Hubris taxis
star gated
galactic gringos
venerated.

You wanted a boy
You got me
Were you happy
Of course not
I did all the right things
Took care of you
Didn't chase after boys
Rather, I chased my dreams
Made a name in the world
People I meet say- we are proud of you !
But you are ashamed .
I am still your worthless child
Just because I am a girl.

the snake
the bite
and
the anecdote
chase each other
through the same
shared stream of blood

gaining nothing
but the nerves they are put upon

abrasive
obsessive

circulating
within itself

a toxic enclosure of self loathing

Later, after being caught up in the storm
a shred of torn, frayed fabric
waves from the top spokes
of the surrounding
hard wired fence

its fibers flowing free

dressed as herself now
the wind carries nothing

wearing only her last words

nowhere
to be found

After dark the brightness from the sky
Opens up so wide light beams through
It took so long for the moon
To make a mark night is here
In all the years the moon shines
Later in the evening, I stare at the stars
I look up in the sky?
Can you see the moonshine?
Millions miles away from mars
After dark I stare
Moonshine so bright
Can you see the brilliant light?
I don’t want this night to end
Moonshine won’t you stay?
Maybe for another day
Moonshine

What is ignorance?
I have thought about it a lot
and concluded that it is
mindless pride
empty and meaningless.

When you don’t know how to treat others,
when you fail to understand another’s pain,
then it no longer matters
how many books you have read,
for you cannot even hold a conversation
without hurting the one you speak with.