Life Coach
The thing you have to understand about me is, I pretty much see everything, even what goes on behind my…
Mother
I’m standing outside of 201 W. Market St. by the courthouse. There’s a woman standing on the next corner, however…
In Which I Imagine a Different Ending For Myself
Never thought I’d be in this situation. Being in jail for the first time and away from my family, my…
The Lie of the Century
I’m at the hospital. They ask me my name, reason for visit. I simply state that I’m the daughter of…
Hold me
I want you to hold me in a way that’s not appropriate for a friend or a lover I just…
You’re Acting Like A Boy
“The thing you have to understand about me is I am a nurse. You’re acting like a boy, why are…
Grocery Stores
I tried cigarette shorts rolled up from ash trays around the house. I would roll them in a brown paper…
Do I?
Late March, mid-April, early Spring time, I am getting ready to Lamb with my nana but she’s getting older. Now…
A wilted Bouquet
A wilted Bouquet on my dresser drawer a shattered note thrown on the floor a girl with tears running down…
Skirts
“Your skirt is too short,” says Mrs. Bianchi. “You need to get a new one.” I hear someone whistle behind…
All Good Things Have To End
Little by little, I learn to not fear death For life is a gift spent — With those you love…
Tsaliha and the Field Woman
Tsaliha’s cousin Ylynaha was very smart. She was a tall girl with long legs who wore long red dresses that…
Memories
Cattle graze below the sky, while dust beats in on heron wings and phantoms curl from breath to hay.
Beyond The Waterfall
Don’t fear the waterfall For years, it has rained an alluring presence in your valley Captivating from the riverside, from…
How Memories Visit
This moment is not present. It’s not relevant, it is the birth of moments from a forgotten childhood. Memories don’t…
Snow Goose Migration
A river in the open sky, Waves that follow on the wind, Circling from shores they fly, Climbing on majestic…
Memories in the Snow
Sage knows too much of snow. The way it drizzles over her, catching up to her wherever she walks. How…
An Expert’s Guide to V-Day
Emily Karreman supplies readers with her no-fail - if not goofy - guide to a successful Valentine's Day this February.
College
Like any relationship, we’ve had our ups and downs But you weren’t so ready to give up on me like…
The Shadow’s Secret Continued ‘I am my Mother’s daughter’
It was the diary that started it all. The day I found it a thick fume of anger had clouded…
Farewell
Farewell to the tracks of the old iron train And the beauty of midnight and shadowy gains You only traversed…
My Sister is my Favorite Poem
My sister is my favorite poem, The one I always come back to read For a laugh, a good cry,…
The Woman’s Design
Science states that the female fetus is born with all the eggs she will ever have in her entire lifetime …
Autumn
Sunset sweeps across the sky And birdsongs in the darkness lie. A window lit; a porch-light dark While evening stars…
Black-Eyed Susan
Flowers emerge from chaos, as they always do, and in determination or youthful energy, the branches of the small fir…
The memory of her
The memory of her love was like the flag which bears a soldiers back And like a soldier I carry…
What Women Are
The ocean has no name yet demands respect This is how I know the ocean is a woman, majestic and…
The Outlet: Sharing
it’s intimacy in the trivial gestures; it’s the honey stuck in your teeth, the indirect kiss of citrus. beloved, …