Black Mermaids, Fae, and Less Apology

Black Mermaids, Fae, and Less Apology

by | Sep 22, 2018 | Poetry

On the fence of first times, I find a new song about a Black Mermaid’s rarity So, I looked up the songwriter, only to find her ‘Black mermaidery’ symbolic She says she “will teach you how to love…,” and she will “wait for you...
Remember Your Mother’s Hair

Remember Your Mother’s Hair

by | Apr 28, 2018 | Poetry

Remember your mother’s hair For it is not yours And you are not mine But the love binds us It curls and coils with us Love like hair Hair like love Remember your mother’s hair Remember your mother’s hair For it crowns and covers you Like blood and...
Reconciling Salt – A Song in Chrysalis

Reconciling Salt – A Song in Chrysalis

by | Mar 24, 2018 | Poetry

Sometimes desert and sometimes sea I must reconcile the salt in me Grace sprinkled with, and sometimes grace-free I must reconcile the salt in me Too much is poison and too little, bland I must reconcile the salt in me Draw out the flavor and put it in demand I must...