1

trying to play
bandwidth
too small

2

thanksgiving break
lots of time to
sleep

3

home sweet home
my room
. . . is green?

4

after all that work
still
so damn messy

5

another cog
falls
from the clock

6

breakfast date
sweet syrup
I wake up late

7

when mom and dad are
out of their hair
sisters talk

8

thanksgiving dinner
all about 
the pie

9

pile into the car
to see
the neighborhood lights

10

Thanksgiving Dinner
potatoes salted
by my tears

11

baby in the bed
throws up
into dad's ear

12

cherry red nails 
diamond broach 
Nana’s home for the holidays 

13

dandelion seeds
do you really blame me 
for running away?

14

I take a drive 
in silence 
just to feel something

15

almost 20
kids table with
my name written on it 

16

cannot live
without you—
this teenage anger

17

i take my parents
to the art museums and
we love ourselves again

18

cleaning the whole house
sleeping in late
Thanksgiving

19

local downtown diner
two families, unrelated,
make memories

20

a week off school
emailing professors 
confused on their homework 

21

first snow of the year! 
my coat 
left at school

22

our mouths full
mine with turkey
yours with politics

23

in the shooting stars
I see what remains
of your smile

24

clearing up phone storage
I delete the note:
“Future Baby Names”

25

children at the park
I come home
to an empty apartment

26

true to your roots
you gave the world
an Irish goodbye

27

hum of espresso
through the kitchen
return to stasis

28

hometown
feeling less like home
every time I return

29

banana bread
my favorite
Thanksgiving tradition

30

liquored lips
spilling truths
not theirs

31

plaid pajama pants
warmed by the fire
and my dog against me

32

you should smile more 
you should 
shut the fuck up

33

sunset in her hair 
wild girlhood 
blossoms

34

i chopped the veggies
i boiled the meat
it doesn’t taste the same

35

a love
that rushes
red to pink

36

velvet curtain rises 
sea of wide eyes
sit still

37

walking by
missing
how it used to be

38

Finally peaceful break 
     I can eat good food
grandma's famous sweet potato pie.

39

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40

boyfriend's father
stares
at the bottom of the bottle

41

climbing down the fire escape
scared of the spark
you started

42

pick the perfect tree 
turn on a Christmas movie
day after thanksgiving 

43

religious thanksgiving
a little boy sings
in latin

44

liminal space—
waiting for you
after that text

45

one girl can’t change
the world!
but i can certainly try

46

a familiar bed
mom hangs around
longer

47

dead herb garden
our first kiss
one year ago

48

baby's all nighter
two new teeth
to smile with

49

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haze of the days
tic-tac-toe with the calendar

50

lkfhkdljashfk
my c a.  ###  tttt
on my keyboard

51

left, right, up, down
two pairs of everything
roommates

52

family game night
middle sister
finally wins

53

friends and family 
pure happiness 
no where I’d rather be

54

constantly spending 
money 
I don’t have

55

grandma's banana bread
I think about
death

56

he cracks it into the pan
and watches it fry
— my heart

57

echoes of laughter
weave in between trees 
we used to climb

58

hiding my chest
under a baggy shirt
they’re none the wiser

59

only one who can
distract me from life
I won't let go

60

burnout
everyone feels the same
right?

58

up all night
baking gluten free pumpkin pies
not a crumb left for me

59

at the end of the world
I’m glad it’s
with you

60

Thanksgiving shopping list
on a wild goose chase
for sweet potato puree

61

back at our place
but this time
without you

62

licking whipped cream
off the nozzle
chasing that nitrous high

63

best friend's house
my home away
from home
away from
home.