Fire, like a heartbeat, drumming in the hearthI am obsessed with it —It’s life, breath, heat, burningIt hums like wind over an ocean The grate […]
Keep Going
I lie on the carpetTo do hip raisesAfter a runAnd I get stuck thereStretches abandonedStaring up at the ceilingGoing through my lists What do we […]
Clockwork
You microwave the heat packEvery hour, stick it between jean-clad thighsAnd move it to your stomachUnder your shirt, then under your jeansAs it cools, until […]
One way to spend an evening
Logged on to get fruit Two hours pass by, but that is Animal Crossing With Love, Natalie
What We Hope They Are
On the planes, they call people:Their spouses, their mothers, their childrenBecause people, in the end, in the terrorAre what we hope they areJust love And […]
Roku says
It’s more feelingThan memoryThe familiarlyOf a couch, a sweaterCereal, it’s dark outThe TV’s on For a moment I am fourteen againWatching AvatarCryingAt how twisted upZuko […]
Not Much
The eastern shore, calmWe take off our shoes, our socksAnd wade into the waterAnd then sit on the beachSand and rocks beneath usTo let our […]
Cuticles
I tear at my cuticlesWhen I’m anxiousAnd they bleed on me this weekAs I gnaw off my nail polish Run to breatheRun to resetJump off […]
Octopus
This is your warning that I’m rewatching Avatar. Therefore, this. If you’re fishing for an octopus, my nephew, you need a tightly woven net, or […]
Porcelain
In the summer of 2015 my friend Jenna and I started a collection of writing prompts we titled “Highland Drive”, named for the street we […]