My Name is Mother
In each green web of dead stars, I see myself. A soul cast into space, into a space that was gulping at souls like a thirsty, active dog. Unquestioningly…
Audience Participation - Your Lovely Assistant
A strawberry road runs down a body of silk-flesh and milk, doesn’t want to stop touching. And elbows of pasta grime will keep grinding on the counter tops til…
Creativity
creativity taped up, held down packaged in a box and sold for any amount of money taken “borrowed” bought sold “creativity” isn’t creativity if it’s common it…
Hair
An extension of myself, reaching out from the top of my brain, over wheat grain fields, over a thumping, throbbing tree at the center of me, Over closed…
It'll Walk
It’ll be like something in a movie It’ll walk on wooden doors And stomp them Until they open It’ll be a painting of a picture, taken 25 years ago when you…
Ashes
Dark, bitter ashes In my soul doth dwell Pain’s cruel black lashes On my flesh doth swell A turn wrong taken A tale that’s untold My spirit’s shaken My love…
Hurt
‘twas times greatest deceit and, thus fallen, lays love. Was slain, in defeat though seemed fated from above. In pleasure the pursuit, pleasure gained for…
My weather poem
(My little sister’s attempt at poetry) Cloud You are very fluffy Why are you white? You should change color For fun. You are so high Do you want to come down…
dancing with blood on my tank top
dancing with blood on my tank top threads of always from my breast undulate shame, a little cough, a little dress, but the shame isn’t. we’re quilts see maybe…
On the Day
The day is a runaway train, Fleeing, I suppose, night’s dreaming. Ride on, charge on, don’t restrain! Thoughts are tumbling, streaming, Nagging and pursuing at…
I, the Moon
You are the Sun, and I the Moon. You chase my darkness. I bring you gloom. Monsters howl to me. To you, angels fly. Your light burns through me. You’ll only…
I'll Learn How To Fly On My Own
These chains surround me. Lighter than air, But rooted like a tree. They push and press. They block my way. I push back nonetheless. I’m stuck, immobile…
Der Tanz (The Dance)
On a soft summer night, In a valley of chance, Warm hearts glow so bright, Souls of the night ready to dance. Where trees grow tall, And rivers held pregnant…
The Skin I Cannot Escape
I erased myself one day, Of all the colors on my skin. I molded myself with clay, Shutting out what’s within. I became an empty slate, My character anew. Not…
Pangea
Smile to the one who forgot how. Laugh with the one who knows no such sound. Befriend the one who sits so solemnly. And rejoice that you’ve been given a life…
Other Place
I shall be going away The trips is short but erelong I shan’t know knight from day I travel from right to wrong Out of this mundane world Intend I to fall…
of
to be held by light speechless better than jesus. yeah. (fuck that) to be held by light li _ke stags like animals like brilliance of a growing, a forest’s…
Wilted Garden
It was if I was six And had decided to finally grow myself a garden I had had the pot of dirt since I was born But I never planted a single seed And then you…
Waiting
A chain of pains, lashing out all across your body in a horizontal way, Making me cry ‘cause there was nothing I could do. I can hear you. Helplessness at it’s…
To her, from me.
at night, I think about what you’re doing and what I’m doing and how different they are you’re in a different world a world that doesn’t include me someday i…