this warm morning   I could start her day early Call her to the kitchen Almost time to walk the yard Relieve herself and take…

A Poetic Agreement for the Ages

Where are we going? How are we getting there? Who are we and how did all this happen? These are the questions that Philosophers have been asking for centuries. I, however, was more concerned about my beer bottle opener. I was sure that if those…

BEDTIME

My bed is the portal to adventures anew Where I travel to worlds I never knew that I knew Time has no meaning and space holds no fear Dates are irrelevant Once I am here Falling in gaps between words on a page Scrolling across…