what if you chose this moment? what if it is all a gift opening itself to you? what if you have chosen who you are? —- Once,… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: The Maps of Angels”
Author: suziqsmith
Poems for the End of the World: my kind of beauty is
my kind of beauty is the kiss of sun glinting off the tip of a righteous warrior’s spear while the wind howls “Go and do not return… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: my kind of beauty is”
Poems for the End of the World: Balarat
in Denver every public school student goes to Balarat Outdoor Education in fifth grade which includes a night walk down a mountain path we are meant to… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: Balarat”
Poems for the End of the World: How to Say Goodbye
How to Say Goodbye Dear Grief, with your precious damp traipsing muddy footprints all through the house, your shivering lilac fingertips, here: bring your gravity, your well-earned… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: How to Say Goodbye”
Poems for the End of the World: How to Reconcile
How to Reconcile when my sister and I fought our lower backs ached we didn’t know this happened to the other sister as well until we made… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: How to Reconcile”
Poems for the End of the World: How to Grieve
How to Grieve when you are ready to begin, look for something alive something new and opening. bend your hand around the flame of this tender joy… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: How to Grieve”
Poems for the End of the World: Bless Your Heart
To all the ones who have told me perhaps while gazing down their nose slopes or peering over their glasses a pinched smile dripping saccharine “Bless your… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: Bless Your Heart”
Poems for the End of the World: The Illness of Spring 2020
99.5 I’m fine after the shower my skin burned might got a touch of that Yung Rona but I’m good don’t worry about me, I worked out… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: The Illness of Spring 2020”
Poems for the End of the World: Let it Let
pressing weight into grief weight into weight a trap door perhaps pressing my way into the crack the in between stone rolling surrender to the potential of… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: Let it Let”