Category: Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction
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Look for love. Look for it on the faces of strangers shepherding their little ones across the street. Look for it when a stranger passes you on the sidewalk and compliments you on your dress while you’re on your way to a big interview. Look for it on the noses of dogs that desperately want…
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Your splashing, swishing tail Dances when our brown eyes meet. The weight of you leans against me And we press our animal bodies together Until our creature hearts Unlock the age old adage Of anxious girl and anxious dog. And when I wake up running, Ribs rattling, Haunted, hunted, hollow – I find your rising…
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I’ve got a jumpy tendency and a slight, unfounded dislike of horses. I’ve got a self-proclaimed love of folk punk and socks. I’ve got a soul that yearns for red wine and cigarettes, (French, I know) and a stomach that vehemently protests. I’ve got a butternut squash on my kitchen counter and lube on my…