1

bright star 
dimming for 
others 

2

planet of people 
who don't know 
me

3

the greeks loved your figure
why can't
you 

4

a super blue moon
in fourteen short years
a child no more

5

silence at the wake
a star's soft glow
fades to dust

6

beneath her lashes
a constellation
of tears

7

boyhood thief
deemed himself worthy
a heavenly body

8

room of infinite mirrors
forced to dissect
the nuance of myself

9

morning glistens
tracing sun beams
down your chest

10

anniversary of your death 
stargazing 
your heavenly body

11

lost faith 
but the angels speak to me 
in numbers 

12

laying in the grass 
cool breeze, bright moon
and heavenly bodies 

13

celestial being
star girl
her face    in the moon

14

moonlight
cuts through
the space    between    us

15

and you said
you’d “always love”
my body

16

heaven — constant sand
a paradise I would hate.
so that means . . .

17

celestial guardian
     I wonder 
which star you are

18

lost in your 
eyes 
planet of wonder

19

sun comes up 
                    sun goes down 
did they ever stop running?

20

 zero gravity
minds float beside
heavenly bodies

21

she smiles at her reflection
and for the first time 
it smiled back

22

the moon is full 
I look up 
to where you transported 

23

hair woven from the night
and skin like starlight
just missing wings

24

shooting stars 
a sign
or simply nature

25

loves lost
I look up
to their heavenly bodies

26

empty bed 
your whispers 
caress my shoulder

27

cover your belly button
no tiny straps
men in muscle tees

28

sun goes around
another day
living through pain

29

incandescent moon
from cloud to cloud
you dance

30

alone with a patient
death rattle 
wisps through the air

31

the yoga mat
I lay my worries into
it is enough for now

32

monday morning
I whisper to myself I will . . . 
start tomorrow

33

alarm clock ringing
I climb out of bed
why did I commit to this

34

first gray hair
of many
motherhood

35

leaves crumble
under my feet
depression returns

36

word vomit
I see red
it hurts all over

37

sip the green juice
drink the electrolytes
and go.

38

39

beads of sweat
        dripping down my body
                  DIY shower

40

the last slice
stares
threatening my appetite

41

in the gym
machines crash
and men stare

42

my eyes catch
a woman runner
pushing harder

43

my younger self was quiet
my older self observes
my own yin-yang

44

tree or warrior
maybe downward dog
will still my mind

66

salty tears ricochet
on the page
the story ends

46

doctor's signature
shot in the thigh
first day to becoming myself

47

thumbing through my
color-coded calendar
why did I agree to that

48

brand new water bottle 
the old one 
forgotten

49

study date 
in the library 
homework forgotten

50

short drive to the store
heard our song
I should call mom

51

my new shoes
against the heel scab
thought we were past this

52

roommate shares
her dream journal
what the fuck

53

nails grown out
hair in a ponytail
sensory overload

54

the world 
keeps spinning
what about me?

55

butterfly effect 
to snooze 
or not to snooze

56

wrong body
right mind
why won’t they talk

57

put me in a box
and ship me back;
i’m ill with rage

58

packing up
always      the last one
out of class

59

too loose clothing
hangs on
            to what’s left

60

pulling out my eyelashes
to make more
wishes

61

twin-tailed mermaid
the smell of coffee
the siren song

62

gold medal shines bright
the years of struggle
have passed her by

63

a leap of faith
inches away
becomes a mile

64

long walks to class 
time moves slower
in the rain

65

fourth floor Shilling
I catch
my breath