Tyrannical, my father’s reign; the ensuing understanding of relationship dynamics twisted. Violence and threats peppered with “I love you”, as if one was synonymous with
Category: Family
True
Where peace keep you, there the soul plays – Ask the sun her best day, the flower, her mind – open one moment, though another
Raven and Snake
That day, crossing the parking lot, raven swooped past, snake in clasp – I took it as a sign, hurried my steps. The ward nurse
The Toll
Am not the woman my children once called Mother – can see the disappointment in their anger-blotched expressions, feel the constraint in their voices –
Family Nonsense
I bleed champagne poetry, am softer than brother bug – almost corduroy – born to father, dark, to glass women, we surround them, bring liquid
A Mother’s Heart
A mother’s heart is the sun – the rays of her love, the beams upon which a child learns the skills necessary to navigate life’s
