Its old too. Like 3 months old. But i liked it.

Vermillion

I hope
that every time you hear the word
"vermillion"
you think of me.

I hope
you remember how I said
it only meant "red"---
but vermillion sounded so much more
distinguished

I hope
you think of the furniture
I planned on owning
---how I would call it
"a vermillion sofa"
instead of a plain red couch

I ( Read more... )

everything that is old becomes new again.

I am referring to a number of things

Turn Signal ( Read more... )

It was cold last Wednesday
when I left for work.
I had to turn the defrost on
and it illuminated the drawings
we had made on the windshield
the night it was raining too hard
to get out of the car.

In a fit,
I wiped the stick figure drawing of
you and I
away with the heel of my hand

I was tired of the traffic lights
shining through our two-dimensional ( Read more... )

The Untested Hypothesis

This month’s lining stopped shedding
this morning-
and it made me realize
just how Hypothetical
Ellison Isaiah really was
Or Paisley Vinae depending
on which chromosome you sent down.

But,
I’ve bled twice since you’ve
sent anything down
and the bloated emptiness I feel
reminds me of that…

of all that was Hypothetical-
Our Didion ( Read more... )

you gotta click the link to read it.

It was only that first kiss that had no taste.
Every one since then has had some kind of taste
Sometimes repeated

From the phlegm-y kisses when you were sick,
spiked with strawberry-kiwi-Simply-Orange-honey-tea,
to their twins: the kisses of the early morning-
not nearly as flavorful, but still carrying the taste of ( Read more... )

Communion

Its like running too hot water for a bath.
You make my skin flush
glowing pink
and the bristle of the hair
on your groin and jaw
causes my skin to sting
as it scours off the dead cells
of my shame and daily sins
while sweat drips from your brow
onto the bridge of my nose
and pools in the bow of my upper lip
like anointing oil
from the Orthodox ( Read more... )

Mantras....this is my new one....

Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you
I'm still alright to smile
Girl I think about you every day now
Was a time when I wasn't sure
But you set my mind at ease
There is no doubt
You're in my heart now
Said woman take it slow
It'll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience
Said sugar make it slow and
We ( Read more... )

I have a few more poems that i am working on. One i cannot decide a title...its either Communion or Sacrament...but i can't decide. I'll post them when they are done ( Read more... )

Some stuff from my Creative Writing portfolio class

I am From

I am from off-brand Lucky Charms and
Crock-pot pinto bean dinners.
From ballet class at four and occasional family vacations
to Florida or Tennessee.

I am from hushed conversations behind closed doors and
the sudden crescendo of arguments.
From the empty side of the closet I found when I got ( Read more... )