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the body still blames itself
If only i had smiled differently,
worn a different skirt, a longer one,
if i had stayed quiet, let him win,
shrunk smaller, been easier to touch,
been harder to hurt, laughed when i wanted to cry,
cried when i wanted to scream. -
Kindness, Accidentally
I did not know kindness isn't always loud,
not the grand gestures, not the
throw-the-coat-over-a-puddle,
because sometimes
it is simply someone sitting on the ground -
Wife of a Nation
You vacuum the carpet in the same direction,
straight lines like ribs, hoping to be noticed,
hoping someone sees proof of you,
the ghost of your hands pressed into the fibers. -
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Folding in on Itself
I knew it was bad
when you didn’t even have to say it,
when I saw it in your eyes,
when I knew it in the way you folded your arms
and turned away when I spoke.
Loves
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When Vermont Falls for You
It begins like fire on the horizon,
a blaze of orange and crimson,
leaves spiraling down like lost memories,
the wind’s sharp bite weaving through. -
Jealousy at Midnight (The Father's Perspective)
While numbing what I couldn’t face,
bringing out the worst in me,
anger, sharp words,
splinters of a man I barely knew,
I watched as it taught you to fear me,
but it didn’t have to be that way. -
Foe Within
I opened my eyes to see a reflection of me staring back at me,
and I knew at that moment the only person to blame was me.
Every mistake, every regret, every wound,
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Worst Enemy
My worst enemy is...
Myself
I think the worst of everything...
I judge myself...
I question everything I do...
I wonder, is this the right thing to do?
I try to do everything perfectly...
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Misuse of Music
Simple sweetness is this melody,
a single tear of destiny that betrays its maker,
Slipping down off a nose
And onto red, red clothes
that were white once.
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"Enemy"
Enemy
That word is used so easily nowadays
To describe your literacy partner who didn't do all the work
That girl who you see EVERWHERE
Even at the grocery store
Who always seems to beat you at everything