Cherry Pie
A Laced Crust
Glistening Juicy Rubies
Tart and Sweetness, Yum
Key Lime Pie
Whipped Cloud Fluff
With Tangy, Creamy, Filling
Crumbly Graham Cracker
Pecan...
rain down.
fog the windows & breath in the air /
fog my memories of another place.
clouds roll /
in outside & in our heads / turbulence
buffeting stiff wings & standstill hearts...
My legs swiftly pumped up and down as I pushed to go faster on my bicycle, beads of sweat covered my forehead. A sparkly colorful unicorn helmet secured around my head as I sped down the road. The burning...
I’m tired of the rain.
Tired of the passive way that the barista asks if I want oatmilk, cashew milk, or something I’ve never heard of in my coffee.
I’m tired of the endless cold in the winter,...
when i was younger, i was burdened by questions of heaven.
they said that little kids would remember—remember the serendipity they all yearned for.
the place seemed familiar, almost memorable,
but...
In October my father would build
fires in the wood furnace upholstered by
large stones, and he would bend
down in his brown hiking pants to
shove in the split logs, and my sister and
I would...
righteousness and rigor mortis;
two sides of the same coin
one crafted carefully in the hands of
humanity
the other left half-time in the kiln of mankind,
brittle and inevitable
When you speak, the lilt of your words draws me into a polluted lull
I drift through the fog, freshly blind, and I’m not sure yet if I mind
My hands are numb as they fight to grasp my thoughts
Do...
The ocean waves crash on the silver shore,
Water rushing over my toes,
Chilled, I stand,
Though the sun attempts to ease my woes.
Alone, I stand on shifting sand,
With no place...
There is a scarecrow in the garret,
In his hands he possesses the withers
Of a flower once described by karat
Do not scare the crows
For the devil and his murder will come
They...
Arrival
Waiting for your arrival
Looking for you in the sea of uniforms
My inability to recognize you
You’re gone for only a year
But I’m eight so a year feels like...
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