On Becoming Me

I recall being young, a child Knowing not a single thing that lied ahead I only knew the present, the now And I lived in it bashfully Painfully Eyes indefinitely downcast Hands forever wringed together I recall my face, a face not yet grown into Features I was ashamed of My father’s nose, my own […]

We Meet When the Sun Kisses the Horizon

I find you in the evening, standing rigid in between the trees I laugh; it looks like you’re about to be swallowed up by the forest I tell you as much as your eyes crinkle at the corners Oh, how dear you are to me I tell you I cannot stay long, that my mother […]

Things I Wish

I wish it was easy As I sit there picking at my nails Shaking one leg And working my jaw wordlessly I wish it was easy I wish I could do it As I walk down the street Dragging my feet Eyes threatening to roll back from exhaustionwhich has no known source I wish I […]

Weather Report Poem: charcoal and ink

Winter Why do you never stay? You only linger Like the dust of charcoal on paper Before it’s wiped away Why are you so merciless? Your storms plow through my city Leaving lasting impressions Like dark streaks of charcoal Black as the darkest of nights When can I see you again? The seasons will change […]

Leaving

In the blistering cold The tram doors open And I am greeted by dozens of Turning heads And bright eyes Attached to bodies crammed together akin to cattle I enter Gingerly holding my mother’s hand Pushing past the masses – An elderly man speaks to my left Mumbling something incoherent And I bristle Awkwardness and […]

Childhood

Bursting out of the block, Wind carrying my hair, I erupt forth into the light of the sun Sneakered feet pitter patter against the solid concrete, Loud, booming – I make my way down to the forest with haste “Careful, hold on,” my mother shouts from behind, But I am an unstoppable force, Grin splitting […]

Ode to Darkness

Dear darkness Do you know I love you? Your inkiness which pools into crevices Filling them up with nothingness I adore Oh, must you be so shy? You resort to hiding Under beds, behind cabinets, Places I ache to reach but cannot Won’t you come out? I’ll step into a dark closet just to feel […]

Trick to a Good Night’s Sleep

If sleepless nights reign over you You can do a simple trick, It’ll help you get to sleep It’ll only take a few It isn’t counting sheep Nor is it drinking milk It’s something brand new, A trick to ensure deep sleep Find any window, Yes any window will do – Push back the drape […]

There’s Two of Us and One Must Go

We breathe the same air, Yet we are of different worlds. You may stand within the confines of four walls with me, But I never face you. Your touch lingers where I have touched, Yet our fingers never meet. You speak with my voice, You laugh as I do; The vibrations within your chest I […]