Here’s to a dadWho buys me the same bookI bought himSigned editions all aroundAnd this is one of the hundredsOf small waysI am just like […]
Picking Flowers in the Dark
Like picking flowers in the dark:When I step into the lightWill I have a bouquet of rosesOr poisoned leaves? Do my hands know better now?These […]
Hourglass
The hourglass slows,The sand goes still – there I am.Heart beating. Waiting. With Love, Natalie
Clouded Joy
Tonight, I walk down to the docksThere’s a storm blowing in across the waterBut I chose not to be afraid of the wavesI said, Onward […]
We try to fight a God
D&D in space We try to fight a God, then– We die. But go on. With Love,Natalie
More Metaphor
Like walking through the lava tubeWith a phone flashlightThey found a body here onceAnd my skin tinglesAs I lose sight of where I’ve beenPulled to […]
5/31
Here’s a poem I wrote one year ago today, for a little boy on his birthday. 5/31/23 Happy birthday to a boy I may never […]
Crying Wolf
Am I crying wolfWhen there’s no wolfNot even a changeling in the woodsWaiting for me to take her home Will the villagers believe meOr am […]
Time & Thyme
Thyme, a glass of wine We wait it out together My mama and me With Love, Natalie
I ask anyway
Words bubble out like poisonAnd I scribble them in black inkOver a blank pageThey conjure tears like good curses doAnd when I look into the […]