to my body,
we’ve been together for my whole life
yet there is so much
i’m just starting to learn about you

remember that time our doctor
suggested that we get on birth control
because i couldn’t handle the pain
that you conjured
in that process where
you give me a monthly opportunity
to bring life into this world

i didn’t understand how har…read more

2023
it’s time to put the pen to paper
ashes to dust
pour your heart out
with a cup, that isn’t half full
because you
can change your surroundings
to be full
even when people try to bring you down

you will change your environment
with the energy inside you
and make life full
even when it pokes
at your very existence
to drain you
to deplete you…read more