Cathryn MezzoCrushMom kept dying and coming back to life. Years of 4am phone calls. I answer, Not as a daughter, but as Mother’s mother. Can I hold Joy in…Sep 21, 2022Sep 21, 2022
Cathryn MezzoRAIN MANThe slogan, “Be here now.” sits on my husband’s desk. My son utters these words like an incantation, hoping to conjure up my image. Camp is…Feb 3, 20221Feb 3, 20221
Cathryn MezzoWaves Without EndWaves called by the moon Leaving offerings For gods and children alike, Washing away sins and sandcastles.Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Cathryn MezzoSex and the SandmanI’m having an affair and my husband knows it.Oct 29, 20211Oct 29, 20211
Cathryn MezzoJack’dFools cast in plastic Dangle from dainty arms. Open-minded orbs Hollowed to consume.Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
Cathryn MezzoBlood BrotherWe can disagree ’cause speech is free, But I’m not your sister, brother, can’t you see? When you’re always right — nothing left for me…Sep 1, 20211Sep 1, 20211
Cathryn MezzoIs that with a C or a K?I love how my name looks written in script: C-a-t-h-r-y-n. The high arch of the C balanced five letters away by the descending Y —…Sep 1, 20211Sep 1, 20211
Cathryn MezzoBetween Youth and a Hard PlaceI watch my son walk to the bus stop. His feet, four sizes bigger than last year, leave man prints in the snow. He stands taller than I do…Aug 29, 20211Aug 29, 20211
Cathryn MezzoTake My Crown —please!The title of Princess was handed to me By a jealous mother before I was three.Aug 26, 20211Aug 26, 20211
