Snippets From Dreams

Snippets From Dreams

by | Aug 6, 2016 | Poetry

Sometimes in the night I have the artistic dance with word-description-images that ping me. I’ve had a couple snippets pop up that I wanted to share. They are not related, but they’ve been hopping up and down on my mind and so I figure I’ll place...

The Point It Is…

by | Jul 30, 2016 | Poetry

We are clowns dying of hunger because the cake in front of us isn’t the broccoli we expected (and don’t even like, but still think we deserve). Sometimes we are afraid to sit still as if it would kill us, when in fact, it is the only way we can be painted....
String Section Me

String Section Me

by | Jul 23, 2016 | Poetry

Just a reminder To celebrate the curves In part, in whole Totally my own Plucked Struck Ringing String Section Lifted Sifted Singing String Section My body is a story String Section me A body curves Like an orchestra In part, in whole Not just my own Not zero Not...

For “My Girls”

by | Jul 16, 2016 | Poetry

Let us be the girlfriends we are Discombobulated All getting it all together Dancing alone and pushing through the music Let me smile at my Bridget Joneses Kadijah Jameses Carrie Bradshaws I’ve laughed at tables during hilarious meals Watched movies and cried...

Snap & Crackle

by | Jul 9, 2016 | Poetry

Snap & crackle It’s coming alive Alive! The lightning inside It’s alive It burns a little Tracks of smoke Hurt Like tears And rimshots But it’s coming alive Alive! Snap & crackle Rub your feet on this Holy ground Hanging around The...