at times I am a danger to self and others roaring in like a tornado of ideas passion art supplies discarded shoes a guitar pick or two poem fragments leaving chaos in my wake I am prone to standing on soap boxes flaming sword in hand a pierced, buzz cut tattooed Joan of Arc invoking … Continue reading Warning Label – Christine E. Ray
no lipstick sits upon my dresser top no long-handled brush graces my hair for 100 nightly strokes bras panties nestle neatly in the upper drawer in practical cottons not a bow or piece of lace to be found faint lines around the eyes silver threaded through close-cropped hair betray my age but do not give … Continue reading Ain’t I A Woman? – Christine E. Ray
Sometimes I’d like to unpack my soul and watch it pour onto the ground, mixing with the dirt and whatever lay before me, a new me with constituent parts that unmistakably resemble what was but look tough, simple. Then I’d like to feel this constituted mixture ooze through my fingers, free of the bell jar … Continue reading Unmistakable – Phillip Knight Scott
spread your legs on demand wear a blood red uniform so they know where you are what you are who you are and what you’re for give up your name your identity become a walking womb with no voice while they steal your child break the rules and they might kill you but keep your … Continue reading The Handmaid’s Tale – Georgiann Carlson
what lies at the heart of this woman? I surprise myself at all I have hidden from others from myself each day brings me closer to stripped down truth revelation I can almost touch what lies at my core it singes my fingertips scorches the air I breathe steely strength aching vulnerability fierce independence voracious hunger … Continue reading Phoenix Rising – Christine E. Ray
Brave & Reckless 