I Am Me I am the girl that no one gets The four-eyed freckled geek I am the one with much to say Though I’m too scared to speak I am the girl who sits alone The one the boys all overlook I am the…

Aren’t we supposed to be perfect? We’ve been “that couple” for years, made it through life together, started a new life together, our friends always saying “I wish I had what you two have” So why do we argue? Why does my mind tell me…

Lock that up throw out the key. The prose from early childhood no longer works for me.

Appearing out of thin air suddenly sounding surrounding lights Bass and crescendo an exclamation point to the gathering brightness Sparks filled the sky or maybe I noticed it came true A celebration the revelations that there are fireworks when I’m with you Or perhaps in…

The no-fun queen of Centre Island threatened the flora and fauna, and the creepy crawlies. Dew between their toes, shiny and sparkly, the star, the fairy and the superhero got word from a bumble bee in the backyard. “she’s bad, so, so bad” it buzzed….

We meet in many places the musty woods beneath swaying mossy boughs a paint-splattered studio apartment downtown your neighbor’s house, perhaps   Chattering and excited like children we greet each other hugs with running starts all beaming eyes and glinting, peevish smiles   There is…

Hour Two   Magic   Did you ever consider that everything might be random?   Or that all you see is part of a plan?   Or that you are one tiny piece of a gargantuan jig-saw puzzle?   Think really hard. OK – answer…

It is so different Our lives have changed so much One day we are strangers Now the day is dull without you You bring light into my life You shine through the darkness that surrounds me We are nowhere near perfect Our imperfections create struggles…

I wish we had more time But I remember a story About a class They were asked Do you hit the child on the bridge Or swerve and endanger the 20 men in the back? The class debated They debated for an hour Before the…

DAMN!! I am good It took the first hour of this poetry marathon prompt to remind me Just how good I really am And not just at poetry As BEing me DOing me Walking in who I am When I know who I am And…