#24

the biting air spews from my mouth like lava no one look at me i will look at no one i cast my eyes askew down not meeting another it would prove to be fatal the onlooker sees a glimpse of me in the shadows they depart they shrink i walk through i will not…

#6

i don’t care who gets the ring who wears it who has the lamps and the cleaning supplies and don’t you know there are hearts now everywhere? like the kind that said hellooooo and after a long yawn and that the stuff is no longer here i don’t care split it a million ways and…

#5

more confused than angry more stuffed away than needing to speak more afraid of meaning than feeling more resentful than righteous more betrayed than mistrustful more disgusted than indulgent more agitated more disappointed more hurt more angry about the understanding than the experiencing such a fleeting moment it lingers longer than is comfortable then is…

directed

when the waves were crashing endlessly  when thunderous  the animal inside staring back from between grasses when the voice amplified too loud to ignore they chuckled nervously  shifting eye contact between them  looking for places to point their fingers they were confronted with a mirror so clear  so visible the violations and yet one scoffed…

below

i’m hoping that underneath the surface  filled with storms and sharp currents fierce winds that whip cheeks heavy waves that seem to never end that there is a space of calm and depth its sophistication so intense that those who witness it would be in awe make someone look twice then dive under  deep with…

destruction

there are some days  where a deep anger bubbles to the surface and i were a volcano  all you’d see is lava  flowing down destroying everything in its path there are some days  when there is no voice of reason there is only fear directing everything squeezing everything  so that i wish something would pop…

the sister of destruction

i am the sister of destruction coming your way  with no stops charging through and unceasing i follow after  and make life from the path of death she leaves as my welcome mat i am not angry i am kind i move slowly i put things where they might be noticed i make things beautiful…

fire

Early in the morning and the thing she wanted to do was hit a tree until her fist would bleed. The knuckles, streaming the red viscous fluid. But eyes fixated on this spot on the tree. On the place she was supposed to hit repeatedly. Didn’t care if there was pain or permanent damage. No,…