The missing glasses case,   The misplaced key.   The quarter just in hand, It disappeared at one, then two, then three.   The new coffee cup sprung off the shelf and smashed, A birthday gift, suddenly found in a buried stash.   The menacing troll,…

Well, hello there Miss, Allow me to introduce myself, I am my master’s Hyde, the devil on her shoulder, Basically, the fun one in the relationship. You seem shocked, she does play the goody-two-shoes part well, I’ll give her that, Although, it was my idea,…

What is the importance of one strand of hair one grain of sand one drop of water one singular ant Don’t make this political it’s critical you understand that choosing not to take a stand is part of the problem It doesn’t affect you personally…

I’ll Wait   Keep ringing the doorbell in the rain, I’ll wait for you to leave before opening to check   if you’re a man I want to let in and grasp at your shoes, yanking them off in desperation   to rid yourself of…

My mother gave me candy, I ate it and got sick. She yelled as if it was my fault. My mother gave me money, I spent it and got food She yelled as if it was my fault. My mother gave me food I ate…

my feet hit the waves and I know it is home my hands touch the fern and I know I am not alone The moon looks away while I kiss the sky because this gift of innocence is hard to deny I have never wanted…

Somewhere in her later teens Halloween came unexpectedly Unprepared and scared of being the only person Out of costume She strapped on black corset Had best friend cinch it Tight Tighter There Black fur coat Leather leggings Cat ear headband Skinny stray cat wandering up…

You lived inside our mother, first. That changed everything, I’d thought but once you were here once your laugh was real The birthmark on your hand your soft forehead on my shoulder The intoxicating smell of your hair, You changed us Everything we did was…

Sleep rests the brain Also arrests the brain Stops reasonable thought When reasonable thought Is most needed Vampires do not exist That friend is not dead We are NOT going back to the service industry No one gave us a million dollars (more’s the pity)…

There is no silence Try it in the morning Listen to no traffic Voices unspoken   Cars and trucks parked Dogs still slumbering Humans wanting five minutes Do  you hear nothing   Up by your ears there is Sound coming from somewhere Inside your head…