If it all worked like a puzzlePicture on the boxSquare cornersColor-coded answers . . . But . . . I never liked puzzles And the […]
The Nets We Weaves
It’s about the long arcsThe curves over months, yearsI do not tell my story in day to dayIn week to weekI am always in a […]
An Angry Sleeping Haiku
Brain, hey, yeah, you, brain –Let me fucking sleep at night– Love, a tired Me With Love, Natalie
Under Commit
Clap my hands together, push forward, let them partIs this the way we carve spaceOut of thin air Next year, teach me how to under […]
Performance
It’s not a lieThe performance day to dayIt’s smiling, and thinking, and empathizingIt’s not a lieBut after I like to let it drop Glennon Doyle […]
Haven
We create our own havensCushions on the floorThe candles we lightAcoustic carols playWe sinkThere is safety hereIn our home, on the carpetBut there is safety […]
Threads
The wrong word and we spiralThe wrong word and the seams ripSo many loose stitchesThat you don’t seeUntil you’re holding the tearing cloak to your […]
No Lessons Today
I didn’t learn anything todayCan I say that, is that okay?I woke up early but stayed in bedNo lessons learnedI started work with a Diet […]
Clocks
In our childhood living roomWe counted the clocksThe grandfather, the one on the mantleThe two my dad builtOne for me and one for my brotherAnd […]
From the Floor
The world looks different from the floorI lay cushions at the hearthThe first real fire of the seasonThe itching heat better than caffeineAlmost I’ve gone […]