When I think of the playground at my elementary school, I think of all of the happy times I had there as a child.
Sure, I had no one to play with, but back then I still smiled.
The pain of having...
You say I can love no one but myself
And maybe that's so…
But then, what is the aching in my chest
Is that my heart, or simply an empty void siphoning the youth out of my bones
If I’m...
At the age of 3, I treasured school. I adored nature and the presence of the trees. They felt like guardians, and their branches reached up at the sky, standing strong through every season. The memories...
Cherry Pie
A Laced Crust
Glistening Juicy Rubies
Tart and Sweetness, Yum
Key Lime Pie
Whipped Cloud Fluff
With Tangy, Creamy, Filling
Crumbly Graham Cracker
Pecan...
rain down.
fog the windows & breath in the air /
fog my memories of another place.
clouds roll /
in outside & in our heads / turbulence
buffeting stiff wings & standstill hearts...
My legs swiftly pumped up and down as I pushed to go faster on my bicycle, beads of sweat covered my forehead. A sparkly colorful unicorn helmet secured around my head as I sped down the road. The burning...
I’m tired of the rain.
Tired of the passive way that the barista asks if I want oatmilk, cashew milk, or something I’ve never heard of in my coffee.
I’m tired of the endless cold in the winter,...
when i was younger, i was burdened by questions of heaven.
they said that little kids would remember—remember the serendipity they all yearned for.
the place seemed familiar, almost memorable,
but...
In October my father would build
fires in the wood furnace upholstered by
large stones, and he would bend
down in his brown hiking pants to
shove in the split logs, and my sister and
I would...
righteousness and rigor mortis;
two sides of the same coin
one crafted carefully in the hands of
humanity
the other left half-time in the kiln of mankind,
brittle and inevitable
When you speak, the lilt of your words draws me into a polluted lull
I drift through the fog, freshly blind, and I’m not sure yet if I mind
My hands are numb as they fight to grasp my thoughts
Do...
