Take Him Home — New Poems
The scene is bumpy with beautiful tints of green reflecting off rays of o’happy sunlight. The aroma of fresh greenery fills the air, enhancing the vibrant, lively atmosphere. …just take me home, Please.
I Closed This Book — Phoenix Heart
They acted like they could burn out your light bulb. Like they knew our make and model. It’s a tragedy, jealousy. It started at birth, masked with daily doses of pharmaceuticals and traumatic damage that turned the family into my abuser. Undergoing the…
Just Keep… Ah, What? — Phoenix Heart
How does evil gain its power? It manipulates its victims. Manipulates their “they” and “them.” Some say that within the group, there’s a man who doesn’t agree with the leader’s views, beliefs, and values. His goal is to see through the blindness before…
For Once in My Life — Phoenix Heart
When am I ever going to realize I’m my own worst enemy? Fuck. He’s at a crossroads with family, some friends, and an ex-lover, while repairing the workings of his self-proclaimed “turnaround.” He came back home—handsome, worrisome, and of course on edge.…
Death Does Woven Emotions — Jaded
Death, held in the heartstrings of melancholy, molding the heart, body, and soul into a slouched-over form, broken by people, places, and things. He sits alone, complying with the consistency of his trial, darkened by robust testimony. Melancholy…
Dear Father — Journal Entries 2023
Father, you raised me when Mother wasn’t present—gave me a childhood, a home, food on my plate, and clothes on my back, morning, noon, and night. Dear Father, I am haunted by the pain you put on me. I created outbursts because you always kept me locked…
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? — Journal Entries 2023
The first time, to see if I could live there: Boulder, Colorado. The second time—making it home.
How would you design the city of the future? — Journal Entries 2023
[Here the original quotes the opening of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” the West Virginia song.] We are moving too fast, creating imagery that has to be done or we’re shunned out by groups, labels—you name it, I guess. To answer with…
Older Brothers — Freedom
Older brothers are mean. Older brothers are bossy. Older brothers are sometimes right. Older brothers are mean. Older brothers are annoying. Older brothers don’t know everything. Older brothers have more experience that I learn from. Older brothers are…
Parent — Freedom
I am a parent. I wonder if I will ever survive. I hear my kids yelling and screaming. I see clothes and clutter everywhere. I want these kids to go! I am a parent. I pretend to ignore them. I feel very annoyed. I touch something with my hands. I worry if…