Xanadu
 

Sometimes a fresh spring sunrise but sometimes the stale sand on a dreary beach. An agitated highlighter pressed against thick stubborn...

Perhaps a child’s blackberry-stained overalls or a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, stretching its wings in a field of lavender and...

Cans of coke and Brooklyn’s welcome sign in Dumbo. Bite marks and dried blood in an emergency room. Shirley temples and cheap gas station...

I walk down a hallway. I walk alone. I’m hallwayed and there is no one to hear me. The stairs are breaking down and the posters...

You have umbrellaed me. Protected me from rainy days. You have kept me safe for a while— I thought it would stay. As I hid under you, the...

I am just a broken toy. You use me against my will, moving my arms legs and body, forcing me in different ways. Children pull my arms,...

I am completely dusted. Debris and dirt covering everything that holds value to the heart. Mops and vacuums taking care of the thick...

For as long as I have lived, I’ve always been eclipsed. Being blocked off and shadowed like I was never there. It makes me feel blood...

I am windowed to the wall, bordered by an old wood frame, sun reflecting through the glass, beaming into the gray room— a barrier against...

I have been a river for you for too long. I’ve had enough of your constant Shit. Always throwing your empty plastic Bottles and your food...