Poems

Revive Me

One thing remains true:as hard as life is, I don’t want to die. And if I die,revive me. I need to feel the painof that…

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Coward

You murderer.You coward. Too scared of the argument,so you silence the other side. You insufferable weakling. So desperate to winthat you removed the one before…

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Faces

I’ve become preoccupied with my level of comfort with the human face. At what point did I accept a nose being set above a mouth,…

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Earthbound

And what of my ascension? It’s become evident that I’m grounded on this plane, never to depart. I go back and forth with love, lust,…

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Existential Nonsense

So one plus one equals two.I get that. We have negative and positive numbers.I get that too. So what is this awareness?What is unawareness? I’ve…

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Prey

You better pray. Pray that my family remains intact.Pray that I fight for my marriage.Pray that I don’t get laid off.Pray that my children depend…

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Seduced

Do not be seduced by the easy way out. It will call to you. When things seem harder than you think they should be,it will…

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The Wild

Hi, I wished to tell you the truth today. They say we’re civilized,but that’s only part of the truth. The whole truthis that we pretend…

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On Love, for My Son

Hi Little One, I suppose now is the timeto tell you about love. First,you must love naïvely,and you must love deeply. Allow yourself to feel…

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Distant Cousins

Envy, Jealousy, and Anxiety are beneath me.Yet, I always stay reverent for what they want to teach me. They don’t visit as often these days,but…

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Trapped

I don’t mean to sound judgmental,but I can see there’s no way to say thiswithout it coming off that way —so I’ll just lean inand…

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Aho 

Aho, new soul. I’ll be honest — I haven’t had the best time here.It’s been harsh and insufferable. I’ve cried a lot,and been mistreated from…

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Conscious Existence

I am here.At this moment, I know I’m here. I love you.I don’t know when it started so I think it’s fair to say, I’ve…

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A Good Day

I started the day strong —with a little bit of self-love. It was a good day. Today I said I love you,not simply because it…

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Perhaps

The doorbell rings. I say “Who?”and they say “Delivery!” I sink my special knife into the tape,unpack the wrapping,and marvel at my selection. My heart…

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Totem Pole

For a long time,I hid from your significance — from the stories you tellwithout needing to say a word. I thought you were ugly.I thought…

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Presence

Feel your body tense with ambition,your heart overwhelmed with desire,and your mind fixated on success. Might you take this momentto draw a breath? Would you…

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Broken Law

Shouldn’t the world have stopped turning? Shouldn’t markets have crashed? Shouldn’t countries in the tropics have seen snow,and Antarctica burned to ash? Shouldn’t there be…

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Fleeting

Only here for a minute,I struggle and fight to acquire. Only ever had now,I stress about yesterday and tomorrow. Only have this one instance of…

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Indifferent

I cried when I heard you had gone. Where to, I wondered. What was the point of all the years?Why leave me with this gaping…

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