Amber Leaves, A Glosa
What do you need? What does anyone need? The cell of darkness is there, it takes over the evening hills, growing and growing, your heart lost in it. – [...]
February 2020
Waterborne
The babies have come splashing into warm pools. Water glances off fat cheeks, smoothes downy skulls. Flutter kicks propel them, while inside each cell of flesh and bone, fluid [...]
January 2020
Because You Do Not Call
I stand here in the smoke of grief trying to locate the fire. When your flame crackles and rises skyward, I bask in its warmth, but when it dies [...]
To Failure
Failure, you were unwelcome in my parent’s home. I was not allowed to play with you and if you happened to show up, I blushed and looked away. Like [...]