I have tried to be pragmatic, to adopt a religious perspective, even found potential in support, driven myself to make peace be a model for
Pre-Journey Jitters
This ride is not all that it seems to be: this on-the-road-home, suits two, carries more – there’s unrest onboard, and the air crackles with
Heartquake
mind regresses in the aftershock – tremors of misspent devotion reverberate suffocating debris teenage hearts caught in the quake – a marital schism – plucked
Losing Language
hardwood… it rolls off my tongue stops in mid-air, mind halting Is that a real word? I stretch for familiarity, find none – I apologize
She’ll Never Learn
You think she’d learn – collects boyfriends like other girls amass makeup; always thrilling at the start the objectified male’s influence sticking; believes in commitment
Young Woman, I See
Young woman, I see your pain remember a time when I too struggled for autonomy, purpose Wish that I could reach across the span of
