It’s Day 2 of Open Enrollment
Poem I sit in a chair and face the corner of a cubicle for eight hours a day since it’s enrollment time for benefits It’s noon and we’re already 200 calls deep Enroll my...
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Lost and Found
Poem Boots are covered high in mud Wind running into my skin Break it down to all that’s bare I’m looking for a story to be told Running away from those episodes Words...
The Ocean And I At The End Of The World
Poem I was there- where the sand starts to spill over, My toes splayed out across the cold tar, The marram grass combing the sky in riots. I was there with the sea in...
If You Think You Can Fly
Poem At this height the attempt to tempt fate and take flight is tempting, but once you’re descending it’s too late to think twice. I feel like spreading my wings and giving in to...
Happiness – Part One
Poem The years in my life resided Time was still, but took me quickly Strived to enjoy what was fertilized. Showing signs of a brisk wick. I see little remains to glare facing my...
Mechanical
Poem Grey screen goes blank promptly at 14:10 I walk past three pink stalls into the fourth where I hang up my coat pull my scarf and shirt over head careful not to strangle in wires....
Digging Deep
Poem Smile, smile that wondrous smile Oh! my precious, precious love Speak those words I love to hear And hush whilst stars stare so clear The sounds that echo in my mind In naked...
Pink Kisses
Poem The sun explodes into a million pink kisses only to be buried beneath the greys of dusk. I catch one, pretending it is from you. Bittersweet. your tears still enchant the day...
The Lost Age of Show-and-Tell
Poem Time drowns us like quicksand, the hourglass has a wide waist Eighteen years are reduced to memory, you grasp blindly for your vanished youth The little girl’s toothy grin is replaced by...
Life Flows Away
Poem Hands forced on each other Blue sky A face without eyes Smiles Life flows away Crying emotions A sunny day Angry flying plates Kisses Life flows away Goodbye hugs Rainbows in rain Slaps...
The Wonders of Why
Life Poem There she was, Looking for a way out. She didn’t know she was looking, But there was help on the way. She asked for help of her maker Before the answer was...
