Washing of the Feet

Washing of the Feet

by | Jul 23, 2019 | Poetry

In the pedicure throne I found myself humbled By her open heart Her open story Early to arrive and early to break Her broken heart, holy to behold Golden light spilling forth in Her broken story Breakfast turned tragedy On vacation in Hawaii And ripples like tsunamis...
Outside Air

Outside Air

by | May 4, 2019 | Poetry

The best laid plans are never the expectation fully realized Even on their best day In no way Is the plan better than the reality walked out Walk about Try it out There is a reason to sometimes cry it out Because life is not memory And plan is not reality When you...
AWWYP Author Spotlight- Tiffany Vakilian!

AWWYP Author Spotlight- Tiffany Vakilian!

by | Mar 30, 2019 | Poetry, Work

I published Ugly Drawers, Pretty Panties, my first book of poetry, as an expression of narrative medicine, autoethnography, and catharsis. Doing so was both humbling and freeing. A Word With You Press, my publisher, interviewed me as part of an author spotlight. You...
Dead Weights

Dead Weights

by | Mar 16, 2019 | Poetry

Let us pretend for just a moment that the dead weights we have carried so needlessly and so unnecessarily for so long are gone. Let us pretend that instead that the muscles of our bodies are properly aligned properly in motion and we feel true emotion as if we were...