To my great surprise, my huge and unruly delight, tasting the blackberry brought almost unimaginable joy that spilled from my soul like...

Is anyone else scared? Not just “I’m worried about a thing or two” scared— I mean the kind of scared that lives deep in your bones. That...

The second silence hits She never knocks, just slips in like smoke through the cracks. Soft and sweet, but always sharp around the edges—...

Take a moment to imagine the anthem of the body. The heart, a basal duh-duh, duh-duh, duh-duh, governed by both rhythm and spontaneity....

The ocean sits beneath the sky, the sun drifts by as it shimmers. Mountains crumble to their taste, Time, in waves, is never a waste. She...

Find patience for your parents, for it’s their first time living, too. Find patience for your teenagers, for they are figuring out who...

I wake up from the light of morning, Already thinking of you. Your eyes, your hair, your face, your smile All make impressions in the...

Her I wish he would say hi, I wish he would just stop by. In a perfect world, I wouldn’t have to try. Maybe if I close my eyes, Here,...

Wake up, same walls, same sky, same road where the cars roll by. Same faces, same halls, same air— like I’m breathing the weight of...

You remind me of an empty canvas. Easily influenced by everything or everyone around you. Leaving no room for yourself to breathe– no...

Inspired by Nikita Gill’s poem Reasons to Live Through the Apocolypse Joy. Smiling. Completion. Being outside. Sitting under trees....

You love me the way you love a song To listen over and over and over until you've memorized every line. You love me the way you love a...

A rose forbidden A thorn untouched. Petals whisper. Promises, unspoken, I linger. Reminding me of what cannot be claimed. What I cannot...

I should have looked away, but the gleam held me captive. Staying silent, I watched the glow— too weak to question its burn. Maybe if I...

Two roots thrust themselves out of Earth’s minerals and beached themselves naked under a three-year-old plum tree. The two roots did not...

Our souls danced, a sweet melody years ago. We jumped with every beat and spun with the rhythm. I never knew that the song we picked was...

I am no more lovable than a broken car. Either constantly burdened by trying to fix the repairs, or used and discarded like clothes you...

Hey, little me, I know it feels like the world’s crushing down, Like you’re not enough, like you’ll always drown. But here’s the truth...

Cold, windy days and long and dark nights The season is over for Halloween frights. Lights full of color wind around roads Sweets and...

Looking back, she can't seem to find the actions that showed you loved her. She heard the words——the way your soft-spoken “I love yous"...