We have a full vocabulary to describe our relationship to the body: we inhabit it, live inside it or with … More
Tag: personal writing
I Wish I Could
I WISH I COULD SHARE THIS POEM WITH MY MOTHER, BUT I’M NOT SURE IT WOULD TRANSLATE WELL I stretch … More
Wherein I Learn
WHEREIN I LEARN GOD IS A HER, AND SHE’S ME It feels so good to touch paper and pen like … More
Sugar Sap
When your silence began talking, I had a dream that I craved your lovers. I tried consuming them, but they … More
Renewal
Some habits are hard to break—waking three minutes before the alarm, having to fall asleep with one foot left outside … More
Five Poems
Blind Séance Sears Disordered blind seer’s sight: meaningless pen scribblings and cave scratching shredding all material gains & guns to … More
Half Moons
I. The half-moon knows my whole name and it knows my father’s father didn’t speak to my parents until after … More
Sankofa
In my younger and far naiver years, I decided I wanted to get a second tattoo. This tattoo, I had … More