Tina D. Lopez

Joined November 2017

173 stories

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A woman who writes to deal with hurt, mistakes--mine and others, and messy emotions. Telling my truth, from the heart, with no sugarcoating.

My book Love Ain’t No Friend of Mine is available on Amazon. https://a.co/d/6JYBmLH

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Don't Speak
This was inspired by something my daughter said that I misheard while we were walking around our neighborhood which is overrun with stray cats. First draft, so I will probably come back to it at some point.
By Tina D. Lopezabout 8 hours ago in Poets
Such A Lady
igniting fires laughs like a fucking lady flames licking his beam
By Tina D. Lopezabout 23 hours ago in Poets
Violet. Content Warning.
woke up still breathing naked and unafraid too flesh not violet
By Tina D. Lopezabout 24 hours ago in Poets
Deadline
west clock still has hours east coast inches from midnight Man-in-the-Moon sighs
By Tina D. Lopezabout 24 hours ago in Poets
Word Desserts
mind is a dessert high calorie words swirling fueling on ice cream
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
Finding Words
fingertips clank loud words filling computer screen ideas flooding
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
After Church
Sunday finery grandmothers and gardenias whiskey in their tea
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
The Final Countdown
the clock is ticking regulars are submitting Harper published "Mess"
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
Honeysuckle
sweet honeysuckle bees hover over the blooms buzzing fills the air
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
In the Air
bombs dropping on schools gas prices climbing fumes drifting through hoods
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
Sundae Dinner
oh, fudgy delight eating ice cream for dinner belly softly jiggles
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
Kite
smiles bloom across sky laughter chasing away clouds kite drifting on wind
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets