reached for basic black today red, blue and gold hang untouched in the closet lasso of truth forlorn in the corner too heavy for these tired arms outlines of a plane just visible in the driveway covered in fine layer of dust the world feels like it is moving on without me a blur of … Continue reading Requiem for Wonder Woman
I have been losing myself in the busyness hiding behind noise blurred movement avoiding stillness scurrying like a frantic animal trying to escape a predator I suspect might be me I am not Alice after all I have become White Rabbit pocket watch in hand rushing rushing avoiding the reckoning with the looking glass avoiding … Continue reading Leaving Wonderland
the mirror that I look at myself in is old dark fractured wavy distorted it is as if these glass fragments have writing scrawled upon them like so much crimson graffiti damaged unclean fat old ugly bitch unworthy invisible unlovable objects in this mirror may be closer than they appear sometimes they hurt sometimes they … Continue reading The Gifts I am Given
caged beast hidden in my breast screams inchoate rage beats its fists into bloody pulp against metal ribs until they splinter reunited we cling fiercely together curl in the corner rocking rapid hiccuping rhythms we don’t cry pretty we teeter on the edge of madness wonder why we are never enough Image courtesy of Pinterest … Continue reading My Beast
reached for basic black today red, blue and gold hang untouched in the closet lasso of truth forlorn in the corner too heavy for tired arms outlines of a plane just visible in the driveway covered in fine layer of dust world feels like it is moving on without me blur of color, smells and … Continue reading Requiem for Wonder Woman
we were spoiled for reality by milk chocolate-coated fairy tales force fed us as girls made to swallow not spit myths about beauty love sex taught that only pretty, pretty princesses could be awoken by true love’s first kiss impossible standards of beauty femininity made for bitter cherry centers that left us empty starving hollow … Continue reading The Myths of Girlhood
Brave & Reckless 