I wake up tired and sore and often soaked in sweat I don’t remember being awake or any dreams I may have had but I’m usually more tired...

I must have that kind of face: everywhere I go people always stop me for directions I tell tourists how to get to Kensington Market for...

nobody ever got slapped over my alopecia punked on april fools day caught up in the monkeyshines of my aspirational barber joelinton’s...

Broken Toys I blamed myself for every broken toy Back when I was a kid And now I find out how fucked up that was How a brain skewers a...

The beauty of your peace, makes the boarders of the horizon recede into nothingness, and the mind crippled by its own weight is released...

Thunder Sound I grew up with thunder, lightning, with klaxon warnings to take shelter. Reaping whirlwinds for sowing heat, humidity,...

Taking, Care I was in the squares of Savannah, moon eyed and just-wed, honey-sunned, while relatives plucked my grandmother’s best things...

Reminiscence is a necessary evil And the melody of love lingers Alas, we're now only strangers Oh, but that beautiful flower Bloomed only...

The answer in an envelope It lies on the table, lips pursed like a religious aunt in possession of the truth and the certainty that only...

A man once told me that I would be single forever if I used ‘big words’ while talking to people When I unhinged my jaw to swallow him...

With everyone so busy Eaten up by nothings I wish we’d take more time For one another With everyone so busy Wearing masks I wished we...

A photograph taken in Vegas, his head tilts right to meet yours, you melt into him. Leather jacket, wedding cake smiles, your adoring,...

How does being absent only make your presence more imposing? I remind myself of your boyish frame, the way your shoulder is level with...

Untitled II The skin across my face Is hot and dry and drawn The hairs of my beard Itch in singularity And I just can't Stop Scratching...

Mother takes her bath at nine and is benevolent enough to allow me to reuse her bathwater. I sat there for a long time just staring....

Mendocino County #1 Some regions like bodies have pain. You know it in the way the air smells, the way the trees burn, the way the water...

18 11 18 11 1 A random dude with an inner calm that did not reflect in outer moves In the first instance, bad news A mirror-walled room...

Merlot with the Moon I row my paddle boat midway across the olive-green lagoon, and stare at the stitched quilt of night. Patchwork...

Every Civilization Speaks the Language of Goodbyes How many ancient civilizations have mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind nothing...

Steam Belly bloated with mint leaves. Brew for a minute or two. She sets two slipware beakers on the counter. The blue ones with navy...