“i do not beg. i do not ask for forgiveness. i do not hold my breath while he finishes. the man tells me he does not love me, and he does not love me. the man tells me who he is, and i listen. i have so much beautiful time.”Tagged: Poetry, Love, Letting Go, Poems, feminism
“How can you sleep pretty when there are four locks on the door and the fire escape feels like break-in bait?”Tagged: Dangers of Being A Woman, Poetry
“I want to write a poem for the women on Long Island whose words stretch and curl like bubblegum around the forefinger.”Tagged: Poetry, Women, feminism
“What is the word for a bird, already stunning in its sitting form, opening its wings and the watcher loses their breath?”Tagged: Sex, sexuality, Love, Lovers, Poetry
“Just say it, you always know the killer was a woman if she cleaned up after.”Tagged: Poetry, Poems, Death, Grief, Anger
“The boy doesn't ask before he chokes me so I pretend to die while he's doing it.”Tagged: Poetry, Choking, Sex