Words by Juliet

Live.

You must break free

of the walls you

First to Last

first one on the blog,
first one at the bar,
first to leave the nest,
first to fly too far,
first to fight the man,
first to fuel the fire,
first to give a damn,
last to play the liar,
last one on the blog,
last one at the bar, 
last to leave the nest,
last to fly too far,
last to fight the man,
last to…

One To Talk

Don’t talk to me about
how you all hate 
racism and sexism
homophobia and transphobia
ableism and classism or
any kind of discrimination…

Bugsy

I lost a dear friend today

He had four legs, four hooves

A long tail, and a mane

The kind of fellow you might ask

Hey, why the long face?

When You Bother A Writer

Have you written anything new?

They ask

Enough is Enough

Sometimes the best tasting things

are the ones we realize

we don’t want.

We go through the pain

and/or pleasure

Fresh Words/Turtle Master

Hot and steaming like just-poured French press

Lines tight like the vertical ribs in my tank top

There is a tiny rip in my pants

I am visions of gold and plaid

Writing Under The Blanket

(another stream-of-consciousness experiment)

14:15

Today I got up and I drank some water

and I did some morning pages like a good writer

and I waited a while before I put my pants on

and I wore mismatched socks