What tripped me out about North Carolinawere the archaic churchesthat told the story of timesbefore the country brokethe tarnished shacklesof all of God’s children.The rights the picturesquechurches… Read more “Equality In Vintage Churches”
Tag: poem
Painting Us Home
I phoned God for a lover,and Ana settled into my prayer hands,crimped with much love to adoptthe delicate strokes of an old canvas.Ana sketched us together,sitting at… Read more “Painting Us Home”
Choices Of Love
Dani’s complicated relationshipskilled my apathy softly;she shifted dates over conjured facadeswith friends that I never loved at allbecause Dani was still the personwho caught my eye back… Read more “Choices Of Love”
Cabin Guessing Names
The next-door neighbor to my summer cabin stole my breath as I inhaled the beauty of her life at first sight.Ana, that’s the name she gave me,… Read more “Cabin Guessing Names”
Hitched Overnight
(Revised) My memories crumbled like crushed rocksas I massaged my temples to jog my memory.I arrived after the sun slipped beneath the horizon,other than that, I knownot… Read more “Hitched Overnight”
Hunter Of Clay
Ana lost sleep over meat least that’s what she wantedme to believe.But believing a liarconsumed by a desire to feed the firecommiserated doubt over impartedguilt trips that… Read more “Hunter Of Clay”
Confirmation Bias
Confronting the disillusioned chapters of my past contained a heat I couldn’t bear to touch. Rumors slipped in with rapid statements, crumbling over my every position. What… Read more “Confirmation Bias”
Wedding Bells Over Brandy
At a party, my inhibition disregardedmy intuition over a sleight of Beth’s left hand,slipping a crushed pill into my drink.It mixed chalky with the brandy.I feigned oblivion… Read more “Wedding Bells Over Brandy”
No More Secrets
I despised Anna’s friends,but cast aside my pride to steal a kissin a New York loft.Darlena, the worst of them,held a secret over my head;one that only… Read more “No More Secrets”
Avoiding Condoms (Published at The Writers Club)
(Published at The Writers Club) I second-guess myselfover and again,thinking about a baby or a condom,whenever I have to showmy feelings over a one-nightstand, standing on Hannah’s… Read more “Avoiding Condoms (Published at The Writers Club)”