Amidst inside the hushed night hours A steadfast light glowing, Closed doors shrouded two bars measuring incised as a way Thresholds stays as uphold, those traces mark a way , Mysteries at the back of thrive, Celestial dark sea this night Sentinels stand as…

When the Past is not Tense after Diana Khoi Nguyen   This is how they found us, giggling, draped around the room. Cousins, meeting post lockdown after months of giggling on zoom.   Cousins, first best friends childhood partners in crime, Stolen mangoes, fashion trends…

  PROMPT #1 – Hour 1 One way in, one way out The cries of my family echo through dread forests filled with rough graves If I step on the road I will have to walk in One way in, one way out To leave…

You look so pretty, even unconscious. Your life has been been complicated by choices your own and others you depended upon. I am hoping heaven’s gate looks as welcoming as this image. leading you home with a well lit, clearly marked path. Some of your…

Early Morning Thoughts: Hour 1 6am September 2, 2023 Waking up, coffee in hand, the sun still isn’t here, rain clouds coat the sky in layers of silver linings and potential. I am exactly where I need to be, even if I cannot   name this…

fingers weave yours and mine you press hard demanding punishing hurtful are these my fingers is this love

Ekphrastic Response to photo by Birk Enwald I self-imposed this block from you. A “V” for Victory for me. It’s about perspective. This is the path you do not cross because alien space can view my “V” for victory. This is a landing path, my…

In life, we travel many trails In shoes In boots In our bare feet We run and walk and sashay our way To find the things that mean the most With every step we take We find ourselves ever closer To the place that fills…

Rachnoc’s sins hiding, Monuments to human guilt, Enslaved beneath waves.

It’s greater still, Swifter in the coming void, Within a greater hell.