Imagine a gymnasium, and we’re on a team together. We’re competing in multiple events, a demanding and arduous affair -- Ball games, races, feats of strength, And we’re losing But not by much. The day has lingered on, however, And as you and our team return to the bench You carry sweat like a monsoon … Continue reading “Being Positive for You” – Day 17 of National Poetry Month
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“Villanelle of Career Choice” – Day 16 of National Poetry Month
The circus took me in and gave me bread. They stashed me in the dining car And taught me how to work and where to lay my head. I took in every word they said But found it so bizarre: The circus took me in and gave me bread. My family, if they cared, assumed … Continue reading “Villanelle of Career Choice” – Day 16 of National Poetry Month
“Secrets” – Day 15 of National Poetry Month
Among the apologies that we printed And triple-checked for spelling errors Before circulating into the waiting rooms of social hypochondriacs I slipped the secrets of the universe Encoded by some summer-movie logic And randomly dipped in honey To be skimmed over To remain frustrations I stamped my vulnerability and sealed confession to it I delivered … Continue reading “Secrets” – Day 15 of National Poetry Month
Bonus Poem! – National Poetry Month
Happy Monday! At the beginning of the month, I challenged myself to write and post a new poem for every day in April, and here we are around the halfway mark. When I was younger, I wrote poetry every day in every class on every piece of paper I could get my hands on, and … Continue reading Bonus Poem! – National Poetry Month
“The Storm” – Day 14 of National Poetry Month
The hurricane has crossed the street. The hurricane has crossed the street. He doesn’t look both ways. He stomps his awful feet. The hurricane has crossed the street. The hurricane is down the block. He’s moving closer up the block. We watch the windows, Check that all the doors are locked. The hurricane comes quickly … Continue reading “The Storm” – Day 14 of National Poetry Month
“In the Valley of Our Violence” – Day 12 of National Poetry Month
In the valley of our violence In the years of smoke and water All the shadows trade in silence Like a father trades a daughter In the streets you hold your wallet For the parasites to find you As the crowd collects you call it There’s too many teeth behind you And the doors could … Continue reading “In the Valley of Our Violence” – Day 12 of National Poetry Month
“The View” – Day 11 of National Poetry Month
Mustard sunset spills Irradiated blinds Soon to cotton candy dusk My window bleeds The irradiated cocktail My life after cigarettes Nearing midnight A pharmacy-developed snapshot of My six by four inch red-eyed friends Is the closest I can capture This hundredth vision of the same light April 11th, 2019
“To Feel Thin” – Day 9 of National Poetry Month
Tomorrow, to feel thin I will shower first thing in the morning And go immediately for a brisk thirty-minute walk, Followed by as many sit-ups as I can manage. Then I will shower again In cold water With the minty body wash that makes my skin explode. I will drink a half-glass of orange juice … Continue reading “To Feel Thin” – Day 9 of National Poetry Month
“However Many” – Day 7 of National Poetry Month
However many years without a way to feel We’ll be alright However many years without That guiding light Morning after morning, here I cry Another day, another try However many nights of failing There’s always more However many people hurt There will still be more Morning after morning turns to night And forgiveness passes by … Continue reading “However Many” – Day 7 of National Poetry Month
The Big News
Scott enters his apartment flustered and exhausted, but with a smile on his face. He closes the door immediately and carefully, glances around the room, pulls a small black box from his coat and collapses in a chair. The box he opens to reveal an engagement ring. He gazes at it. Then the door opens … Continue reading The Big News
The Favoring Wind 