1

only one spoon in the drawer
the kid everyone chooses last
to be on their team

2

river flowing
through a canyon
sweat runs down their spine

3

eating fruit
like I really should
no thank you

4

claws on hardwood
a slobbery kiss
to end the night

5

Dora fishing pole
a perfect night
with my dad

6

crack!
nothing funny about
my humerus

7

the ocean greets me
teasing and pushing
how long has it been

8

plastic bucket
half full with presents
a new sister

9

she deserves so much more
she doesn’t know it yet
but I do

10

grandparents
sleeping in separate beds
the other one “snores”

11

armistice

granted

12

searching
how to regain freedom
Queen’s Gambit

13

drink water
sleep
I still feel like shit

14

you told me
you’re not afraid
of this body

15

for you I’d hang the moon
I’ll give you an orchard

16

red skin blisters
the roof of my mouth
burns from your kiss

17

there’s no such thing as monsters
only lies and whispers
melting glacier

18

no one sees the sweat and tears
they just see the product
wolf spider

19

my mother and I
walk down Prairie Street
my three-legged dog

20

1:00 am
dimly lit parking lot
dance with me, darling

21

hibiscus flower
wilted without supervision
i thought i knew you

22

white peonies 
sharp scissors 
a beautiful bouquet for ants

23

aunt’s handwriting
the stroke lingers
in her fingertips

24

in front of my nose 
dent in the door

25

frozen ankles
we kiss
in front of a waterfall

26

sticky note
two drifting lovers
find peace 

27

checking in with mom 
she asks if I’ve gone to church
I tell her what I got thrifting

28

grating onions
potato pancakes
worth the tears

29

too cold for short sleeves
chattering laughter
makes us warm

30

deadbolt locked
the only key in my hand
right?

31

a hand
still on my leg
just don’t encourage

32

the long way
doesn’t pass
your bedroom

33

the extra half-second
before you leave
I know that look

34

“gaslighter”
“manipulator”
pot, kettle

35

cowering
in the flame of your gaslight
only to be proven right

36

new quests
will this be the one?
seed corn

37

my mom taken by
her own body,
the vessel she trusted with her life

38

the way you
Held me
suffocation

39

costumes crew
ants go marching one by one
don’t waste any space

40

looking at you
the Earth could swallow us
and I wouldn’t notice

41

friendly ghost
late
to his own funeral

42

stained glass red rose
finally, a flower meant
to last forever

43

mouth to cheek
holes left in the wood
by tiny teeth

44

watching over me 
in the night 
eight eyes 

45

first legal drink
wasn’t even carded
what a waste

46

muscle cramp
but this time
from smiling

47

leaning over the barre
cheeks pink with heat
long night of dancing

48

   corkscrew
       pirouette
dizzy spell

49

not far past the road
to the homestead
cemetery gate

50

Saturday morning
syrupy fingers
search for the remote

51

printing transfer papers
half of my heart
in her suitcase

52

holding hands
in the takeout line
you smile

53

yellowing recipe card
instructions
from a ghost

54

an open field
to guide
your hand 

55

Broadway
a man walks barefoot
past the boot shop

56

you’re my . . .
monogamous young adult
special friend

57

you call me beautiful
in another language
my heart races towards you

58

urgently tugged sleeve
pick me up
put me on your shoulders

59

fixed gaze
a woman with a purple hat
receives bad news

60

carving out time
dull
butter knife

61

empty boots upright 
in the middle 
of the sidewalk 

62

Chuseok
we give thanks
to the harvest moon

63

year's worth of other people’s
gastrointestinal issues
my toilet brush

64

I’d like to find a garden 
within me

65

my mom called 
about church 
it burned down

66

haze over
golden cornfields
harvest moon

67

tarnished gold
a family legacy
wrapped around my finger

68

soft orange light
on a dreamy Sunday
I hear “goodmorning mommy!”

69

a car ride to somewhere
I don’t know
my mother is a liar

70

sinking deeper
in the sea
turn on the lamp

71

bachelor party
congratulations
on your lap dance

72

breathe in through your nose
       train horn blares       sirens and lights
breathe out through your mouth