Homesickness to me is not always
a particular memory or place or person,
but a debilitating, sneaky sadness
that creeps up on weekday nights.
Read MoreIt’s been so long since I last saw
the faces that I used to know
But now you’re near, so close to me—
a hundred miles is just a throw.
Read MoreLight is breaking through the cracks,
the crawling king snake snaps his back,
his hollow heart was painted black
Read MoreGirlhood was the homes we made
In the bushes at the bottom of the playground,
where the branches reached out from tangled
masses like welcome, open hands.
Read MoreI don’t know if i can, y’know, do this
I can’t pray that we are star-crossed anymore,
I think we’re just unlucky.
Read Moreletting go
like the wind eases off the leaves.
letting go
like the waves ease off the shore.
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