Just like mama used to not make me She was too busy getting ready for work Putting on thick layers of make up on her face The men she kissed accuses her nightly All kinds of topics are discussed between them They hold her accountable for bad things She is the target of their anger

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The clouds opened up, wider, and swallowed the sunshine, whole. A bite didn’t occur until later, when the brightness shined upon us. The rain is happy, dancing around the dirty cars. The sky forfeited the game, knowing it wasn’t supported.

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I got rid of your delusions one at a time. Donated your stuff away, sitting on shelves, being touched with grimy fingertips and bad intentions. This was not the way we should’ve ended. Our adulterated misunderstanding of each other, melting the sun even hotter, making us sweaty. You walked funny when you were mean. There

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I have not fought in wars outside of myself but I have fought many inside of me. I have tried to end it all, each decade after the other, in the past, remaining partly in the present, never knowing the future. I have pushed the limits, the walls with my hands, the doors with my

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