Sweet Tooth
I left the cult of dionysus because My vices are too wonderful to be exclusive and now here I am at your door blood and wine between My...
Buried in Blankets
On the edge of dreams Curled in your arms, I am Warm, I am too warm Without you, with only the blankets For comfort Curled up pressing...
What Happens When Two Poets Collide?
Will the words in their heads dissolve? The words in their mouths stop with a kiss-- Or maybe they don’t. Her mouth tasted like life....
Self-Portrait as the Clown Fish
I am two, just learning How to sneak out of your arms; How to step quietly away, on shaky tiptoe– Hands folded, eyes slammed shut,...
Call Me Baby
My mother says “I was having fun, I was dating these men and then I’d get bored and yeah They called me a whore, but I’d drop them” We...
Oh to Be in Love (And Never Get Out Again)
I’m on tip toe Pretending it’s you My lust keeper Keep me locked up With padlock chains Keep your key buried Hidden away from anyone who...
An Ode to an Afternoon with Friends
My afternoon tasted of strawberry lemonade, childhood, and other substances, Yours must have tasted of cigarette smoke and stolen condoms...
Mother Mary Pocket Shrine
I found the mother mary pocket shrine wedged between a Hancock Shaker Villiage guest pass and a dusty bar of soap shaped like a seashell....
Earthbound Sweater
If I had a penny for every little thing that made me miss her, I’d be crying over a stack of c-notes wishing I was with her. I can no...
Dollar Store Romance
Cheap literature, poor romance On a rack in The Dollar General I hate clouding my words With capitalism But here we are. A giant...