38 : 83 / A Birthday Poem
I tried
dipping my toes in
some woke waters
& I hated myself.
Telling Time by Tiling
some things are timeless,
and some are dissolved memories
Disguises
You saw yourself
in my begging and I
coiled around your leg
Retributive
June’s come back
and she’s ready
to make us pay.
Audrey Hepburn Poetry Challenge @ Fevers of the Mind
“Some Things A Lady Just Wears Well”
Mary-Louise
You’re a sandstorm
The Jam Files #5 — Benumbed
I think I’ve transcended pain flare-ups.
I’ve been husked.
Curious
I ask the sky many questions
and the wind nods back
3 Poems @ Fevers of the Mind
Check ’em out!
I Saw My Body Impaled on a Goalpost
still
running away from every
feeling I have that resembles
a crackling foundation
Ann Arbor
muting Morse code,
calculating equations
Olive
taught to catch husbands,
like these men catch fish
After I Dreamt of the Wolf
into a psychedelic pasture
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 30 : “These Girls”
that girl cringes at
every hashtag that
tears open old wounds
now
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 29 : “Cruor”
who can part lips
about the unspeakable?
4 Poems @ Punk Noir Magazine
Published work @ Punk Noir Magazine
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 28 : “On A Floor Made Of Eggshells You Can’t Avoid the Cracks”
we’re
bracing for an
Anne Bancroft breakdown
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 27 : “Birdland Requiem”
be patient, soon boiling sun
will be unbearable
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 26 : “Stellular”
ghost hands brush
petal skin
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 25 : “We Too Are Abrading”
the roof’s caved in
& we’re swimming
in confusion
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 24 : “Accumulation”
the vessel
on autopilot isn’t quite sure
what it’s doing
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 23 : “Stumble or Shuffle In, It’s All the Same”
cleared throats
clamor for attention
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 22 : “Shkaakaamikwe (Mother Earth)”
because Mother sees
how they’re looking
at the sky
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 21 : “Evenings Are For Sighing”
the slate time
of day hangs over the city
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 20 : “Divisum”
answers are always
in another’s palms
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 19 : “Ethereal Vigilance”
I want it to form,
become whole
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 18 : “Precision Under Flashing Lights” (A Found Poem)
the gift of released weight
comes with a price
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 17 : International Haiku Day
A Handful of Haiku
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 16 : “Take Your Pick”
incessant babble
bubbling
from the mouth
of panic
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 15 : “Shared”
you’re good
at shutting down,
tuning out terror,
while I feel it
like an assault
still
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 14 : “Noodin (This Wind)”
the one that sweeps in, carrying
the last of the winter spirits home
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 13 : “This Castle Is a Charnel House”
the queen of hearts
prepares her death nest
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 11 : “It’s All For the Sake of This Garden”
we’re planting
live willow trees
in the freshly mowed yard
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 10 : “The Intercept”
sometimes we travel
in between dreams
within dreams
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 9 : “Honestly”
no need to worry,
we’ve all got enough
on our plates
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 8 : “The Way It Is”
there’s a show
going on over here
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 7 : “Road Movie”
lines on the road,
monotone
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 6 : “Fume”
Eucalyptus steam
fever dream.
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 5 : Tricube Poems
3 Tricube Poems
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 4 : “Astrid”
Astrid, your rough patch
stretched for miles
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 3 : “DustLand”
the gravel in my neck
keeps me straightforward
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 2 : “We Keep Them Locked Up For a Semblance of Safe Keeping”
everything becomes
a part of the dilapidated
decor
#NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 1 : “Feast Days”
Table for seven
for me & my dead friends.
Modus Operandi — #NaPoWriMo Throwback
Clues, alibis, and motives start to
infect everything
Some Spring Poem
…the airy muslin
of the Spring death shroud…
How Nice to See You
I wanted to wake up,
but I’m a glutton
for seeing how things
turn out
The Lowly Place
I think of my muses,
my inspirations,
the best ones
who weathered
their own tribulations
The Jam Files #4 — Point of Peril
Somebody’s fingerprints
might leave a message.
Yeah,
this could be
viewed as a
re-visitation
of the glory days
Whenever You’re Ready
I am ready to talk about quarantine.
I Used to Go to Screamo Shows
reminiscing on
eyeliner so thick
everyone will know
you’re crying
“Future Sources of Temptation and Supply”
time killing time
Dreams, World Kidney Day, Poetry, & Being Ojibwe
In which I share a dream, a poem, thoughts on nutrition, & personal reflections on life with a kidney disease on World Kidney Day 2021.
The Jam Files #3 — From the Fringes
We’ve been running on fumes the past couple of days.
What I Learned From My Mother’s Survival
…Torn apart is an expression
Best kept hidden
Worn by worn down women…
Hecatomb
an onyx vision
while white doves
witness from the parapet
Degrees
Function & coherency
are often slow journeys
March
Your body and mind go through a transitional phase in March.
Short Fiction Published @ The Chamber Magazine
“Only in Legend” published
@ The Chamber Magazine
Since We’re Sharing
…you & I remain inside
different body & mental,
physical & spiritual prisons…
The Jam Files #2 — The Longest Winter Ever
This winter has been a deep freeze.
Procession
where burning becomes
a state of being, & ashes
are the taste of comfort
The Excavation
…an invitation
to glimpse within
The Jam Files #1 — Sissy
…I couldn’t stop being entranced by Sissy Spacek’s freckles & her crystal blue eyes…
Happy Anniversary!
Today is my husband & I’s 7 year wedding anniversary.
“Songs of the Pandemic: World Haiku” Available for FREE download today
I’m included in an anthology that is available for free today!
Shock
What of madness and
feminine energy?
I Really Can’t Function Without Him: Life Update + Poem
My poor husband is in the hospital…
“Thalassophobia” featured @ A Cornered Gurl
Microfiction piece published @
A Cornered Gurl
nawayee : a poem
…like my own temple,
withering away
over many a day…
Blood in Winter
Entwined branches of
birches in the distance
are guardians of
the white fields
My Poem, “Staticus”, featured @ The Chamber Magazine
New poem published
Scrolling Through Social Media in January
they’re only going
to keep turning it up
Tundra
I emerge with early birds
New Published Works Page
Blog Update!
Visionary: A Poem
he described, in sensory details,
how his favorite tree saved him
The End of 2020 + Announcement
It’s the last day of 2020.
Winter Child
In weightless arms,
a snowbird
cooing softly
You Must Wash Your Hands Until They Bleed
A poem written under quarantine.
My husband, unfortunately,
has Covid-19.
The Freeze
I have words for the frozen ones.
Winter Girl
They say the sky
is thinner from that high
Basin: A Poem
These flood damaged photographs
speak in your voice
Thanksgiving Eve: A Poem
my blood can’t handle
any more apologies, insistence
on the right to celebrate
genocide…
Olivia
At first sight,
a pale baby bird
“The Time of False Dawns”
None of this is you, jagged pages,
annotated quotes — other voices
said what you couldn’t and better
She’s Cosmic, Consistent
I think of loneliness
& laser beam precision
New Poem
A Day Like a Trinity,
Three in One to Blame
I make these plans to write —
like a “real writer”
Poem — “Open”
Remember winter, Madonna’s
Immaculate Collection album,
Megaman III, a false sense of
innocent security
Valued: A Poem
in their eyes we are worth
what we can do for them
Happy Halloween!
Update + a Spooky Poem
I Gotta Take a Break
on hiatus
#OctPoWriMo Day 23
brother, you tried
again to leave me
and I think my stomach
has known this
for weeks
#OctPoWriMo Day 22
the tide that took
you away had a
street name
#OctPoWriMo Day 21
A cherita
#OctPoWriMo Day 20
No, I cannot show you my wounds because I’ve lost too many people already…
#OctPoWriMo Day 19
blue bulb
gives these walls
an icy glow
#OctPoWriMo Day 18
it’s been too long
since rejuvenating waters fell
#OctPoWriMo Day 17
steady we row, we walk,
we stand on sacred shorelines
#OctPoWriMo Day 16
last night I dreamed
of melting faces
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