Red-eyed dreamerDreaming of a ship named for youYet the captain at the helmSteers where they likeAnd they like circles and circles Do you:Sit down and […]
Waves to rock you
Blue paint on my fingernailsI miss some of the dripsThe ocean is messyLife’s like that tooBut I think this blue roomWill be perfect for you […]
Darling
Look, darlingThe curtain drops to the stageThumpDust from the floorboardsSpins in the airLands on your lips You lick them The microphone is left aloneNobody puts […]
Code Word
Code words and body signalsFor please fucking save meIt’s part of the dreams I killIt’s part of memory If I drop the phrase into the […]
Wondering
One evening I sing old camp songsThe melodies that filled the lodge at twilightSwing Low, Suitors, and Seven DaffodilsThe lullabies of those summer weeksI wonder […]
Road Trip
Driving, four day stretch Day two, Des Moines, with my friends Tomorrow: Kansas With love, Natalie
Learning
I wish I could learn from the readingAll the study and the videos and googling the answerI wish I didn’t have to be there doingMaking […]
Proofing
I spent the evening Proofing a whole book for work So no words tonight With Love, Natalie
Eyes Open
Waking up too soonIn the hours when my eyes won’t stay openBut my mind won’t stay still The fatigue follows mePricks at the corners of […]
To my mama
To my mamaWho lets me cry at the kitchen tableAfter making me dinnerOn her birthday To my mamaTwenty-nine this yearShe knows what I mean To […]