Beautiful Destruction She blows perfect rings of smoke from her plum painted lips I never learned to make dying beautiful I have swallowed enough liquor to confuse my body for an ocean I do mad things for happiness hoping to... Continue Reading →
Knots I tied a knot in Tuesday to remind me of its beauty I tied a knot in five years ago to help me remember not to go back I tied a knot in our time to capture each moment... Continue Reading →
Frozen Cattail One solitary cattail piercing the snow Encased, a sheen of ice Freezing the moment when Its brown crushed velvet skin Split to spew forth parachutes of future hope But no one has made it out safely No ‘see... Continue Reading →
The Problem with California An almond tree in the yard: this is the only needed sign that you are not where you should be. The letters home to Orangeburg cannot describe pulling the casings from trees, +++++++ cracking open the... Continue Reading →
June There are too many clocks and not enough time. I will take and keep this minute for myself. This minute of mercury this swift summer night as sleepless stars glide through the sky in aerial ballet. About... Continue Reading →
Visitation The motion sensitive light by the cabin’s front porch came on at 1 am. Woke me from sleep into instant terror of something unexpected in this dark— a deer, a bear, a predatory man, my mind went wild the... Continue Reading →
Poetry Breakfast 