Signs of Dorian
Thanks for your lightLittle guide by my sideIlluminating the CareAt the end of Hope Drive I run…
What They Make Me – Unedited Pages (Age 16)
It was told to me onceThat I was beautifulI have been conceited ever since It was toldThat…
Looking Forward
Thinking often that I’ve lost youAs if you were ever foundLike we aren’t just rhythmic symbiontsSpinning sideways…
Liar
Of course I’m a liar I lie all the time I lied in this poem Just so…
Sorry to Disturb (October 2024)
So, I’ll shave the stacheAnd rip the ringAnd lop the locksAnd shed the weightAnd burn the headbandsThat…
Say my name
Stripping downLike FranklTil they gas me Script is nowUntangledIf they ask, please Stacc. the vowelsIt’s J strappedWith…
Strong
Warped and reformedOffered like generosityAt inflection By MommyWho spooned me word treatsTo pacify By coachesWho put me…
Angstrom
Oh, yeah, I’ll tell you somethin’The space that separatesHas never searedSo severely We’re repulsed at the touchIsn’t…
To Matter
A soap dispenserThat senses my handThe first time I waveRight away A welcome matOr a speakeasyOpen seatingHors…
I Know a Secret
I know a secretDo you know it, too?Let’s trade stares and find out The next time we share…
Bedside Manner
I met a nurse with practical magic to share “Don’t cross your legs at the hairdresser,” she…
Color Me
Color me needless war’s staunchest supporter I love your muddled hues on full display Just don’t trouble…
Untrained Eyes
A donkey roams his pen at Camp BaduhmLashed black eyeballs bat away blood-swelled bugsWhile braying breath melts…
Dadding Defiantly
In frills for thrills High heels for weather Wherever we find grass together You know what? Pavement,…
Ornamental
mindful you won’t brushmy blistered bladesI’ve sealed decay butI’m still toxic nearwound walls
On Emily
What fools your friendsWho found a fountainAnd dared not drink
Tiny Token
I’ve learned to regret littleAnd nearly nothing fully Even so I’m discomposedWhen I weighThe fallow sapIn which…
Replies (to questions she’ll never ask me), pt I
To share the worst of me with strangers To keep the best of me For You.
Tributary
My silvering friendHave I given you all you deserve?What will you tell the Xolo at the end?Are…
I Returned
Flippers washed you in whiteLike sterilityBut I know your disease like typhus in an infirmary Caulked in…
Poked & Infringed.
I’ll never own one– Thelist of diagnoses is too long but take a Secondand review the 27…
Offing The Page
oh, there you are little lily-draped lightning bug brave boy battle born wriggling wild wrestler with your…
epiphany
invoking a miracle it occurred to me a star doesn’t wish upon itself *
For Those Who Deserve Vengeance: 2026
*This world has been cruel to me. I will have my vengeance.* For those who refuse to…
all along
Mommy groomed Mefrom crib to bibto toddles and tantrumsHer favoritest kid she wanted a daughtershe had only…
Family Portrait
There was a trendIn the 90sAmong nuclear white familiesMostly At the mallAt a SearsOr JC PennyMaybe Painted…