1

winter storm
his hot chocolate eyes
warm me up

2

bin of costumes
mom's first wedding dress
make believe

3

in the basement
I can still hear the echoes
of our laughter

4

soccer field wind sprints
goalie with
undiagnosed asthma

5

graveyard shift
coming home to a bundle
of pink carnations

6

for your contact
a custom ring tone
I no longer use

7

red stoplight 
rock paper scissors 
with a cute stranger 

8

pumpkin chai 
why is it 
orange?

9

soft autumn musk
you catch me
glimpsing at you

10

talking with God
my brain cusses
I apologize

11

farted in the elevator
get off on the next floor
I’m not sorry

12

sitting on the subway 
but really just a speck 
on a floating rock

13

kitchen dishes
hearty discussion
giggling girls

14

let’s fall in love 
to piss off 
our parents

15

autumn’s reds,
yellows,
and you

16

smelling my old perfume
I turn nine years
younger

17

after a year
the petals unfurl
I bloom, again.

18

final goodbye
I throw away
your toothbrush

19

warm memories
cooking dinner together
food got cold

20

late night rehearsal
me and my Mase
walk back home

21

an intricate map
I plan my route
past his desk

22

right where
we left off
home from school

23

blonde and brunette
salty and sweet
a friendship that will last a lifetime

24

whisper to me
a lie
that haunts me

25

she stamps the cigarette into me
               finally release

26

walking side by side
a breeze through my hand
your ghost

27

crisp air
swallows me whole
I pick up the old mitt

28

walking upstairs
hear a creak
is it eve?

29

unable to stop
myself
from falling

30

effortless connection
feels right
ends just as quick

31

an empty glass
reflecting
the sad truth

32

an empty city
feels full
with you

33

where have you been
been looking
all my life

34

love in your words
contradicting
hate in your actions

35

balcony on a warm night
alone.
chills on my skin

36

falling into you
when i’ve already learned
not to trip

37

love defeats
the eldritch giant
we log off for the night

38

five handprints
on the bare wall
too high up . . .

39

pencil-drawn hearts
sweaty love note
my name spelled wrong

40

wildflowers 
in an unkempt lawn
mail overfilled

41

bamboo leaf
yellow
a new phase

42

mailbox empty
everyone disperses
nothing for me.

43

figure in the hallway
my breath escapes
before i can

44

lonely Sunday night
i remember the way he said
i love you

45

wearing your sweatpants
to feel the warmth
that once was you

46

whistling wind 
a feeling 
I can't escape 

47

baby powder on her back
doing my part
to help out

48

first one to rehearsal 
the light stands alone 
in the dark

49

walk onto a elevator 
full of people 
I sort of know 

50

a very crowded room
I must take up 
no space

51

tearing me apart 
each 
text I read  

52

Open window
    lilac lilies 
        young girl.

53

took a detour
on the way to class
to hold your hand

54

foot of your grave
chatting
with the wind

55

tracing your smile 
in my mind 
to pass the time

56

hands combs through
tangled hair,
just girls bonding

57

i’ve let go
yet you find your way 
to haunt me

58

pressing on paper
harder and harder until—
the pencil lead snaps

59

the weight of the gavel
settles on my shoulders
my name in gold

60

on the back of his test
a drawing
he will never finish

61

shadows
in the hall
alone . . . or so I thought

62

he once was
the king
of my heart

63

he left so quickly
thanking God
I never would’ve left first

64

building an igloo
to impress
the school bus kids

65

one car
in the parking lot
steamy handprints

66

sorority house kitchen
the girl who lights
my heart's stove

67

red paint on denim
hope that
I   
   haunt 
            you

68

locked in the kennel
whining to be let out
we play house

69

batting her eyes
she asks for my . . .
name