And before ______, I had boyfriends, yeah. But they didn’t treat me the way that ______ did in the beginning. At work, he followed me...

better cheddars/frito dip/vampire films/ chronic illness/x-files/talking about the stars/tekken/chicken & broccoli combo, always...

He wears the same sweater he wore since the beginning but I see everything so differently now. I resent that sweater and everything it...

you tell me you’re so close but then you pull away the wind is feeling heavy and I’m waiting for the rain up and down we go our road is...

what would I be without the remanence of your kisses down my spine there i'd be- all jelly, no forest fire just holding on to my own...

* the textures of the rainbow remind me to stick together like glass on hot air we are all flying sideways trying to retrace occipital...

in the days I don’t feel so lucky I look for you In the aftermath of my all of my added doubts I count to ten Backwards Hoping I’ll...

Four PM/ Starbucks shift ends, my hair is so dirty I decide to leave my hat on even on my way home from work/ This is my sixth month...

skinny arms, muscular backs tattoos and cigs uncensored white trash eating ice cream too fast sticky fingers loud rap we watched too many...

B L E S S I N G S For Truth For being seen For a life I never imagined I have For mistakes and lessons For the sad moments For the...

🌙I feel like I’ve always had trouble fitting in. I’ve put on many labels, have been in many different boxes, lived a lot of places, been...

you kiss me on the cheek we commerce with mumbles of “have a good day” you hand me a stuffed animal in exchange for your absence & even...

I let go of what no longer serves me I let go of the past I let go of control The need to be right The need for others to be wrong I let...

I knew that I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I knew I actually barely knew the guy, well at least, sober. This was how the...

I wake in the middle of the night slowly peel away from the warmth of you to write this poem ————— it’s Christmas, officially a time to...

The dream was always that he would change. That he would somehow wake up to his own fantasy, or that I would wake up to my own. That he...