Do You Remember Kunan Poshpora? When I walked through the mountain, I saw a million shards of glass Each a mirror and a face. Their names: … … &etc and […]
Time has taught me that skin is the last partof the human body to stop growing.At twenty, the rest is finished. At twenty my epidermis fit my form quite nicely,but […]
The white gambrel house on Heath Creek Roadwith the big Maple tree out frontthat I would climb up as far as my bravery would take me.Sitting on my perch, like […]
Thank you for gracing me with this place,This space of spirits and wind whispersWhere falling leaves are gentle driftersTo the ground, where I am groundedAnd surrounded by you.Thank you for […]
Swipe, swipe, swipe, swipe… Pause. Aw, cute puppy! Double-tap. swipe, swipe, swipe… Pause. Tragedy. Reshare? Wait. More research is needed. Swipe, swipe, Swipe, Murder. swipe, swipe, Swipe, Missing children. Swipe […]
Blood falls on the clean, white floor. The doctors say this is normal. The doctors say we are dramatic. It is a monthly occurrence, nothing new. Spilling our blood, a […]
Diamonique is the name my parents gifted me.Not Dominique or Deeominque or Diamondeek or any other name I’ve been called in place of my own.I am their diamond, their precious […]
I still call my Dad “Dada”.Phonetically, it was easy for me as a child, the name just stuck.I feel a bit silly reminiscing that this nickname I concocted when I […]
She did it to keep me safeI understand whyAmerica said “assimilate them”And she only asked “how” Learn EnglishKnow every wordDon’t worry about our languageThat won’t help you here Bring this […]
Dedicated to my mother; I wear your sweet smile on my face every day When you smile, your nose crinkles up like tissue paper Your bangs are long enough to […]
Desde niños, our parents, mentioned the American Dream The dream where freedom and equality are the flock of birds settling above the heavens But name-call us “criminals” and “aliens” of […]
It was six days ago that I saw it for the first time. Just before my college classes. I had been practicing my singing–probing the metal notes of my new […]
This is inspired by the Native people of this country and the diluted history that has served to cover up the truth behind European Colonization. The Great Plains are a […]
I can taste the music in my mouth The strums of the guitar Taste like silver The sky bleeds blue and blushes terrible red Like bleeding a rose– Here the […]
Someone is in my home They enter the front door, stepping into the dark And do not notice me They take off our shoes, worn leather, placing them with mine […]
Lalla rose with the sun, the birds bathing her in their song’s glory. She was free of cloth, not worrying about the senseless weights of civility. Lalla wandered open hills, […]
I remember that time we chewed gum together. Sweet and minty, we mouthed and tongued the stretchy stickiness How the flavor burst! Even stung a little, as strong mints do […]
If only I could have told you, oh rotten seed, of howyour triumphs will be mere insignificant worms. And if only I could have told you, oh mangy rat, of […]
Where I’m from, the crisp bone-rattling breeze engulfs your body when you go out for a morning jog as the warmth from the returning sun hugs your face, reminding you […]
Dedicated to all those who have battled Alzheimer’s and the family members that stood by their side. Love you, Dad! You are smiling You look familiar I am so happy […]
If you knew me you would know that just because my illness is invisible it doesn’t mean i am not sick.i can wear a smile just as good as everyone […]
The day my court date came, six years ago, was just that, The ending in the joint, where I served my time. The new phase of life where my freedom […]
why not root for myself I need to remind myself of where I come from where I’ve grown from who I am who I could be there is fire underneath […]
Would you like fries with that? With your double double burger? And a drink if you get the combo? With cheese, but not too much. And not touching the lettuce. […]
I cannot wait to be laid to rest surrounded by peat moss and slugs, My rotting skin soothed by the embrace of chanterelle and deathcaps let my hollowed bones be […]
Inspiratedby Nikki Giovanni’s “The Great Pax White” & The Spirit of the Black Arts Movement Make America GreatGreater Shouts fill the streets, sweaty bodies crowded together, basking in the summer […]
Tala, I still see your spirit sometimes. You’re sitting in the sun on the sofa, whispering words: “I want you.” You’re standing in the shower, forming faces behind mushy make-up. […]
behind tempered glass there is only us shielded, tinted, safe and contained windows reflect us- ghosts- against the world as it speeds by too fast to be noticed, eyes too […]
In my head, I lay in clouds of cotton, planted in spiraling hues of pigmented blues; Intermingling rosy tints coasting through. Swim in daydreams encased in the promise of budding […]
Grandpa sat slack against the wall entranced by sleep, bellowing out breaths often of varied staccato lengths, the wind stammering from beneath his wise old moustache. It had been fourteen […]
I am from blenders, from moleskin journals and music. I am from the hill where sunsets never disappoint, golden, warm– with a cool silky breeze grazing the skin. I am […]
happiness is — sand at the edge of a shoreline the last hour of an august afternoo n the purple hues of a sunset the cherry blossom s in spring […]
My mind is a prison; the walls are pink: no sanctimonious soul, no piercing voice or echoing song. A rainy day turns into a rainy week; hours to nitpick at […]
The deepest scents of curry and spices ooze into the eggshell kitchen tile. Tapping on Granny’s icy cold island counter. Butt firmly planted in a creaky stool from the 70s. […]