No One

No One

There is no one

but we

on this journey

it is different

when it is a parent

as opposed to

a spouse is

someone who is

who is here

there is no one

but me

on this journey

Scrapbook

Scrapbook

I found pictures of them

smiling from dead eyes

their faces clay like

I tore them to pieces

right through their eyes

I never want to look 

At them again

Marble Cows

Marble Cows

Rugged warriors

fierce they kneel

for blessing

rage into war

they do it with 

shaken suffering

silence

no splendor

no grace

Written for sunday whirl: remote, warriors, fierce, suffering, silence, shaken, blessing, rugged, cows, splendor, marble, grace

Wisdom

It can really fuck your life up

when its being used against you

when you are trying to just hang on

and there’s nothing acceptable you can do

not even poop

I shriek for wisdom as it spirals into outer space

while I try to get through another day

of challenges

I think I wish for savvy 

over wisdom

One

I AM THE ONE...

I Am The One Who is wondering

Who Am I?

I Am The One my Mother taught

to ALWAYS be nice.

I Am the One She taught

never to gloat

I Am The One She taught that

sex was something you submitted to

I Am the One she taught to 

become a secretary

aspire to marry my boss.

I am the One Who has been spending her life

trying to get over everything that she taught.

I Am the One Who finally realizes that 

by doing the opposite she still defines me.

I am the One Who Wonders

Who Am I?

Stormy

Stormy

A new storm

we escaped

today so we

thought

no

wind a sound

I can’t quite 

describe

rain drops 

beating on

gutter spouts

angry growls

drops slow

Slow drops

angry growls

build clouds

rain pelts 

my umbrella

I am okay

I

hope 

I

dare

not 

fear

Dear

Transition

Transition

Transition into fall

bright lights to muted colors

fall off the edge into black and white

resurrect in spring

Persephone's promise