In love with life and all of its foibles.
A strange psychedelic experience Opened a portal This Psilocybin key unlocked A previously shuttered window I was unaware
By Aspen Marie 10 months ago in Poets
I wish I was brown sugar Sweet foundation Of every baked good Worth eating Soft, pliable Sparkling grains Catching the light
“Creator, show me how good it can get” Tyana shares her mantra with me I observe my chosen sister shape her life From humble beginnings
By Aspen Marie 11 months ago in Poets
This feisty girl Lives down the block Her pure stubborn fire A perfect character foil To my son’s easy river flow Here everyday, in my house
This feeling of my ribs stuck to my hips Fused by fear Diaphragm paralysis Bracing for impact Holding my breath For weeks now
Standards and roles My neighbour says She will enforce No apology for making a boy Feel scared Treating him like a predator
Trigger warning: Postpartum depression In a giant washing machine Tumbling, bruising Do your best Not to drown In six inches of water
I once shook a hand Belonging to an ordinary man With an ordinary face Adorned in a plain button shirt And brown leather loafers
Poverty’s bruising fingerprints Mock sensitive flesh With indelible mark-making A most despicable artist This menace follows everywhere I tread
Look! A cosmic expansion Swirling particles entangled In my thoughts and hair Over time and space Seven Lessons On Physics
Of all the shapeshifters I envy nonbinary the most Sloughing off convention Convention disregarded them first Polyglot guardians
By Aspen Marie 11 months ago in Pride
Half-breed hybrid This strange amalgamation of genetic soup Bestowed without permission But still grateful for the contribution
