When we return home, Wishing everyone their goodnights, Making sure the lights turn drab, Not letting the bedbugs bite, That’s when the feeling enters: I…
Exequies of an Angel
Rip off my wings, Cut off my golden curls; Extinguish the light I give To frightened boys and girls. Strip me of my snow white…
The Fire Dancer
I dragged the match across the sandpaper coarse side of the box. Splintered sparks scattered outwards with a flare of life. An amber corona swaddled…
Falling
Looking back, everything seemed so infinite, though I had no understanding of the word. It was me – yes, I had family that cared, friends…
Granny
Memories are like old movies; I would watch some more than others, We all have our preferences. Standing on the ageless bridge, A scene flickers…
The Fairies
They all see her: that girl, all dressed in black. They never talk to her; they’re too frightened she’ll attack. They know what she’s done,…
Hands
The first thing I learned about holding someone’s hand is that it was a restriction. When they gripped my fingers so tight I thought they’d…
Wondering
So she sat to think about these crazy things: like, why one goose, two geese; but not one moose, two meese? Mouse, mice; louse, lice;…
Where’s My Child
I will look and never smile; Look and listen for my missing child; Is he hurt or is he dead? These thoughts wonder within my…
For Beginners
Firstly, Clasp a heart that’s black and grey Once heard one might just lightly say That one cannot live day on day Without once wishing…