Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
“And all those shadows they’re filled up with doubt. I wanna do bad things with you.” –Jace Everett, Bad Things Nirvana was lying for days sharing a too small bed we were two commas a perfect fit It was all so easy so fine so good does my memory lie and Read more
Part 1 And then at once she understood. Through the veil of denial she so cleverly disguised herself, never to question, never to explore and always to deny. The biggest sacrifice of all, her vulnerability. Locked away, removing any threat of emotion or feelings beyond her control, in aid to Read more
*Note: This poem was inspired by the struggle women face in the workplace to be taken seriously, to be seen as powerful, strong, and confident, rather than objectified, and stereotyped. A silent wonder. Just some skin, Segmented, cut, altered. 36,28,36 Measure up Or measure off. Hard worker Easy on the eyes. Long Read more
For all of my sisters around the world my love for you resides beyond the gaze past the communal judgments and social constructions guiding me through my endeavor of raptly discovering the real you the one behind the mirror image without makeup or mask ephemeral and mysterious whose story needs Read more
Your silence speaks of anger… Your words, when they hatch at last, burrow like tiny poison darts into the softness that surrounds my heart, turn it into a bitter shield. What did I do? Surely I did nothing to invite this punishment? Or is it my very inertia, my passivity, Read more
You, sterile survivor, once hid my beauty in your power— but now I see you pretend to be whole. And you, stone statue, with an eroded smile, can only pretend you’re content. So you puddle like a tide pool on my island— though once I sunk like a pebble into Read more
I spoke to the mountain and valleys to ask, do you even know my name or remember my past? I spoke to the mountain to simply confide, all the insecurities and sorrow I continue to hide. I spoke to the mountain and pledged my life’s key, and the mountain replied, Read more
