Category Archives: Poetry
Chronological Gaps / The Stories We Tell / Let’s Pretend I’m A Liar, And You Can Sleep At Night
I convinced you I had magical powers because I could make the lights on my street go out by concentrating at them. You pinned me against my front door and kissed me until I couldn’t breathe. I would stare at … Continue reading
Toska/Saudade
In another language, another lifetime, in another place, if I were someone else and not me I would be able to find the words that mean homesick for an idea. Homesick for the remembrance of something lost. I would be … Continue reading
Just Because You’re A
No, no, if I were brave I would have told you I loved you when you first gave me the chance. Instead, I babbled something about similar skies and perspective. You were the brave one. For example, you told me … Continue reading
Oversugared/Underslept
Whatever made me think I could be strong enough to handle the overwhelming tidal wave of your emotions must have been as ephemeral as any other high. Gone now, in the wake of too much usage, I find myself broken-backed … Continue reading
On The Occasion Of Your Anniversary
Peppermint on my tongue to wash away the taste of bourbon and cheap hotel rooms. In that place where sand touches water, the liminal space of borders, where one thing becomes another, I constantly find myself wanting to correct my … Continue reading