Blurred Lines
Parental discretion advised Contains difficult subject matter that should be facilitated by an adult If I leave a little around midnight I can get back by 1. “Hey, I’ll be…
Day After Day, Night After Night
Dad hasn’t been home for a long time. Momma has taken care of the house for a while. Matter of fact, takes care of everything anymore. Wipe, work, and worry…
Mirror Tears
Your apologies unleash hot tears from My eye that mirror my love is not done.
Ode to Submission
Appealed by sight with purpose for heart Ignorance of youth suppressed His wisdom and art. The metamorphose of your character Subdues my pride and incites humble tear. Each day enchanted…
On My Own
My legs glided to a walk. My smile fell. The vast field suddenly stopped. A wall protruded through the ground Where I planned my next step. I could no longer…
Drip Drip
White glass blanket clung Captive to an absent wind Hearing the drip drip
Still Dealing
Her eyes transfer weight you don’t understand, Scanning and judging for years they demand. Comments come honest, no blame can be dealt, Yet each one so deeply and easily felt. …
Stolen
She is smart, strong, skilled, Respected but always sees So much success surrounding What she sees as so little; Skeptical of the steps she has taken And those sitting slightly…
The Dark
My baby relents His squirming and grunting Like puddy together Our bodies ease into rest. Dad swifts him up Away to his crib To be swaddled with sleep. Blissful dreams…
Trapped
I am pounding on the Walls of my own heart Scaling the pit of my throat Seeking a whisper in the blinding black. I am twisted in the shackles of…