Day One

the new 

journal filled with

dreams, goals, and washi tape

I hope there's more magic in this

marker

Full-Length Yearbook

pain is
the old friend you
never wanted to see
at your high school reunion in
spiked heels

This Does Not Define You

the shock
of a late-stage
cancer diagnosis
wind torn leaves holding on despite
the odds

Greetings

godspeed
lately lateness 
meets late in desolate--
attachment disorder--just say
you're fine

Chronicles

vacant 
house graffiti
the transient nature
of our entries repainted by
strangers

Casino King

Joker,
wild card, trump card,
only the dealer wins.
Game table. The earth tilting the
                                  wrong way...

A Critique of Summer

Shadows

crossing the lawn--

the cut grass retains its

greenness. Whatever's been mowed down

grows back.