Illumination Through Verse

the girl wants a ring Tuesday afternoon at 2:42 pm her favorite shop that sells the cheap, glittery rings made from metal that turns green on the finger is closed for some unknown reason perhaps the...

weeping wailing retching shitting black sewage white poison brown gelatin from the canned cat food a hand on my back a hand on my brow my god my goddess I break I scatter my dreams burn my skin my...

the lama washes dishes at least she did at my house or was it hers? white plates silver pots and lots of plastic containers with lids piled high on the wooden drainboard she wore her robes deep...

This morning I found a Force Field around my heart Pushing away all that I long for, all that is good, all that is Love (or so I thought) Along with the broken bones from the sewer I asked it, “Why?...

I sit in stillness cross-legged in the dirt at the base of the fiery mountain Are the gods pleasantly smiling or in a fury today? Scalding sunlight sears the surface of the innocent green leaves ah...

I dropped my daughter off at the airport last night I dropped my daughter off at the airport last night the younger one with her feet barely in the halls of high school I dropped her off at the curb...