behind

your

doors

lilies

combust

*

like

totems

our

tendons

*

deep

in the thicket

locks without keys

*

fault
line
the
other
self
waits

*

abbreviations
and other
various lies

*

casting spells the wind the wind the wind

*Published by Weird Laburnum on 7/31/19

alchemy

each dogwood

springs to life

*Published in the July 2019 issue of Stardust Haiku

consent

and other

beautiful words

*Published by Haikuniverse (www.haikuniverse.com) on 7/22/19

Christmas in July

You'd think I'd be a tough-as-nails person by now, but I'm not. Each time I speak up about an injustice, the girl inside of me crawls into a tight ball, as if to protect herself from an impending head-on crash. I know that might sound rather dramatic, but speaking up is a risky venture. In fact, during the past three decades, I have been on the receiving end of death threats, beatings, and job, family, and friend loss as a result of sharing my truth.  
 
So, in the time between now and whatever the future may hold, regarding my latest effort to break the silence, I am doing the only logical thing I can: hug my knees and hum out-of-season holiday tunes to an empty room.

nuclear fallout

but first

a dance

*Published in Issue 1.6 of Human/Kind Journal

head smashed arguing orange until green

*

alien probe

not bad

for a Monday

*Published in Bones 17

moment of peace

just me

and autumn’s hush

*

fearless

I let the snow fall

upon my tongue

*

newfound hope

hints of green

bathe the woodland

*

joyful noise

the crunch of earth

beneath my sole

*Published in the summer 2019 edition of The Bamboo Hut

perhaps this is freedom walking upon ghosts

*

obsidian shards

surely

you’ll outlast me

*

solemn grit

axing off

his red

*Published by Weird Laburnum on 7/9/19