Mar 15There Is Poetry in Your Pulse. Keep Writing.Writing is exhausting. The thing about writing is, you have to try to format your thoughts in a pretty way, so that even your middle school bullies will remain engaged with your work when they stumble across an article that someone from your hometown shared on Facebook. Writing is an…Poetry2 min read
Dec 28, 2021MosaicMy former childhood best friend says that I am a fucked-up person, and maybe she’s right. However, after cutting off a twenty-year-friendship, I suddenly realized that there is nothing to miss, just a bunch of dead weight to let go. I don’t feel like I’ve lost anything at all. …Life2 min read
Dec 27, 2021I Sent You A Friend Request On The Day That You DiedI sent you a friend request on the day that you died. A friend request that I knew would linger unanswered for all of eternity. Or, at least until the death of Facebook. …Grief2 min read
Oct 27, 2021The Time I Fell In Love With Eminem’s Childhood HomeFor some reason, when I think of Eminem, see his name, or hear his voice, the very first thing that comes to mind is a giant slab of old, worn out, dirty concrete. More specifically, I think of the old, dirty slab of concrete that made up the front porch…Personal Experience2 min read
Aug 28, 2021DarknessI don’t realize how much of myself I put into my writing, until it is all reverberated back to me on the lips of men with pretty…Poetry1 min readPhoto by Christian Holzinger on UnsplashDarkness----1
Aug 17, 2021Somewhere In BetweenIn another Universe, I never met him. I have never encountered his laughter or his smile. I have no idea what he looks like walking away. I have never heard his thinking noise or experienced the wrath of his stance with one hand on his hip. In this other Universe…Regret3 min read
Aug 17, 2021I Don’t Expect You To Miss MeI don’t expect you to miss me I don’t expect you to think of me on the days when you sort through laundry, looking for something clean to wear, and you pull one of my favorite pieces of your wardrobe an over your head. I don’t expect you to notice…Poetry3 min read
Aug 9, 2021I Should Have Loved You HarderThey say that depression comes in many forms. With you, I found it manifested in the brightest smile I’d ever seen. Pretending to be positive all of the time isn’t healthy. You should honor and validate your emotions as you feel them. It’s okay to have resting bitch face, or…Depression2 min read
Aug 8, 2021ThreadI Never wanted to be this person who became paralyzed with grief for someone who walked away. I never wanted to allow anyone to have this much power over me; to leave me stunned and aching on the ground after they pulled the rug we…Poetry2 min read