Jul 2, 2021Member-onlyWatching the SunriseOR: We Used To Watch the Sunrise Together — Even after you shattered my sorry Soul, I could stare at the sunrise all day Craving the squeeze of your hand around mine Because while you wondered how it felt to Love something so much that for a while, You forget for a moment your failure to love Yourself, I only saw something I wished You could…Poetry2 min read
Published in The Creative Cafe·Jun 6, 2021Member-onlyThe World’s Hungriest WomenFor as long as I can remember, the women of my family have lived in hunger like hulking tigers in a cramped cage. Love is quickly used up, its quality fading from golden light into grainy shadows flicked haphazardly across God’s great canvas. After Love departs, nothing remains but the…Poetry2 min read
Jun 1, 2021Member-onlyThe Illusion of LovePublished in Moonflake Press Issue 01 (Feb 2021) — Long nights I spent with forever at my feet And the knocker at my fingertips I couldn’t close the distance, I was scared Of your door. I know you never want to see me again, And I’m alright with that, I swear I am. Sometimes when I think of you…Poetry4 min read
Published in The Creative Cafe·May 14, 2021Member-onlyLove in the RainI will love you in the pouring rain, See you down streets glimmering, See you as an adventurer set free. I’m sorry I can’t bleed beautifully Or paint you the prettiest pictures Like all your other dreamy lovers do For what it’s worth, I have unrivaled expertise In the art…Poetry2 min read
Apr 25, 2021Member-onlyThe Back of My HandPassing by an old brick building on a slow road I almost laugh to think the last time I was there, I thought I’d found who I was supposed to be When I barely knew how to do anything more Than stay quiet and stay out of everyone’s way. I…Poetry3 min read
Apr 2, 2021Member-onlyThe Party of The YearTW: sexual assault At the party you press me against the wall Your tongue is an invader more than an inquirer in my mouth My dress is too tight, my dress is too short I don’t remember how I got here, I don’t even want to. It’s been about a…Poetry2 min read
Published in The Creative Cafe·Mar 26, 2021Member-onlyThe DrowningRosalie double-checked her reflection for the tenth time and reapplied her lipstick. She had a feeling the night to follow would be important for her and she wanted so badly to make it perfect. She’d even worn a skirt for the occasion, something she hadn’t done since the night she…Fiction28 min read
Jan 18, 2021Member-onlyThe End of EntitlementI see you in dated Polaroid frames chasing after a new girl, Younger than me and prettier than me, her eyes sparkle And thanks to you, mine carry the weight of a soul’s death Her smile screams I have nothing at all to be insecure about, Not a worry plaguing…Poetry3 min read
Jan 8, 2021Member-onlyAfter the InvasionWith the grace of a queen My mother lowers her creaking body Into the same old wooden throne At the same old kitchen table Just a second later she sighs, Breathes heartbreak the color of the ocean But somehow it fades to gray Invisible tears fall on unforgiving cement. With…Poetry2 min read