Is it alright if I lay with you

Close my eyes

Melt into your fold?

Let’s let the day stay untold

Just lay here

Our own little mold

Tickled by your fingertip

I remember to forget

All the stupid quips

In your arms the room feels soft

And the corners dissolve

While the world turns off

With every familiar breath

Your fullness lifts me up

Together we both let go

I trust you with my heavy head

I...

Our daily rendezvous

Same place, same time

I hold you to yours

And you hold me to mine

I fill my pocket with treats,

Then double knot my laces

You share you’re eager to greet

Both old and new faces

With patience you sit

As the door opens

A different world awaits us

As we were hoping

The air tastes clean,

The sun feels new

They make quite the team

Just like us two...

Standing alone awaiting my usual train

A soft smile persuades, this is just a normal day

But inside an empty heart, wincing in pain

Wondering why the light always leaves

When I ask it to stay

A rat scurries to darkness along the side of the rail

Unbothered by onlookers disgusted and disturbed

And in that moment I envy what a rat’s life might entail

Disgraced, with a snap I shamefully think

I mus...

Is anyone home? Is anybody there?

I prefer my own company anyway.

Consumed in my own thoughts any day.

Free to do what I want and free to play

Anything on my mind, everything’s okay

Doing things on my watch, at anytime

Mixing up margaritas without any lime

Dancing around, it’s my time to shine

Singing songs without knowing any lines

Cooking up snacks - any and every kind

The bottom of the bowl...

Here the sky descends in a peaceful pause

The magic eraser of this day’s flaws

Cloaked in endless layers of colorless blur

No option but to give in to the misty lure

The company of clouds, a heavy head cure

Vibrant gray hues and a stillness so pure

A cushion from all the noise of society’s stir

This moment away, but still work to endure

Mask undone and with a crash on the floor

Who are you, an...

It had been fifteen years since the sun had last risen. Luckily for me, my mother had always emphasized the importance of a carrot-filled diet to see better at night. That, plus by now, my eyes had adjusted. Mostly. What hadn’t adjusted during this excruciating period of life was my mind. Everywhere I looked, everything I saw was dull and lifeless. As if the entire world had been bleached from cou...

For a moment

I ache

For the days I wondered who I would become

the days I wondered what life would hold

the days I wondered where I would go

I ache

For the days filled with hope

the days filled with confidence

the days filled with awe

I ache

For the days I dreamed of the impact I’d have

the days I dreamed of being invincible...

The startling sound of friction from the rubber beneath me and the purposely placed road strips snaps me out of a shallow slumber. Eyes half open, I shoot a quick glance to the responsible party for my abrupt awakening, my mother. She is seemingly unbothered by the movements of the wavering wheel and instead has given in to an ever so slight head nod (mostly on-beat) courtesy of the catchy melody ...

The best kind of wheel

With expansive yellow hues

Right-sized for my mouth

So aromatic

Truly a scent of comfort

Pungent and divine

Full bodied flavor

My taste buds dance with delight

I crave one more bite...

I suddenly awaken to the sound of my own stomach grumbling. I lift my chin from the warmth of my chest tuck to look out the window in an attempt to gauge the time. Crap, still dark. Another grumble, more forceful this time, rumbles deep from within my belly. I need to eat NOW! I let out a low growl, which causes my pet to stir. Strategically, I let out a few more until I see her slowly struggle to...