poetry Beepbeep 11 Aug 202011 Aug 2020 I’m watching“Garden State” For theFirst time Since 14 BecauseIt seems likeThe mostMillennialResponse To yourMom havingJust Died. —- EarlierI was Eating aChocolate bar And rememberedThat When I was 12,And Igot myFirst…
poetry You are Invited To a Pool party. 6 Aug 20207 Aug 2020 Writing space Is a catYou tryTo hide From yourLandlord. It alwaysComes out; MakingItself known At - Exactly The Wrong—Time. —- RSVP-lease Feel theFresh airToday. BreatheAnd PulseIn timeWith newlyConsciousWaves. —- I…
poetry I wish you would 26 Jul 20209 Aug 2020 EmbodyMy contradictions. Return meto Myself, The oneYou bring With you. — Until FurtherNotice, I aman anvil Too heavyTo carry For even TheStrongestman. —————- "I shall commit my thoughts to paper,…
poetry WrYN 16 Jul 2020 I can’tHelp butThink, PerhapsYou are In part The heatThat leavesMy hands; Reaching outTo touchYour memory. —- TimeImprints Carbon paperPages ofYour face; EachPreceding A lesserOpaqueImpression. —- If I SquintMinds eyeHard, I…
poetry I’m here to(o) 12 Jul 202013 Jul 2020 FetishizeThe face. Face it, I do notMissAny- -ButYours. — Take offThat mask SlowlyFor me. No needTo be ShyOr coy, I knowWhat’s underThere. I’ve seen itAllBefore. — Show meAgain How youYou.…
poetry Imagery of PerMANent Residence 8 Jul 20209 Aug 2020 All theHorribleMen stillLive insideMy brain. They’re quietTenantsMostOf the time, Though, Occasionally, TheyLike toMakeThemselvesKnown in me. TheyWill notBe silenced. — It starts outSlow “Remember me?” But soon,They sprawlAnd climbMolestingThe spaces They’vemarkedIn…
poetry Grieving 26 Jun 202026 Jun 2020 Gives you So manyPlacesTo sit AndLie down You neverWould have ConsideredBefore. —- The floorIs the oysterAnd youAre the pearl. Lounge inYour DevelopingOpaquenessOf mourning All morning. —- Let theStill MonotonyMonopolizeYourEvery pause.…
poetry “Hi..” 22 Jun 202022 Jun 2020 Like, It’s noBig dealI left you. Don’tMake aBig dealOut of it. — Hi, Like, youtrusted meAs someone Who wouldn’tLeave [BecauseI saidI wouldn’t] And - I lied. — Hi, like you…
poetry A/S/L? 30 May 202030 May 2020 One ofThe firstmostIntimateThings I recollectGrowing upWas onceI fell andScrapedMy kneeOn somepavement And thisNeighborhoodBoy Who I wasBest friends withAt the time Took meInto hisGarage, Pulled outHisFirst aid, And appliedA band-aidTo my…
poetry The Lockdown me-Tea-Oh-rights 21 Apr 202014 Jul 2020 Hit me hard tonight. They came C r a s hInGIn on me. I needed a Capsized Feel-Thing To conTrAsT This Cyclical Mundanity: ShiftingT and what-herRound&Round For days; I pour…
