Every dress has a dream, maybe two. For me, today, my dreams came true. One, to drape the body of Lady Maribou. To be featured in a painting was my deux.   My lines are sleek, my fabric smooth. Night black of silk and made…

I’m the best student in the school, the smartest student in the history of students, I can talk my way into an A before you can eat your lunch. You think you have an after school job? My job is the greatest after school job…

A marvelous artist with a perfect eye captured her better than a photographers’ lens.  Her countenance stood out from the shadows showing the victory over her pain.  Her porcelain skin was flawless and yet looked cold to touch.  She now lived comfortably in her soft, black velvet…

Broken culverts Beneath fallen trees Pushed to a jumble. Steel struts seem to grow Among hemlock And wild watercress. Old concrete On its way to sand. Leap frog! Across New breeding pools Eroded via deluge. We pray for rain, But not all at once.

Welcome to my secret garden party, Willow. She couldn’t talk back, so she just nodded. i poured tea for two, chamomile and lavender. She glanced over at the wild mint patch. I knew what to do, a leaf or two for each cup. Her long,…

A tiny dot on a piece of paper. Too much for one small body’s initiation Into the acidic abyss So, he cut it in half, twice. It would have been a bad trip. The bowl glowed with embers Burning like a red star in some…

I strolled along a crooked road, the journey was so long. I had to pack for 30 days and sang a month of songs. The trees were all so very tall. The sun, it shone so bright. I wasn’t sure I would be found again…

Silence fills the Courtroom Pregnant with expectation The question has been asked Everyone poised, waiting Waiting for the response. I swear, I take this solemn vow Every word I say is true Though difficult to believe Believe it you must. I speak nothing but the…

I hadn’t noticed it before but now I do; this space between us may be tiny – but it’s grown and it’s definitely there. I reached out for your hand some days ago – do you remember? – and found (to my surprise) my fingers…

“Oh my God, I hate my life‼” “And what the actual fuck?‼” Teenagers love big emotion words. What will they do in an emergency When they truly need to measure Pain or excitement, despair or joy? And yet, don’t you ever say, “I’m going to…