how many times have i forced my tongue down inside and not a joyous lapping a uvula flicking but heavy and still a bunker waiting for the… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: Small Swallows”

How to Find Water follow the first tear fallen on cracked desert[1] find its river and know water again cover skin in the mud in celebration of… Read more “Poems for the End of the World: How to Find Water”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”