Tag: relationships
‘Go To’ Relief
Is there love on this dangerous road? The one that holds a bottle of your liquid seduction that will never let go of my reflection in this pool you circulate in, and wallow with pride wrapped on your side like a gun loaded and ready at any time while you Read more
Art Of Silence
the postman may always ring twice for Lana Turner
but not for me
no more
Silence
in that sacred space created
a beauty of mind
A Lovely Conversation Amongst Strangers
Redemption was in order, but his sins outweighed her ability to forgive. Two friends, turned strangers, once lovers, now hardly knew each other on that night. They were growing further apart in the house they shared together for years. His own reflection sickened him, and the sight of her brought Read more
Oneiric projectiles: Dreaming My Female Ancestors Forward
My mother comes to pick me up from kindergarten and is pulled aside by the teacher. “Your daughter doesn’t color between the lines.” “She knows how she just doesn’t want to.” One week later, the same conversation repeats. So, my mother chooses another school for me—my mother, who dropped out Read more
Spit It Out
I wish I could get rid of the taste, it is metallic and poisonous, like burnt pious self-righteousness, unpalatable. I want to wash and sterilize my mouth, my mind, my body, and my spirit of all the trash it has produced and swallowed. I wish I could erase the memories; Read more
