the start of the mourning periodlike a shock of cold water on your toesbefore you jump inand you will jump init’s going to be so […]
My Mountain
Maybe this isn’t my mountainMaybe I’ve already made my climbMaybe my flag has been plantedAnd there’s nothing else I can leave behindSo I should leaveLet […]
D&D Poem
Sometimes I have to write poems/riddles for D&D. Here’s one I used for my session tonight written in an ancient language outside a temple: All […]
Branches
I plant seedsLike optionsBranches to followWhen the roots I love dieThere is a forestNot just one treeThe best books endBut there is a libraryWaiting for […]
Rings
I wear a ring of goldTo guide me:There is life betweenThe extremes I wear a ring of silverTo remind meWhat the waves sound likeOn the […]
Rabbit, Rabbit
Rabbit, rabbitNew month, new meNew elephant tearsNew chapters of grief Read, stretchPull a card from the deckFind the mantra that staysBreathe through the days Call […]
A month of Polaroids
I take a Polaroid pictureEvery day in JanuaryA monthMaybe a yearIn picture framesOnly to realizeThere’s not muchTo photographHome and workingEvery dayThe catsSome selfiesThe snowstormA few […]
Escapism
All D&D leads To ships leaving the harbor There we can escape With Love, Natalie
Hope
I don’t trust my intuitionNot like I used toBut when she tells me todayI already knew I hope, I hope, I hopeI hope it’s you […]
Cat Prozac
Grinding up ProzacFor my cat who won’t eat itHe knows all the tricks He’s fine, fine enoughOvergrooming his bellyHi, Anxiety Too much time awayOr too […]