Monster
Tongue as a train I’ve been swallowed alive I’m inside the belly of an unknown sign But then a…
Steam
Writing on the mirror my finger pushed to the glass I trace my suffering in a cursive lash I…
Judge, Jury, and Executioner
**Published by Hashtag Kalakar. This personal essay made it through three rounds of judging. In the final round took…
pack my bags
Quarter horse like I’m running a race Blinders on until my lungs shake and break Eyes locked or freeze…
blue July
nothing quiet like snow free falling from the sky matter meeting pavement like a feather soft lie
u don’t know ur the villain
You wanted to paint me bad but these horns were cast from your shadow. Dangerous, & there I was…
escargot in the sewer
**Published in New Words Press Literary Mag, 2023 grabbed for scraps of attention like they were a delicacy nibbled…
Knives over Flowers
you live between atriums split somewhere I don’t hate you I don’t love you either I wish you well…
Lie to me
water too cold, biscuit too sweet tea won’t work I can’t drink or eat my stomach shrinks but grows…
Open up, pour the gas, strike the match
Remember the big blue pills you would set on my tongue? Make me open up so you could inspect…
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