Moms meet for ice creamIn May heat with high-five gamesThis is sacred too With Love, Natalie
Pass
I dropped to the floor after The drumbeat in my chest echoing from the crescendo Badum, badum, small words on a screen Pass I was […]
Studying
Like a kid again Cramming for a big exam Too nervous to stop But stop — and rest now At some point, you either know […]
Walking On
What was that line I wrote?‘They expected perfectionand ended up with me’It repeats while I tenseon the tightrope of messages and meetingsWondering how so many […]
Studying
I remember the Wager Act by wagging my finger “Not just Railway workers!” and so then private companies have the right to collective bargaining And […]
Dreaming
I dream in worst-case scenariosLike a TV episode storylineThat descends into dissonanceWith each passing minuteIt doesn’t end until the alarm goes offAnd it’s too late […]
Imaginary Headstones
How will I buryyour name now that I know it?My heart – a graveyard. With Love,Natalie
4.24.24
Born in nineteen sixty-twoTurning sixty-two todayFour, twenty-four, twenty-fourWhat a powerful array First a boy and then a manMustang rides in every decadeFirst a dad and […]
Presenteeism
Pink nail polish that starts to chipI spiral down then come up againTo clean the kitchen and send more SlacksAnd answer a question about presenteeismOn […]
Smiling
My nephew starts smiling That beautiful thing Who lights up a photograph And lights up my world With Love, Natalie