During Autumn

I come alive in the fall,when the Earth’s secrets fall from tree branchesRaining down in listless waves partnering with the … More

Sleep Waking

I’m lost in my own eyes,a grayish blue haze.Lost in translation,surrendering to the circumstance of traffic,bustling beeps and rusty signs … More

The In-between

I’m in between new neighbors and rotten wood.Between carpenter bees,and dust that stings my eyes,balls of freshly washed linen and … More

Hiding From The Rain

I’d rather be lithe and living amongst the trees, climbing with a song,dancing barefoot on oak limbs. I’d rather fallonto … More

Stranger in My Body

I feel strangulated,suffocated by a reality that I’m not convinced exists. Stranger than it seems,I’m constantly dodging fireballs,demons in my … More

Uncle Owl

You reminded me of an owl.Your yellow tinted glassesalways accenting your round eyes. You’d keep to yourself but you were … More

Solid Standing

We’re solid standing,stronger than steel,than the devil’s temptation. God blesses our strides,guiding us to change.That frightening ghost in the room,we’ve … More

Miles Beyond Laborious

There’s thick air,we’re sweltering and shuffling up and down big and little mounds. Thick air doesn’t choke us.The hot sun … More

Yin and Yang

It was bent back unnaturally,seething at my presence.Trampling towards me,I clung to my grip on reality,my truth. I am blessed,protected … More

Minnie Mouse

Eyes bright and brilliant,hair wind whipped and spiraling, curling and precious. You’re angelic in your smile,your eyes,your innocence. I’m grateful … More

Still Climbing Trees

Rolled down the hill letting the grass tickle my bloodied knee.The sting was so surreal mingling with tender grass tipsLeaving … More

Summer Night Drive

It doesn’t look the same,this highway we drive.The lights aren’t as bright,with their dull luminescence,the scorching violet neglects to agitate.I’m … More

Song Sparrow

Feathers flap,tenderly curved feet perch onto a branch and grab Little flyers,fearless and furtive;you reconcile with the crows and jays. … More

Disguised

Count the times,the buttons pressed,the lacey-seeded regrets I pressed them down,shut tight my eyes I conceived it to be,concerning only … More

Werifesteria

Leaves crunch delicately under my foam sandals.The foam rises slowly as dough as I release my feet. While escaping their … More

Still Asleep?

Missed my alarm,crickets still aloft in my fuzzy head A bouquet of ringletsknotted in my busy dreaming,my tossing and turningchurning … More

The Crying Dance

I don’t dance,don’t hold the rhythm. I don’t dance until,brown eyes and puppy dogsighs relent me. This song is too … More

Dancing Across Seas

Dear friend across the seas, We’re searching aimlessly,For THE moment when it’ll click,the sonic boombringing the light source morefulfillment, more … More

Unapologetically Grand, My Grandpa

Remembering, a white quilt,sleeping sweetly,Snow dusts mountaintops and winter shows her face all too much. I remember the sun.I remember … More

Spilling Puddles

If the puddles could speak,they would spill it all.Tear stained cheeks,loving what can’t come to life. Lost in a dizzy … More