Like a prince you came, charming. Gallant in stride, I saw you from atop this tower. You crawled. I waited. You climbed. I prayed. You...

If I see the sun rise when you smile, I must be Icarus whose enamored heart has taken flight on a kamikaze course. Untouchable, You would...

A warm, spring, sunny stroll in the park, the air abuzz with freshly bloomed beauty, I tread a perfectly manicured trail. I see a woman...

“Babe, I am so sorry! Please don’t go-” “Don’t follow me!” I growled. I tried to sound as venomous as possible to discourage him, but the...

The Phoenix is the purest symbol of radiance: Unwavering in its flight, Always above the clouds, Its luminosity intense as lightning,...

It was a rush! a malicious jolt that severed my tether to Hope. An exhaustive pendulum swing -between infectious joy- -and loathsome...

They’d never look me directly in the eye lest they be petrified by an unholy beauty. Tales of my monstrosity have been a rallying cry for...

If I could wade waters with you I would take you to the lake you tried to drown your misery in and rescue you from that bully who tries...

1 My poor mom had a bad back, so naturally she called me to help her clear out her attic. She was selling my childhood home to downsize...

You lay waiting for me, A trap so intricately set that I would rush into it- neck first Beauty and eyes that entrance. With a thrust of...

1 Today I must counsel my son for his turn in the town’s clearing. It rests in the wooded outskirts of our city, just within earshot of...

I’ve committed a cardinal sin. I see it in your eyes as I enter a room or pass you in the bar. A homosexual Hester Prynne, too fat to fit...

It was nighttime and I was asleep, but a tiny wave of consciousness made me aware of the discomfort in my right leg. I tried to turn on...

He spoke unto them, In remembrance of me create nations with borders. Secure them from strangers and banish those who’d dare. Honor me...

I was sent to hell on the day my blood cleansed the glitter-laden streets I defiled with unnatural sin. I wasn’t bulletproof. They knew...

Warning: contains language related to fatphobia and contains disturbing imagery. Use discretion while reading. It was a Friday night,...

Allen leaned against the sink for support, peered into the mirror and took a long, strained look at his reflection. He retched into the...

I feel ugly but you tell me I’m not. And today I believe you, but I can’t guarantee tomorrow that I will. How do we reconcile Those...

The lines are intentionally choppy to evoke a sense of trauma processing.

Death beckoned for me in the corner, silhouetted in shadowy mystery, blowing me bared-teeth kisses— All the warmth of a friend, the...