Last week

seven of my

children were

all together for

the first time

in a long time.


and as each one

came into the room

to greet me.

I felt my roots

grow

deeper and

deeper to

the center

of the universe.


and in their smile

I saw the smile of

my father,

the smile

of my mother.,


and as I drank

in their laughter

I became

drunk with

life.


and when night

fell

I looked up to

the heavens

took a deep

breath into

my soul.


then I

memorized

the exact place

of every star

and shimmer.


and I knew

I had finally

found my

place in

the universe.

Embrace the rain
It came to cleanse
You

Harder than I ever thought
Harder than I ever hoped

Pouring with no mercy
With no hesitation

It came to wash you away
Away
Away
Away

Make me new
Make me pure
Heal and drain
Every piece
He took away

I wake up in the middle of the night
With the sound of your laugh
so loud and contagious
And I can’t help but grin
Still with my eyes closed
And I press them tight
As to hug it to myself
As to keep it inside of me
Looping in my mind
Like the sweetest melody
I fight so hard
To stay where I am
To stay asleep
Just a little bit longer

After all these years
How am I supposed to believe
None of it was real

Such bluntness every time
I stared into your eyes
Couldn’t be all lies

You crossed your heart
But promised
More than two

Stop this nonesense and tell me
Should I believe
her or you?

Now I’m a guest
In someone else’s home

You and I
Were done
From the day we started

We didn’t know
But our souls did
because mine was already his

The night was still
And so were you
My eyes were open though,
Staring at how rhythmically
you inhaled and exhaled
The life of out of me