i will wear your crown, too they say that the loveliest angels, those light airy forces with rosy cheeks, quick to love and give and give and give they say that they become the cruelest demons. and you, my darling, were so kind, so beautiful, before they dragged you to hell- your fall from the… Continue reading i will wear your crown
Category: Poetry
Untitled Sonnet
By now, it has been snowing for three days, I walk out alone to watch the snow fall. As white elephants rise beyond my gaze, And on their sides, khaki snakes crawl and sprawl. Snow keeps falling and twisting in the air, Like last year’s beauties danced in the grand… Continue reading Untitled Sonnet
Courage
Before you know what courage really is, you must first know fear, feel the icy whisper of dread scrape its talons down your spine like pages of your childhood books being shredded one by one. Before you learn the power of courage, you must float alone at the edge of the earth, with nothing to… Continue reading Courage
Cotton Candy Kisses
His face reminds me of that day With music And cotton candy Beautiful recipes of Joyous laughter and tears Trees of hope, skies of pixie dust Legs of freedom, Fields of gold Nostalgia of what could’ve been Not a monotonous text A simple kiss And the bright light of day She holds up her phone… Continue reading Cotton Candy Kisses
Just a Plant
she told me to go and write write of the world write of the whispering wind write of the patient pond write of the trek of trees but no i write of a Plant instead Small Un- Noticed calling out to me Arms as green as the grass that plagues life Legs in the dirt… Continue reading Just a Plant
Jack O’ Lantern
Jack O Lantern The lone pumpkin in the field Chosen for a job Carved with fine hands Given a face A life A spirit The spirit of the one who made it A face of the same It smiles a smile of gold A wonderful golden smile that stays golden Into the night Its smile… Continue reading Jack O’ Lantern
At Dusk, A Dragon
She stoops over the cement, drowning in a puddle of burnt tar that oozes, leaking from her claws in a torrential downpour of poisoned taffy, a trap for those who lurk in the shadows. She is a child’s chalk drawing sprung to life. Each scale lovingly etched, each feathered wing a masterpiece of youth’s… Continue reading At Dusk, A Dragon
A March Day Coup
Six minutes and thirteen seconds. The Stoneman Douglas shooting took; six minutes, thirteen seconds, and seventeen lives. Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel Martin Duque Anguiano, Nicholas Dworet Aaron Feis, Jaime Guttenberg Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay Alex Schachter, Carmen Schentrup, Peter Wang Six minutes, thirteen… Continue reading A March Day Coup