1

a mother cradles her baby
as he sleeps
agape

2

garden of Eden
he bites the apple
first

3

one-day shipping
the amazon deliverer
becomes a genie

4

voices
in the dark
tell me i’m worthless

5

bookstore
go to the back
backwards reading

6

music on
world turned off
I go on my run

7

mountains and valleys
who knew
I would rise above

8

little red houses
outside the train window
. . . our remains

9

lemon milkshake
the sweetness
of making his day

10

crappy pizza joint
feels like Italy
with him

11

our laughs
suddenly bittersweet
summer approaching

12

calls from home
Mom's nagging
reassures me

13

cheater
better to be alone
than with you

14

unbreakable chemistry
you just want
to be friends

15

hot beating sun
black PF Chang’s mask
suffocating me

16

springtime
they finally let
the cat outside

17

sundown cicadas
the lover
burns his note

18

food market
your hand
brushes mine

19

freedom of burlesque
his misogamy
it’s the same thing

20

time is flying by
there is no stopping it
adulting . . . here I come

21

opening night
fresh cut bouquet
brightens the dressing room

22

oakwood dresser
tracing his name
in the dust

23

dangling from a thread
the puppeteer
can’t fix it

24

crumbled post-it
a secret
written in pencil

25

poppy flower
upon my wrist . . .
honoring my grandfather

26

burning skin
I look at my
newest tattoo

27

even shattered
to pieces . . .
I am still whole

28

the first hug
after a year
i cry into his collar

29

empty shelf
i buy another plant
to fill it

30

red-heart tricycle
and i the indestructible
third wheel

31

twisting tornadoes . . .
an eerie sense
of calm

32

last finals week
the end is
fast approaching

33

endless to-do list
she pours herself
a cup of coffee

34

a person
     is a person
          is a person

35

tears flowing
he twirls the baby hairs
on my neck

36

staring at my planner
I count the days left
over and over

37

a heavy heart makes
it hard to lift ourselves out
of a sunken bed

38

Texting with my mom.
I don't think that emoji means
what she thinks it does.

39

I love my pillow.
My alarm clock is beeping.
No, no, no, no, no.

40

light up keyboard,
the colors
on my face

41

puddles,
I notice
patterns of my soles

42

past love
I watch . . .
he flirts with another

43

he’ll wait for me
he says . . .
as he soon falls asleep

44

ringer on
hoping that you
will text me

45

senior night
I dont want to take
the uniform off

46

inside the painting
a young girl sits
with the ghost of a smile

47

arts & crafts
making my bracelet
the color of the rainbow

48

sunbeams
the backyard becomes
a city of emeralds

49

stumbling
over the clutter
laundry day

50

blurry eyes
turn the ring light
. . . off

51

wind blown hair
sun kissed cheeks
Shakespeare in the barn

52

writing
my safe space
another tweet sent off to the presses

53

21st birthday
my mom doesn’t ask
what my plans are

54

at the piano
he plays
How Great Thou Art

55

long weekend
barely time
to close my eyes

56

little do they know
I'm running out of
oxygen

57

man out of time
all he wanted
was one dance