words of a woman in bloom

Turning toward the light

Light finds its way through even the smallest of cracks, and it’s your job to…

24

i turned 24 yesterday and now i have as many years as there are hours in a day. that got me thinking about time and how we use it and how we’re told to use it, especially at this age. but if there’s one thing i’ve learned since i turned 23 it’s that time is a fickle beast.

autumn. autumn is a mysterious bitch. the end of summer feels like reading the last word of a book that you want to go on forever. when you feel absolutely satisfied but completely…

Green

I want to put water out for wild animals
and watch them drink

Home

I’m home
in this place I’ve never been before
on streets whose names I don’t know
in dark alleys where I should be afraid
I’m safe

Mifflin Street

I see strangers coming to the door My head says “lock it.” My heart says “come in…

Silver Lining

I’m sorry
they took
the part of you
that was
happily naive

Sweat

I greet pain with a warm embrace The way I do
when I see my mom

tiny green bug

I want to be a tiny green bug
So I can fall from 100 feet up
And feel no pain
Soaring through the air without fear 
or flashes of…