I write it into my story.
Power
Power, grounded in my heels
Hardening beneath my skin
It vibrates slowly and when I look closer
Endlessly
Anything, anything, anything
It says
Just begin
Colors of My Mother
For my mother, on her birthday. The color of peach or salmon hues Reminds me of my mother As do washed nylons hanging from the […]
Time Stop
I look for it while / the morning is still dark / my blankets still warm / sounds of sleep louder than waking
The Door
I stare at the closed door
While ages passed, or more
Wondering what I could find
Looking at what’s left behind
For the day of love
I wrote in an old poem
In the depths of Before
Do you think I’ll believe in love after this?
On the Ice
There was a day in the winter
Where we walked out on the ice
Great frozen waves cresting on the lakeshore
Blinding white but for our dark coats
When You Can
When you can, set an alarm for nine hours from lights out /
Sleep until your body wakes you up /
Mine always does before the alarm /
And it feels like victory
I Love Her
I don’t think I’ll be who I was before I searched the seas for her Crested the violent wavesFor days (for years) And saw a […]