Spring Spree

Life has started to feel a little different since I won my settlement. Since I had gone so long without being able to buy any of the things I needed, I still have a lot of shopping anxiety. So, I haven’t fixed my car yet, or upgraded my computer, or bleached my hair. Although I…

PMS

If I could bottle up all these emotions, I would throw the bottle at someone. Am I the bottle? I can’t throw myself at anyone. I’ll break. My male friend and I are both single. We argue over the reasons men and women our age are single. His arguments stir up emotions I can’t even…

Shock

Every day that goes by, the tragedy feels heavier. How can my friend’s babies be gone, just like that? It feels so unreal. It feels like a nightmare. I keep thinking about her, and the hell she must be going through. The crazy thing is, her ex was violent. If he had just crashed by…

Tragedy

One of my closest friends is going through a horrible tragedy. A few days ago, her two youngest children were killed in a car accident with their dad. I found out online. I don’t cry very easily, but I started crying as soon as I started to seriously suspect what had happened. We just took…

April

My neighbor has been calling me “thunder thighs,” as if I’m supposed to be ashamed of my curvy, athletic body. As if I’m expected to want to look sickly thin, like her. As if there is nothing more to life than doing one’s best to attract skin-deep desire from shallow men. Remembering what actually matters…

Knowledge v. Hawkins

Sometimes I wish I didn’t know why I’m having so much trouble interacting with other people. Sometimes I think I would be more functional if I weren’t so capable of psychoanalyzing myself. They say ignorance is bliss. To be perfectly honest, that’s what drew me to you. Compared to me, you’re so simple-minded. I don’t…

Fake it till..

I remember when I used to enjoy these events. I remember when I used to be desperate to be a part of this club. I remember when, during my first year, a more senior member asked me, “Do you ever get tired of going to all these events?” I thought she was crazy, and I…

Resolution

Let’s go watchThe river ottersPlay near theTower Bridge Next to Old SacramentoSaturday morning~Let’s Go On A Hike~I’m sorryIt’s been so long sinceYou and ISpent some timeBut let’s be together nowWe can work it out Written in response to W3 We’ave Written Weekly by the Skeptic’s Kaddish at https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/02/15/w3-prompt-42-weave-written-weekly/ Form: Shadorma: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/shadorma/AndPuente: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/puente.html Song: Let’s Go…

Valentine’s Flu Blog Post

For Valentine’s Day, I’ve had the flu. Dayquil makes me feel very loopy. So I might not do the best job of expressing this.. When I had my first gallbladder attack, I still lived with my daughter’s father. I didn’t ask him to do anything for me, per se, but I did ask him to…

Tavares Strachan

The prompt for One Word Sunday is ‘Sparks.’ I looked through my photos on my phone, and this one stood out to me. My cousin and I visited The Getty Center last year. The museum grounds are beautiful, and the views of Los Angeles are stunning. It’s only about half a mile from Venice Beach,…