Breathe
byWhat if I am not enough? What if my words have run dry? What if I’ve lost my alebi? These excuses, I’ve held them…
Wounded
byYour wounds rubbing against mine. Past traumas seemingly forever entwined within me. I used to love collecting rocks when I was a kid….
Today
byToday. Is a moment, is a blip, is a spark, Is a slow burn, is a chain, is a reaction, is a thing to…
This Is Us Too
byI contracted COVID-19 twice. And it nearly killed me. This is my story and the story of thousands of others. Exactly one year ago,…
Fat Zombies
byWhile the world goes into lockdown, one country, one state at a time…we the flight attendants continue to plug away. We Lysol our coats,…
Bell’s Door
byAlexander Graham Bell once said, “When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door…
The Hour of the Wolves
byFoot falls on concrete. White noise that lulls me back to the waking dream. Wash, rinse, repeat that fine linen suit. Keep it primed…
A Soliloquy to Writer’s Block:
byen are you broken?I hold you poised and ready,Yet you remain obstinately still.Fingers please don’t pout.I have told you how important you are,Even though…
Cloak and Lantern – Grief to Hope
byDarkness. Eyes turned inward into shadow. Fingers reach into the damp cold searching in vain for something to grasp. The slow and stoic heartbeat…
Danger and Decisions
byOne foot followed the other through the harness circle. I silently longed for a heart harness as mine pounded in my ears, threatening to burst…