Ingredients Filling: A few too many Bad Apples 2 heaping cups of Ignorance 5 TBSPs of Self-righteousness 3.5 pounds of pure Hate ¾ cup of Fear A pinch Arrogance Crust: 9 oz. of Colonization 1...

Everyone plays a role In this movie called life. Yet I can’t seem to find My role.   Perhaps I am not meant for any Role. Background character? No, that doesn’t seem right. Is...

A collection of words regarding those we have yet to call friends   Surgery in the supermarket    The loneliness hit me on that particular day; When driving home I realized my mouth...

I rot as I ripen. A brown apple on the ground that used to swell with juice in every crevice.  I will be wrinkled and dry, and who will love me then?   He slips a lock of my hair  between...

I rarely wear them. The clasp gets jammed and the string is worn, But the shiny eyes remind me of her— Of all of them—the women that came before, So I persist until the pieces sigh together.   Mama...

Three old men live in my house, Their presence I can't deny. Although they’re ignored And often very bored, They never cease to abide.   Three old men live in my house, One...

The sun was merciless today. It was a challenge to keep her eyes open and even more so to put one foot in front of the other. Mama would be mad at her if she was late again but what could she do? Walking...

I saw a fat toad on my doorstep. It spoke to me in its toad words:   “Would you care to dance?” And I of course obliged.   A pirouette by me A hop by the fat toad   Movements...

May I come in even just for a bit?  You don't have to engage with me.  I just want to be a part of your kingdom. As long as I'm visible I’ll be fine.    I say that but I’m still...

Dear you,  For four years, I’ve witnessed a peculiar tradition. One in which the oldest, bravest, or wisest of us leave in this plethora of words and meanings a piece of advice, hidden in the harrowing...

In the bazillions…   Collected works of far away poets, no one Remembers sitting atop my chest and Effectively crushing everything beneath it. There’s muscle tearing and blood squelching As...

We could never be sisters, I tell you. You have been my friend for nearly a decade. Before and after this conversation, every memory I have will be imbued with you, a reminder that we love each other...