A Birth That is Now Happy: A Poem for My Mother

I bless my mother’s body By blessing my own My legs develop from her in the womb I am always a part of her If I cursed her I cursed myself Woman without women A world filled with male gaze All I wanted was my mothers The beat of her heart echoes through my life […]

Flesh & Bones

That dream I once had Forgiving eyes in the face of his met with guilt A different interpretation now present Past that is once another, yet lively dream Removing the filtered walls between the real and otherworldly, dancing in parallels Life, presenting me with this gift, if I solemnly choose to accept my grief and […]

My Wishful Lover

Wish I knew more about you What would wishing even do? A hopelessness my mind displays Decorated in the corner with fortunes of luck And two fingers crossed, in between each, a held breath I wait and wish again Maybe one day the star will visit soon Will you see this wish in the stars […]

If I Could Cast Away Half of My Life for Yours

Freedom to land without the constraints of borders between your two feet With Each sweep lower towards the earth Becomes tiny Fragments developing into film of the cities glowing skylines Or Dimmed outlines of dark forests with the whispers of the wind traced on your skin Not falling victim to the cries of death beneath […]

Gray: Another Frame of Mind

Bounty of opportunities The relaxed exhalation Fills the air with fresh beginnings Like the tulips blooming in spring But in winter it also withers It’s a cross bridge between both worlds The choice is yours to take Does not matter which choice you choose A blueprint delicately laid out for you My sweet gray

Gray

It’s in between dawn and dusk Musters a mystery in a sense An irritation at it’s best Sink into limbo Not a trusty fellow It guides you just before the start Only to grab your hand until you’re at the very end Yells wait as you’re about to cross It’s a paradox A maze to […]

Blue

Butterfly

She shimmers of the sea, Created with love infused with ecstasy, The glow of the sun shines even when she produces tears, She is the calming of the sand Like strength of the palm trees, She rises above the epitomes, Little does she know, She is life’s endearing gift Just like the earth’s elements, To […]