November 2023

And in her ears, the little seashells

The waves are a deep crimson, highlighted with scarlet foam, breaking against the shore as a…
A third attempt

I’m feeling once more the waves of shame breaking against the shores of whatever healing I…
A second attempt

I said I’d sit and write, and I did it. Well, I sat and wrote and…
Antihero

She tried to be sassy, a tool for deflection. A Taylor quote for every moment lightens…
from the river to the sea

Tonight I can write lines sadder than Pablo’s. Write, for example, that children in hospitals are…
the wear off

With pharmaceutical clarity, I could map each train of thought, see the network, the major stations…
a note to my eating disorder

I know you serve a purpose. You go about it all the wrong ways (and yes,…
safe

Have you heard someone say “she knows me better than I know myself” and thought that…
Part III: Transpire

Your hand takes my keys from my pocket, and I’m grateful. I wouldn’t let me drive…
Part II: Perceive

There are so many excuses I could give you, when you ask why I am staring…
Part I: Imagine

You kiss me in my overactive imagination and the frisson of desire ignites my lips cascades…
I asked myself out

Would you let me take you out? I thought maybe I could buy you a coffee…