1

garage sale 
my eyes wander 
to boxes of books

2

father and son
talk about the future
bitter-sweet snack

3

boxes lining the hallway
an empty room
work to do

4

first day back 
I stop. 
and stare at campus 

5

green grass on the quad 
empty 
the last of the summer sun

6

floral dress and curls
first day fit 
day 2 sweatpants

7

autumn in full swing
he picks her up after school
a father and daughter

8

boxed pancake batter 
all I have left 
of you

9

empty studios . . .
retracing the footsteps of
the ghosts of Kirkland

10

long roads lined with trees 
slowly turn into mountains 
out of nowhere, corn

11

cucumbers drizzled in balsamic
neat on the plate
the sun blazes on

12

gloom blue
to bright yellow-orange colors
5 clouds and 10 stars

13

pressing into the pedal 
on the right 
from yellow to red

14

eyelashes touch and
hold themselves together 
in darkness

15

may to august
you and me together again
right where we left off

16

juicy pink starburst
. . . I just popped out
my new filling

17

snowflakes tap the window pane
cookies and milk
under the tree

18

blue ring
in my jewelry box
I give it away

19

a deep breath
I look down to blue flowers
on my laces

20

freshman fill rooms
that were once
ours

21

I was underage
and would drive everyone home
now I’ll have a drink

22

innocent eyes wander
boy ponders
grey skies cover yonder

23

new year
same old same old
constant confusion 

24

LEGO brick by brick
distraction
tornado isn’t so bad

25

feet running through the house 
the clock ticks  
waiting to be obeyed

26

bags are packed
bells ring
days begin to shorten

27

leaves fall
forgetting memories
of the heat

28

the yolk in the sky
now burnt and 
bleeds orange

29

lights on, awake
midnight
lights off, awake

30

popsicle resting on lips
dripping on
a college-ruled notebook

31

a charred heart
         flakes away
to breath again

32

otters swimming
how free they look
in an enclosure

33

choking on cotton
melancholic panic
i'll try sleeping again

34

youth club white board reads
"love is love
lesb-ein is ok also"

35

overcooked ramen
and expired coffee
as the common

36

unsaid words
hang to dry
until next summer

37

shampoo runs in eyes 
water drips 
thoughts about tomorrow

38

my childhood
lies with tubes attached
keeping him alive

39

a knee on the ground
stands between 
a life with me 

40

cold drink
sweaty cup
perspiration mustache

41

new stickers
personality
a hot pink water bottle

42

involvement fair 
sign up tables 
imposter syndrome