1

silver truck
pulls away
i don't know
how to feel
anymore

2

the old lumberyard
on a fall evening
a promise
of forever
witnessed by a cat

3

dad angrily
pulling the cord
of the push mower
everything that happened
was my fault

4

dark crosswalk
keys biting the skin
between my fingers
will I ever feel safe
on my own street?

5

sidewalk chalk
on a summer driveway
the pastel colors
of an evening
well-spent

6

a little talk.
nobody’s feet
touch the ground
balancing
a seesaw

7

fever flushed cheeks
bundled in blankets
calling out to mom
for the medicine
only she can give

8

a pair of geese
out of the cattails
what
have you two
been up to?

9

lightning flashes
my puppy whines
I pull her close
soft and warm
we’ll weather the storm together

10

sipping on
hospital apple juice
an x-ray reveals
she wasn’t
lying

11

can we
share secrets?
i’ll go first
i’ve fallen
in love

12

doctors are
horrible;
my IVs
always
bruise

13

rosemary bread
avocado toast
with bacon
i cherish every
second with you

14

wishes made of dandelion fluff.
             instead of seeds,
   this                white
             puff                  spreads
                     spiders.

15

plastic red wagon
too small for
nostalgia
I squeeze my backside in
laughing through tears

16

swimming under sunny skies
my earliest memory
cut
in two by
a sharp seashell

17

crying into dad’s shoulder
love has been too hard
on his little girl
a tissue pile next to
her teacup

18

green waves crash
onto purple skin
back into the water
goosebumps, a boogie board
and me