Posts
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Enough
you're too young,
they all say.
their voices echo through hallways,
creep into the tiniest
crevices
of my brain.
you're too young,
you can't be anything,
do anything.
you're so young, -
years
My first year here
in a small town in New Hampshire
on the border of
a small town in Vermont
was strange
First of all,
covid was
raging
around the world.
We were in person all year
we were lucky -
Secrets of the Lake
"Why?" Anna screamed, staring at the lake below. The cool, clear surface rippled. No sign of Iris. No sign of anyone or anything, let alone her sister.
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are you okay?
Are you okay?
I couldn't believe it was my voice saying it. My voice, pulling the strings of the universe--or so it felt, back then. -
This summer, I will
This summer, I will
make the most of
the sun shining on me,
the blinding green
of the woods
outside my window,
and the cool water
of the lake
near my house.
This summer, I will
make the most of -
Blue
Blue
the color of your eyes
when you looked at me
that day so long ago
Blue
the color of the waves
that lapped against the sand,
then retreated
slowly
back to their home
the waves
i was once afraid of
Loves
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pajama pants & regret
i wore brightly patterned pajama pants today
because it was blue-and-gray-go-wolves spirit week at school and
they fit the whole cartoonish hearts theme. you
wore black sweatpants and your favorite blink-182 shirt,
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Girlhood (A List)
Girlhood is texting your crush because it's late at night and you don't know any better.
Girlhood is staring way too hard at the prettiest girl in class.
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it only took five years to get my black belt...
five years spent practicing, learning, building community around myself, so beautiful
here on the mats, ponytail swinging, laughter,
saturdays from nine to ten-thirty, then eight to ten-thirty,
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Texts
The paragraphs you send me are long,
certain,
and completely free;
they take flight around my mind like gentle songbirds,
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the thief
Part 1
“Have a good night.”
“You too,” I responded dryly from behind the counter.
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when the sun sets tonight.
i hate the sunset tonight,
i usually enjoy sunsets,
sitting on the roof,
with the wind blowing up my hair,
craning my neck up to the sweet sky,
swirls of gold.
it really is beautiful.
but tonight,