Poetry

February 9, 2025

Ivory Skin

My Ivory skin is far from thin. Not yellow enough to be viewed as Asian, Not white enough for American persuasion. I navigate the world as […]
February 3, 2025

The Night of the Winter Solstice

It was 12/21/12 the day the Mayans predicted the world would end. I’d had night terrors before, but this one I still don’t comprehend. I met […]
February 3, 2025

Ode to Working

To the fed up screamers  day dreamers and Ponzi schemers  If you sew a bustle build a trestle or run a hustle One day the work […]
February 3, 2025

Who Am I

In 2014, at my SMI and COT hearing I expressed my dissent, The prevalence of people like me is less than point three percent. A stranger […]
February 3, 2025

Things Marie Claire Should Have Taught Us

A sophomore in high school wearing Abecrombie and Fitch, Trying to suck in my stomach for photos just another inch. Shoulders back, head held high, Faking […]
February 3, 2025

What if Cat’s Took Over the World

“Good morning Karen,” he said wickedly, sitting on her nightstand having been watching her sleep. “Mr. Bigs? You can talk?” Karen rubbed the sleep from her […]