Xanadu
 

You spidered your way into my fragile life, constructing a bewitching web of shining white silk, promising me a fruitful bond. You used...

Keep the dead hidden. Out of sight, behind wrappings— Never show that face. It’s as if I am dead. Not only entombed but mummified. My...

Her fingertips hit the ivory as they dance in harmonious conjunction. The hammers pound as they playback her dance while the thick, wool...

Farewell, he says to the squirrels, the birds, and even the insects, as they are the ones who will be the most heartbroken with him gone....

I snaked around endlessly in our favorite garden, without you. The carrots eager to be picked. The tomatoes hoping they too will soon...

On my 7th Birthday I was slapped in the face three times. Piñata: Purple and pink— my little pony themed. All the kids lining up and...

White picket fence, the sound of laughter roaming. A large white kitchen marble countertops filled with fresh fruit put with love—...

The keys jingle in the woman's hand. The keychains and 10 keys all clank against each other. Dragged back and forth from place to place...

When I was fourteen— all I needed to do to feel like myself was listen to Bowie. Until the sickness of my summer of blue lipstick and...

You had me enthralled my Self, not yet realized; an unshaped, soft, scared ball of clay; in awe of You entirely. Sunned by You, trapped...