A prayer for my father whose scarred and rotting heart I tried to plant flowers in

but I no longer know if I have enough seeds

A kiss for my mother whose flowers were stolen and left to wither away

A blessing for my sister; This world will try to destroy you.

Resist.

what happened | what happened

when did we become so damaged | how did we become so broken

that when someone tries to give us what we deserve | when someone tries to plant flowers in our hearts

we don’t know how to respond | we tell them not to bother

I just watched the shooter’s videos he posted before he went on the rampage.

I don’t understand where I can feel safe as a woman

I go home, intense domestic abuse where men can be as aggressive and violent as they want because they are men and women have to…

[to myself]

Upon extending an invitation to the fabulous Kayla Upadhyaya for a brunch/arts and…