A tinge of sweet Like the citrus burst from a lemonade But not quite as sweet as sweet as overwhelming Overwhelmingly sour The type to make your eyes twitch for a bit But I craved the sweetness So I took another sip But it must…

A time machine On sand does sink if it goes too slow Yet I swear I did blink And slow down light While I stood still. Perhaps the car sinks for a reason While people crawl the sands If time machines didn’t sink sometimes What…

The light at the end of the tunnel Had called out to me, saying, Enter ye at our own risk This place of riches and wisdom This cave of trials and temptations This place of no return And within me I felt a strong conviction…

Have you ever walked at night? Alone or with others does affect this At night walking becomes a limnal space Between normal and strange. Like a school after hours Or leaving a dark theater and it’s still daylight Walking at night can be normal But…

Little Devils Running across the porch With dirt on their hands and faces And soiled clothes for mummies to launder   Little Devils With their innocent questions Eyes that twinkle with laughter And not a care in the world   Little Devils Causing trouble as…

The extremes of who, what I am DNA, culturally, nature/nurture all fun to puzzle piece together What my forebearers did, what was done to them, is historically recorded, reported, unresolved My detective skills sharpened with time, experience, dumb luck can be broken down precisely: Having…

A sparkly grey sweater is who I am most, Comfortable in the skin I call my own, Minimalistic colours and smart shades, With a shine that I carry around with me. Someone who builds a fort with her books, And sits inside her pen scratching…

And when we get to the edge of that cliff Would you promise to push me over and end my misery? Would you promise to let me go? To not shed any tears for me? And when we are lost in the woods… Do you…

Here I am alone again. Chasing the moon in the wee hours Writing poetry by parking lot lights Romanticizing the mundane and finding profundity in banality. Wishing on stars- though my star wishes have never come true. Tapping out these words And wishing I were…

There’s so many reasons I love you You make me so very happy You make me smile like the sun Pancakes and midnight snacks Cuddles and back rubs Always helping Supporting Loving Hugs