I won’t call it love if it isn’t
So it’s Valentine’s Day — a day I’ve grown estranged from, as if it belonged to a language I once […]
contemporary poetry
Radically warm
How cold have we become that some call a genuine smile and human touch oddly warm? How guarded have we
Liberty Land: the side of the oppressed
A period in a short sentence in an epic novel. A speck of dust on the face of the earth.
Led to wonder
On my nightstand rests a sharpie I’ve been using for reminders and as I picked it up this morning I
Poetry, Thoughts
Giving Thanks in My Own Way
It’s Thanksgiving in three days, the time we express gratitude for the things we have. But really, how thankful are we
Sleep — An Ode
Of all the things I could’ve wished for, I wished for one thing only: sleep. Not because the bags under
A Teacher is that Person
A caring teacher is someone who goes out of her way to earn your trust and to get to know
Pride: A Poem
When I think back to all I’ve had and how I blew it and the things they ruined, and how
Stories that Remain Untold
“You miss him?” I tell them not, can’t miss what you never had. Never had a father figure, but never
And Just Like That, March
One morning, I blinked and reality wasn’t any longer. “Fourteen days,” I was told. An early Spring break…I couldn’t be
A Clearer View
“Honestly, have you ever seen her get mad?” In my head, I’ve been true to myself. In my head, I