Oranges

Oranges

by | Oct 10, 2020 | Poetry

There are no oranges right now. I lied. They’re there. The lemons too. And even the cactus fruit. The persimmons are trying. The grapefruit is not. I smelled the guava, and that was enough. I have a secret pomegranate tree. Didn’t wanna be a secret...
Theme and Variations on Arna

Theme and Variations on Arna

by | Oct 3, 2020 | Poetry

As a sister, as a twin, as someone seeking individuality I love the relationship I am in But my thoughts wander sometimes to power to freedom to a separateness I can’t conceive My skin, my powers, my magical abilities I love the way I sing But I feel a...
America on Fire

America on Fire

by | Sep 12, 2020 | Poetry

America’s on fire on fire and on fire America’s on fire How do we get safe? There’s debris and smoke Brotherhood feels like a joke whether sleep or woke How do we breathe? America’s on fire on fire and on fire America’s on fire How do we...
9.6.20

9.6.20

by | Sep 5, 2020 | Poetry

It is uncanny and I wish it were just a dream This world we live in feels like the set up to a joke The Earth getting hazed or something Are we not at war? What kind of bomb shelter is yours? And yet there is soo much too much beautiful madness to ignore taken for...
God Help Me Forgive

God Help Me Forgive

by | Aug 1, 2020 | Poetry

God help me I am trying to forgive It feels filthy to deal with Like the sunlight in L.A. The true abomination My brother’s keeper My brother’s killer What makes you so different from Cain? You smashed his manhood With the rock of your ego Until there was...