I Am Always Writing About TeethConflict marked by silence and performative non-reactivityJun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021
Flowers — A Complicated Relationship With Kindness and Self-LoveI received a bouquet of flowers last night from a friend and all I could do was cry. It was the strangest reaction. The gesture of such…Jun 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021
The Problem with Mirrors and Chameleonswe bump biggie on our way to a country bar it is hard to know where you end and where I beginJun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
On LossA friend of mine recently compared the loss of deep love akin to chopping off your legs and having to learn to walk again. For years after…Jun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
CommitmentI have a persistent fear of attachment. A fear of being tangled up in something treacherous and not knowing how to free myself. My fear of…Jun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
thirst trapI’ve got the temperament of a house cat If you chase me I’ll run Better off letting me jump onto your lap Affection on my terms I want a…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
my heart is a junk yard dogI used to keep her on a choke chain In the old days She’d be lunging Scratching Snarling Snapping As you pass by Only to antagonize her…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
I worried that I had revealed too much of myself to you in a moment of spontaneous vulnerability…I worried that I had revealed too much of myself to you in a moment of spontaneous vulnerability The next night I dreamt that all of my…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
stripper moneycrumpled ones stuffed in the side of your passenger door a gift from past me to future you friday night always looks a lot shinier at 2 pm…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020