Trauma follows me wherever I go. It likes my attention...wants me to let myself get wrapped in its claws...consent to its talons tearing through my skin...participate in the letting of my soul's blood. Trauma and I are inseparable. It likes to stand so close to me that it looks as though we share the same … Continue reading #metoo
Where Have You Gone?
Sometimes, when my heart allows it, I see you everywhere. In the lyrics of a song…in the casual words people string together without thought…in the rush of memory a picture evokes…in the gait of a stranger…in the pain all around…in the walls…in the corners and in every speck of undusted past around every jagged edge … Continue reading Where Have You Gone?
Goodnight my Angel
“I figured it out,” you said. “I know what death is.” It was last August, at the end of an epic summer, and you were saying goodbye. It was in the living room – on the couches you hated and in typical fashion, you spoke bluntly and decisively about the topic most people avoided around … Continue reading Goodnight my Angel
Unfolded
The corners came undone long ago. Slowly unfurling from where we tuck them in tight so incredibly tight... The place where we come to a point pulls in all four directions. Reaching out... white fabric flapping softly in the breeze... Waiting. But we refuse to pick up speed and white only stays white for so long … Continue reading Unfolded
Daniel my Brother
His name jumps out of the screen at me the moment my husband walks into the room. He sees what I see... "I know," he says. "I was just coming to tell you." My head falls into my hand for a moment as the familiar pain of loss washes over me. Another one bites the … Continue reading Daniel my Brother
Colloquially Speaking 