#18 – Rebirth

I drew the lines from memory, tactile impressions etched in hours, days of fingertips tracing, longing to navigate the depth of her solution, lost within the maze of replication and ink and flesh She claimed her birthright of goddess and I allowed her my admiration…

safari porn

in the highest places what is green is missing while in the lowest places the green hangs lower still, lower than the cow caught necking and not in the romantic picture that goes viral all over the internet but with a virus that’s so subvirile…

My Writers’ Circle

Today’s special We get to put faces to names But our middle names might as well be socially awkward Writers, sigh But I’m grateful, with these people I belong I can be weird, quiet, even eccentric I fit, we fit How wonderful!

The Path

It’s smooth, no obstacles, huff and puff free. Said no philosopher. What if they’re wrong What if it doesn’t have to be that way What if event-free and incident-less is the norm? What if the path if its the right one is obstacle- free Happy…

#PoemNo17

#PoemNo17 My heart is no stranger to the different kinds of heartbreaks people have to offer. Smile to my face and stab me right in the back. The kind of heartbreak betrayal has to offer is painful and hurtful. I begin losing trust in everyone….

Prompt for Hour Eighteen

Write a prose poem about an animal. Any animal. Then only after you have finished the last sentence, add line and stanza breaks.  

Hour 17 – Prompt 17 – Broken glass

Every moment in school, we were together It had been six years now, as fast friends We had a bond, one that was possessive She was my anchor and I was her bestie Our eyes always sought each other Even in silence, we knew the…

Love Learned

Too young Infatuated Not loved Physically attracted Not giving in He cheated Older woman been No relationship No base Hurt emotionally Young love Broken but good Lesson learned Growth given He wasn’t the one for me to be worth living Time heals Minds grow Age…

Miss Low

Oh Miss Low, I know it’s been a while, but I still recall your silly grin Still smell the smokey herbal fragrance of your hair and taste of your freckled skin Still remember that blizzard car ride When we almost crashed and died Still remember…

Heart’s Love

It’s odd because, you see I’ve always kept my heart to me. I knew my body, heart and mind And handled love, cruel and kind With empathetic respect So no one would suspect That even the closest of affairs Ended and I didn’t care. Love…