The inky blackness is thrumming with countless souls; ebbing and flowing as they leave and return to the collective. Billions of...

I was hurt when you didn’t call. I was hurt when you didn’t write. I was hurt when you were “busy” During each and every invite. And my...

One day, someday, I’ll lose weight. One day, someday, I’ll take a chance. One day, I’ll have the energy To get my butt up and dance. One...

I'll never get to see What you'd be like at seventy It's just one of the moments Taken from me. And I'll never get to know How our...

I am your ghost. The shadow of your existence. You were the light that shone upon me and - now that you are gone - I’m lost in the night...

The bulbous figure that filled each nook and cranny of the oversized brown leather recliner snarled at the TV. “Are you still watching?”...

I’ve been sad because of what I’ve lost And because of things I didn’t get. And because there are places I want to go That I haven’t been...

As I tried to drift off to sleep A thought wandered into my head Of a moment when I was a little girl And something funny I had done or...

Someone put a mountain in an urn on my shelf. I struggle to wrap my mind around how they got it all to fit. For the mountain stood tall,...

Looking through old photographs At all the lives I’ve lived. All the people I’ve loved and lost. The places I have been. And the memories...

Silently screaming; Bound and gagged- by love, or obligation, or social convention. My voice is hoarse from soundlessly yelling My ears...

Something made me think of you, so I picked up the phone And punched in your old familiar number when I heard the dial tone. The phone...

There’s an empty moment At the end of every day When we’ve finished our work in the house And given donations away When outside by the...

I expected tears and heartache Amidst the despair of my grief. But I wasn’t even remotely prepared For the utter disbelief. I can’t wrap...

I miss the “social” aspect of social media. All the “Hi’s” and “How do you do’s?” I miss the days before heated exchanges Over the latest...

I want to create gardens of sentimentality. Flowering vines of poetry that wander and weave amidst white trellises on bright, sunny days....

I have her long auburn hair and her porcelain skin. Some say I have her smile, And her long, pointed chin. But I have his rosy, chubby...

For one brief moment, You were there. For one glimmering moment your eyes were clear and your mind was sharp and you were my Daddy again....

You’re rambling on incoherently With that glossy look in your eyes While I sit here, wordlessly, Simply trying not to cry. I’m struggling...

Round and round Up and down Twists and Turns On a ride that I want to get off of With no end in sight. And that’s a good thing, Because...