Poem: Burn Me Up

Just burn me up. I’ll be old and grey. 105. Sun on my face. I’ll be surrounded by love. All the pieces of my heart tucked securely in theirs. The rain will be falling, thundering above. I’ll be hand in hand with the boy I love best. In a quiet dream. Eternal rest. I’ll be…

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Poem: Remember Me

Sometimes it feels like life isn’t fair.  Dialing the phone on a wish and a prayer.  Who will she be? The voice on the line.  Young Wild Broken Old Will she know me?  My name? My face? Can she feel it? The line that we trace.  Sometimes it feels like life is unfair.  But 98…

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Poem: Rich Rich

You came up rich? Tweed coats in the hall closet meant only to cover Sunday bests. Wooden beads clacking, cascading down as you walk through the kitchen door, Coconut boiling down down down to oil in a jar. So you were rich rich? Thick carnation milk spinning the colour wheel in her cup of tea.…

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Poem: Dinners With Mom

“I’ve never seen that before” They’ll say. “I bought them when you were young, but no one liked them.” “ That smells amazing!” They’ll opine. “ I made them a few times when you were kids, but you scrunched up your nose.” “I’d love to try that.” They’ll announce. “ We did when you were…

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Summer In The Diaspora

Tumbling down from the sun. Finally, Strong enough to warm the frozen earth, Frozen water. Blooming humidity. Slowing down time. Island time. The melancholy tones of Winter, Muddy Spring, Giving way to a rhythmic breeze. Kicking off heavy boots, Loosening our feet. Ting, ting-ting-ting Whine Weave Summer -C

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