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numb & ashamed

I stand there,the words on the black rubbera brief scan registering as injusticethe price, a deathbut the detestable transaction is already overbagged in thin plastictaken out of the florescent lightsthrough the glass doors& that is the end of it for meas if I am a grocery store machinescanning the price...

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Unadventurous Curiosity

Her socks were mismatched, eye gunk crystals stuck to her lashes, and the morning sun had risen far to early. But what ...

Stranger Ice

My stomach drops and fizzes with excitementas I type all those emojis with a happy birthdayand this is probably pretty ...

Winking Smiles

I always forget nowthat they can't see the smilewhenever they waveand my lips turn up in responseI've never been oneto ...

Unbidden

they well upLiquid disappointmentall muddled togethermakes shame and angerat the world, at myselfat lifebecomes ...

The People Who Were Fearless

I've never known anyonewho is fearlessThe way I figureif you're never afraidof anythingit means you've gotnothingor ...

possible side effects of froyo

I came to my chromebookfor once, before midnightand I thought I might finallybe able to writewithout the lights being ...

Last Days & Farewells

Mom hollering, "Get to school!"stuffing the hash brown in my faceketchup stains the corners of my mouthsprinting up ...

i failed.

But you know what?At least I failed epiclyso spectacularlythat the best he could say is"At least you played the notes ...