“Moon Girl” is about having that “Non-stop” or “High feeling” when you are doing something you love alongside with someone else. Read on
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I arrived on this campus, Eager to learn, a blank canvas. I hoped we would last at least a week, The future unknown, looking bleak. Little did I know, With COVID breaking the status quo, We would be here to stay, The campus open day after day. I arrive with my plants, conversation-starters by chance,… Read on
lavender puddles of terror originated between your fingers afraid it scuttles into corners on all fours it hides it stalks it shrieks it silences the scream of mysterious pain that seems to comes on fast how long it will last is a mystery unsolved lavender gives noise of ragged breaths aching with a suffocation pressing… Read on
Neighbors, neighbors, Thank you for all your generous favors. When we were moving, There were a lot of unknowns, But you accepted us And welcomed us into your homes. This is a metaphor, of course. A raincheck for after the virus loses its force Conversations by mailboxes reinforce Our sense of connection, a daily resource.… Read on
She didn’t warn me. She warned of coughing, but not of walking. She warned of a fever, And I believed her. Of losing smell or taste, Precautions to take place, Not for lost eyesight, Silly to assume in hindsight. But that night, She didn’t say, On that night, I’d be okay. I wasn’t warned of… Read on
To the daughter of 2020. On the Autumnal Equinox, this poem came to me out of nowhere. Five days later, the person I wrote it for took her first breath. For the new morning star In the belly of the Wolf, I want you to know We are going to do right By you. When… Read on