A Soldier's March
His house sits empty and still as the melody of his favorite classical sonata dances through open spaces. On a blue sofa pushed against...
Wormwood
Her arm delves into warm May soil, Wriggles like the worms Her grandfather cleaved With the whites of his fingernails Then punctured and...
The Big Dipper Full of Daisies
I like to believe that when someone dies, their soul explodes among the clouds like a supernatural supernova. Smaller pieces have fallen...
Ode to the Jungle: A Love Letter
Within my body, beneath the bones a wildness thrives – A mess of tangled vines climbs my ribs in search...
Blanco
Cumulonimbus tidal waves blanket the sky like an overcast of clean bed sheets calming you into a dream. It’s...
Crossroads at the Crosswalk
I. On one of those dreary Autumn days, rain collects in the asphalt. These canals will soon freeze split the ground beneath my feet...
Spitting Image
I share my mother’s cuticles, her calloused hands and round knuckles that crack every morning like chimes on a clock. I carry my mother’s...
epileptic
the night nurses chain-smoke outside of cape cod hospital, drink their coffee from styrofoam dixie cups, and pick lint off their pastel...
Tied Down
The rope was knotted when I found it. White and worn, tense from the front to back with knots stretching as long as 5 feet and 11...
Proposed Questions for the Naturalization Test
Are you the color of Congress, the Senate, and the tacky walls of the Oval Office? Do you speak the right language, is it with the right...
