I hope you get to turn all the lights offThe front porchThe back porchThe kitchen lightThe red lights of the hot tubThe only noise your […]
World Kindness Day
Kindness is the way you speak to yourselfWhen no one is aroundYou and the mirrorYou and window reflectionYou and words you believeBecause you will always […]
Liar
For a moment, pretendThat you wereWho you could’ve been For a moment, give me thisThe best of what I saw in youLie, if you have […]
Victory
A long drive back homeThe call comes at ten thirtyThen texts I can’t read A week of TuesdaysMSNBC hostedWhile we held our breath I haven’t […]
My Energy
Today my energy is forWarming my bodyRunning when it feelsLike twenty degreesAnd realizing I need more layers than this Today my energy is forMy brother […]
Jazz
Arthur kept vigil in my armsFrom evening to dawnUnmoved by my stirringIt’s unlike himThat’s how I knewThat she was goneBefore I knew she was gone […]
Quakes
The pressure in your chest that quakesThe tremor in your voice that breaksIt isn’t what you meant to sayYou didn’t mean to feel this way […]
A place to go
I hope you too have a place to goWith a hot meal— turkey and lingonberries if you’re lucky —And a warm place to soakWhile sipping […]
Seasons
Is it a sign of agingWhen your neck tensesRaging in discomfortWhile you dig your fingers inand drape heat packs on your shoulderWishing we’d all started […]
The epiphanies that come
Even the poison ivyChanges colorWarmed to yellow, orange,Brown, and red byThe setting sunAs I runTesting my breathingTesting my strengthResetting when my kneeTells me I’m out […]