Reasons to Exist

I looked at her in ways unknown to myself. With one hand on the wheel, she attempted to satisfy her internal craving- indescribable to a child so young as myself. All she knew is I was her daughter, she was […]

Less of Me, More of You

I am scared from my own self, the very most. My self, who I declare to Love, pricks me unexpectedly and I suffer the aftermath of extra self care, extra kindness: self touch, flexibility, leniency, relaxation, breathing, resting  “Never be […]

Love Myself

Do not learn from me and stop yourself from teaching me, for we are two different people. All value comes from what I do not know- why you eat collectively, why you spend money on the undeserving, where you learn […]

Timeless Clock

My favorite place: where I am most confused Black cardboard boxes stack on top of each other automatically And challenge me to find my way: “We dare you to get out of here safely- will you make it, girl?” Knowing […]

To Practice Humility

It was not too long ago, when I was like you. I had the patience to go in-depth about every small detail of vast topics and this connected them to me; I began to travel and find myself surrounded by […]

Overblessed

Having you here was fearful- something about you made me want to laugh and yet, sit down and shut up. Maybe, closing my mouth and looking away would save the tears, maybe I would not cry this way. Something about […]

My Unscripted Future

“She said please, mercy me. Let me fall out of love before you fuck her, before you fuck her. She gave me all her pills. She lost control.”  I see a lot of the abuser in those I am a […]

Blame it on Destiny

The amount of times this world has had me on my knees- I like to place the blame on destiny surrounding me. There was more to my end of life apology than the front surface my eyes were told to […]

The Nightshift

The night shifts take me away to the days I lived in the present because I knew of nothing else- too young. I recall taking a shower at age ten and still having assistance from my father, not too much, […]