It is hard to leave the room when you are the one who lit the match Because fulfillment only comes when you see the flames grasping for the ceiling This is the curse of fire Anytime I see a fire rage it still fills me…

Rapunzel they called him,  Rapunzel he was, A prince to some, a common son of a baker to others But they never asked him where he came from. His golden locks were too distracting, His soft features confusing He often sent suitors weeping when they…

halluc:nogen  my hardback is : too heavy to hold so i half-dream : of sunflowers : knitting cheddar : cheese satchels : for their favourite gardeners : to keep seeds in there is no space : on the pavement : for my wine glass ….

I felt it when I met you. I’ve known you for a hundred years. With any luck or grace, I’ll know you for a hundred more. Whatever time and space are, I’m just glad I found you here. Timeless is our treasure. And timing is…

Morris is a young man, looks older genetics rendering high, sparse hairline politics, poverty of shtetl life added years emigration degradation, new country old life, old ways transitioning to…? “Ikh vunder, vos vet vern fun aundzer zin? zeyere zin?” he muses aloud Fannie, his wife,…

In the Eyes of the Law What are you doing that for? Aren’t you afraid of being caught? Remember when this happened last time Now it repeats what history forgot! Even as it changes, small details here and there Variations through the ages Exceptions to…

Hour 4 Prompt 4   The Wooden Shoemaker   Andrew V’s not welcome here To Scarface I’ll swear loyalty Bring your coin for footwear You’re free to speak easily   Lift your bootleg for measurement And treat your shoemaker like a gent   It’s not…

old pianos when i was a girl visiting my grandparents in Tassie i came across an old piano in the forest flaking veneer like the shoulders of a sunburnt child there was an old hut nearby & i wondered if the owners had been moving…

Hear this decree that I mean to cause violence to any who oppose listening to those whose voice was taken from them by force

The Tree of Life is ablaze tonight. A hot rage has been ignited Women’s rights are being stripped away by a system so wrong sighted In the name of God and “unborn children,” they are stripping women of their choices. but this is clearly a…