We learned in science class that nothing grows when it is dark which is where I have been hiding stunted for the past 15 years when I stopped being perfect and became who I am 15 years later The sun is finally shinning and I…

I don’t want your money or jewels or wind in my sails I won’t ask for the moon or the stars or shelter from either I just want to pray together for the sake of prayer we don’t have to agree on words or say anything at…

Mahogany trees Tropical forest birdsong Obscured ocean view

Afternoon naps are sometimes the best Time to get up and get on with the rest There’s fun to be had And memories to be made It’s time to be glad There’s games to be played

“Evolution has no place in Christianity.” Oh how many times I’ve had that said to me! But here’s the thing, stick around, you’ll see– I’m living proof they coexist even inside a single being. Evolution doesn’t just mean dinosaurs, or 65 million billion years, or…

FOREST DEMON If he’s warped, then so am I. I feel his madness deep within my cold heart. He screams, thinking no one hears him, no one can help him, but I hear him. Over and over again, the same awful screech, the same complaint. Can…

As a girl, young, bordering on naïve, I had a tree swing. My stepfather climbed the backyard tree to tie the ropes with hands that were accustomed to being fists. Hour upon hour I sat in the swing listening to the ropes creak and the…

All hail Narcissus, Patron of speaking without listening Patron of exhibitionism Patron of mirror kissing lack of humility Look at me! Look at me! Look at the pretty things I’ve made Look at me now, ’cause I’m the prettiest I’m the strongest, smartest, most unique…

Am I? Am I poetic in my flow? When the bloom of my lips open like a flower and the words that I speak flow like dew dripping from its tip Does it look like poetry? When my motion around you draws a gentle breeze…

A luscious lady licks Lazily lapfuls liquor Lucidly Locked