2022 Poem Twenty-Four

One More   One more trip to the bathroom. One more poem. One last hour. One more drink. One more hit of my vape. One more distraction. One more pet of my cat. One more fresh squeezed idea. One more pen. One more round of…

2022 Poem Nineteen

Untitled   Life is a McDonald’s ice cream machine, always broken, and I am high in the drive thru at 2am. I cannot check a McBroken that does not exist. There’s no FTC to investigate. All of Life’s competitors make sure to mock me on…

2022 Poem Eighteen

A Vegetarian’s Nightmare   The long line of tail lights barely illuminate the Parking lot that’s still too wet from earlier’s rain. The sky has no moon, no stars, only clouds drunk on the threat of more puddles to fill this under cared for and…

2022 Poem Sixteen

I Have Made Mistake But You Weren’t One   Every scroll through my camera roll shows me that stark amber circle hugging hazel eyes barely clinging to life. Every photo is full of mossy greens, grey blues that rival the North Atlantic, and honey browns….

2022 Poem Fifteen

Untitled   Being naked with you was the least intimate thing we could do. My bare skin covered in our sweat was a shield for my heart and spirit. There was nothing you could do to my body that would hurt me more than anyone…

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