Originally published on Blood Into Ink Elephants in the arena, drowning out the stories as we all hear them, stomping on the flowerbed scenery they’ve built around your garden of rot, and without a second thought, sold the world a wilting centerpiece (Nicholas Gagnier) I And His Daughter Prayed for Her She didn’t really know … Continue reading Testify! – A Collaboration
I am playing with knives again sharpening them lovingly against brown leather strap admiring the way hair splits cleanly upon the well-honed edge (Christine E. Ray) Listen! Sounds like a violin– fine strings ‘gainst steel bow I play concerto splitting hairs (Kindra M. Austin) I’m trimming those frayed ends sharpening those pointy convictions giving them … Continue reading Sharp- A Weyward Sisters Collaboration
We inherit The wordless cry Of all our former Selves (CER) They layer themselves upon us ragged cloaks of the homeless dragging at our heels (AP) Dusk takes one last breath Swallowing golden specks of us Scattered among the detritus No light reflects From such depths We are the chosen (1W-W) We stumble against starless … Continue reading Recombinant Selves
Originally published on Sudden Denouement You dropped by today dissected my verse thoughtfully pointed out all the ways I could smooth out my edges improve flow to slide more gently past your discerning eyes you must be fucking new here if you think I was asking for it not a fan of unsolicited advice my … Continue reading Are You Fucking New Here?- A Weyward Sisters Collaboration
Originally published on Heretics, Lovers, and Madmen I will wear red for my sisters whose health is at risk for my sisters who have been raped for my sisters who have been battered for my sisters who are already struggling to feed hungry children for my sisters who need to finish middle school high school … Continue reading The Color of Our Rights: A Reproductive Rights Collaboration
Just another day just another town bullet perforated backpacks spilling loose-leaf lined paper, textbooks onto blood stained sidewalks helicopters hovering to give us the birds eye view I tried to avert my eyes out of respect for the dead the injured but I could not look away Christine Ray Even though I should Because I … Continue reading We Cannot Look Away: Not another 17, not another One (Parkland, February 14, 2018)
Brave & Reckless 