1

the field 
a giggle
ripples through

2

long way to go
walks to class 
easier with you

3

cookies or brownies 
I guess we could 
just have both

4

walk in the park 
up one hill 
down the other

5

a full moon 
but 
it was supposed to be bigger

6

alone; chatter.
the water on rocks
drowns it out

7

Seattle
teardrops and rain
falling

8

where are you going?
I want to ask
a dragonfly flits past me

9

paint my face
hide the half-moons
under my eyes

10

drink my weight
in water
sweat it off later

11

undress the day
talk shit
with my friends

12

apocalypse
 a girl collects cards
of superheroes

13

little me would be so
          happy
      we cut it off

14

darkness falls
they await
the inevitable

15

fire crackles
smoke rises
hide-and-seek with stars

16

the cicadas sing
a never-ending buzzing
beneath my skin

17

leaf on the ground
horizontal
alone again

18

little ducks in a row
they follow their mother
back into the car

19

whispers in the leaves
whiskers in the trees
what is he doing up there

20

leaves crunch
walking in beat
it's too hot out

21

clouds fluffy like cotton candy
     just as smooth as ice cream . . .
          hearing carnival music.

22

how to love yourself?
listen to your body
and she will listen back

23

looking into a vacation
     summer vibes ended . . .
          seeing textbooks.

24

loud crash in the kitchen
paw prints
on the counter

25

on a roof
just for two
but it's only me

26

leaves still resting
on bountiful trees
august shade

27

raindrops ricochet off the window
we are bulletproof
under the sheets

28

      rain coming down
socks still dry
       river that wasn’t there before

29

take a pill
choke
take a pill

30

love on the brain
day dreaming
I snap out of it.

31

dark room 
loud music 
to drown out the thoughts 

32

the rhythm of footsteps
as the seasons alter
crunch crunch crunch

33

8:30
lights off 
a phone call in the dark 

34

the sound of the drumsticks 
maracas rattling
we’re the outsiders now

35

late night walk 
mother and daughter 
gossip 

36

thoughts run wild
heartbeat flutters
anxiety wins

37

a fresh breath in 
dandelion
thoughts leave with exhale

38

fluffy plush blanket 
tucked away 
daylight disappears

39

sweating profusely
tech support
phone lives no more

40

if only 
i could tell you 
you should shower 

41

tick she does a flip 
tock in the dark 
tick, tock

42

in the bathroom
I find it
blue sticky note