eyesofIris

eyesofIris

VT

YWP Alumni Advisor

Posts

  • hello in korean

    i’m mastering the art of saying hello
    in Korean;
    the days walk past,
    nodding over their shoulders
    at me in greeting,
    casually ignoring the reality of
    what they hold.
    today i learned how to introduce myself
    in Korean.
  • stone arch

    if i was a stone arch,
    that little stone in the center
    who holds everything together
    would collapse
    under the weight of
    all the pressure i feel.
     
    in second grade,
    i write. i make
    up stories about families
  • reprise

    it seems like the reprise of my life.
    all these days i’m pouring out my feelings
    into word documents,
    with some fancy title.dox
    hoping that maybe this sequence of syllables
    is the right one,
  • peter, where are you


    how have you hidden this time around?
    i will steal the car from the garage if it means
    i’ll find your key ring somewhere on church st
    because if ever there was a portal to heaven
    it surely would exist under leunig’s where
  • truth is

    the truth is
    i never wanted to say goodbye
    i never wanted the sun to set
    or the stars to appear amidst 
    the darkness, i never wanted to
    part ways. i never wanted 
    to feel alone, i never
    wanted to wish i wasn't