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Blessed Are the Wingless in these Beautiful Poems

Book Review: The Wingless The Winglessby Cecilia LlompartSeries: Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series2014.Genre: PoetryThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! My Thoughts: I loved how the poems are laid out in this book. There are 4 parts: Hymnal, Almanac, Wherever We Roam... Continue Reading →

token friend

textbooks tell me humans are social creatures. humans need interaction to thrive. humans need to love and feel loved. anti-social. introvert. shy. weird. awkward. negative. crazy. those are my names. the names on my collar. the names i respond to. friends. people who care. only... they don't. they are friends so long as i remember... Continue Reading →

The Guy That Liked the Deftones

The guy that likes the Deftones. That used to be his name. He’d come into my music store We’d spend awhile discussing the latest musical lore. He dressed like Jonathan Davis. His eyes were ashy gray. I always asked when I started my shift “Has the guy that likes the Deftones stopped by today?" His... Continue Reading →

The Boy in the Picture

There was an old photo in my attic, of you… when you were a child at play. You had given it to me back in the day, back when we were lovers… before our hearts both ran astray. I study the picture of the little boy, who’s grinning. I didn’t know your heart back then…... Continue Reading →

What Matters

This world is so lonely, few friends to relate. Small talk is all they give. How is that any way to live?   My landlord doesn’t understand why the rent is late. He calls… and calls.. and calls.. and calls, Just to belittle and berate.   Given crumbs to work like a robot and still,... Continue Reading →

A Memory’s Dance

A memory is but a dying flame, Fighting to consume just enough oxygen So that it may linger a while longer, Before it inevitably slips away. The memories of us flicker in my mind. The one of how I want to remember it. And the one of what we truly were. Yet, do they not... Continue Reading →

Bicycles. Because Love Requires Trust and Balance

Book Review: Bicycles Bicycles: Love Poemsby Nikki Giovanni2009.Genre: PoetryThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! My Thoughts: Nikki Giovanni is one of the world’s most well-known American poets. And rightfully so. This lovely book of love poems was a welcome... Continue Reading →

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