a quiet confidence growing along with her stature like a graceful colt she is coming into her own i’m scared for her excited anxious on the brink of turning twelve it’s a bridge to fall off or leap from i think she will cross it…

There once was a planet called earth Where humankind at one time was birth Then they eat of the wisdom That showed them the Kingdom And now everyone knows their own worth jj2017

sometimes nothing makes sense you put one foot in front of the other brave brave brave phone lines get tangled around words left unsaid a connection is missed static your heart yearns to speak be heard relief a splash of water on your tired face…

Because I woke up this morning about an hour and a half before my alarm was set, I am very sleepy (I have been drifting off here and there between poems), so this will be short. This was my second time participating—and it was much…

Mother Tongue   I never forgot this language— the way my tongue should roll when I pronounce the words   The accent and expressions grab the phrases strongly   The sentences slip out of my mouth with an ease   The pen doesn’t fumble when…

Your leave will only be for a year But I feel like I should acknowledge you It’s always fun when you come near And an even greater pleasure when you’re through I must admit, I will miss Your hot kisses Against my burning skin If…

Melt in your mouth and hands alright! Such a creamy delight In its dark, milky, or ivory goodness I love chocolate When it’s hot and cozy When it’s cold and frosty When it nutty or on a cake When it’s the skin on his face…

If I fell to my knees, jeans in the dark dirt, would you raise me high? What happened to this heart, this love? Why do we believe in the world that failed, pray for the smoke and the poisoned lungs of babes which sucked in…

Fiddle dee fiddle them happy happy joy joy dancing the Jig here I come Joyful hoppin’ Heritage layed celebration time Ireland defined As I merrily move Learning the custom Knowledge well spent