The darkness draws you close,
Encompassing and loving.
Maternal embrace.
Womb enclosure.
Heresy (poem)
PoetryOrthodox scriptures,
White man’s rules.
Femininity suppressed,
Factories of wombs.
Colorful emotions,
Mother earth’s power.
Delicate strength,
Shatter civilizations.
Gods on earth,
Command all its creatures.
False idols shriek delusions,
Fragile subversion imminent.
Benjamin Frome (poem)
PoetryStraight, strong back,
Heavy slant nonetheless.
Imperceptibly askew,
Radiating perfection.
Haunted but bright,
Inner burning stays hidden.
Collapse in itself,
Bursting galaxies of stars.
Harpsichord strings,
Gravitational pull.
Captivating hypnosis,
Giddying thrill.
Repulsion throws backwards,
Dizzy from the shock.
Revolted visage turned toward me,
Crippled by an elm.
Sandwich (poem)
PoetryStart splitting an orange,
Offer scraps to a cat.
Sniffing suspiciously,
Not yet trusting.
Kind wholesome nature,
Maternal affection.
Nourish starving kitty,
Teary satisfaction.
Rubs and purrs,
Gratitude without bounds.
Accept love as a sandwich,
Filling bellies with love.
Blemish (poem)
PoetryMounds mar the landscape,
Needle-prick the ooze.
Squeeze around its edges,
Ugly purged, beauty remains.
Slice a blade,
Across my face.
Skin regrow smooth,
Baby fresh start.
Adolescent insecurity,
Face curtained by hair.
Inner trauma subtly visible,
Roots outgrowing their container.
Wish (poem)
PoetryGirlish fantasies,
Fanciful in nature.
Dreaming of a world,
That needs no escape.
Love is abundant,
Rolling in riches.
Transcendence universal,
Growing eternal souls.
Dirty gritty streets,
Inescapable struggle.
Beasts of burden labor,
Life beyond survival.
Courage in our hearts,
Flooded and energized by fear.
Beat back the danger,
Protect our salvation.
Timeline (poem)
PoetryStages of development,
Linear order.
Board game movements,
Finish line mirage.
Starting line crooked,
Pieces out of place.
Characters hopping,
Orthogonal pathways.
Cultural dictates,
Expected next steps.
Roll of the dice,
Develop your own game.
Family (poem)
PoetryAtomistic nucleus,
Sealed tight against the world.
Cultivate a cult,
Paternal god as its leader.
Inculcate your values,
Carve impressions in minds.
Tear down and build up,
Constructed in your image.
Birthed out to the world,
Foreign figures encroaching.
Defending the village,
Against invasions of thought.
The entire world,
Our household.
Every living being,
Our family.
Horses (poem)
PoetryToss my mane,
Flare my nostrils.
Tame me if you dare.
Gentle nature,
Harnessed power,
In spirit, still defiant.
Work me if you must,
Labor, burden, let it be.
Yet my yearning never ceases.
Break me in,
Saddle me up.
Twisted spines can unfurl.
Flashing hooves,
Broken skulls,
Shattered corrals await you.
Ducks (poem)
PoetryBath time pleasures,
Wiggly butts.
Who am I, you ask?
Why, I’m a duck!
I waddle with ease,
I paddle serenely.
Roving bills seek sustenance.
I flap powerfully.
Pretty preening,
Booty oils,
Self-care reigns supreme.
Just call me your Ducky Queen.
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