She scaled a second-story window to meet me behind the oak tree. We slipped into the car, and I drove while she rode me. We sped down… Read more “Take Your Jacket”
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Love’s Not Cheap
I’m brave only in my head.She loves me only in my bed.I struggle to go through the motions.The pressure to fall in love is like a line… Read more “Love’s Not Cheap”
On The Run
The hell envisioned in this vacant room takes me back to your high school bedroom — on the bed your mother swore to shoot us if caught… Read more “On The Run”
Hangover Lover
I take small steps with my arms wide, bouncing off the walls, making up for my knocking knees — aimlessly slurred footing. Don’t fucking mind me; I’ll… Read more “Hangover Lover”
Happiness isn’t a Crime
I leaned against the wall,holding a glass of wine.A thunderstorm rages outdoors,shuttering windowsand wishing for a glass of dirty water.The murky shadows cloud my judgmentwith a dream… Read more “Happiness isn’t a Crime”
Bedroom of 2003
The aroma of karma surrounds you;etched like a tattoo on your smile.You saw me the way I needed you to.Through life and death, we promised foreverin your… Read more “Bedroom of 2003”
Assumptions in Forests
I blew her ringtone off its rhythmafter she gave me a piece of adviceto take a hike — the trails along the mountainresembled the green of her… Read more “Assumptions in Forests”
More Than a Home
Lightning enters the windows through the shadows of a home. Our home. We sit in the dark, highlighting the cracks surrounding holes you threw your fists against,… Read more “More Than a Home”
Itching for a Connection
I’m itching for the phone to echo The Click with its tone on low. A responded text, in her preppy tone, would do me well. I’m begging… Read more “Itching for a Connection”
Pyrotech Blonde
Her green eyes dance to the applause of a clenched-jaw chuckle she felt in her belly. She dragged men of evil deeds across Lake Atticus with an… Read more “Pyrotech Blonde”
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