poetry
Poetry: The Secret
Amidst stacked scarlet strawberries, purply pomegranate pyramids and orgasmic origami oranges– visions of perfection, tempting one to capture their eternal essence– is a deeper, darker secret. This is not a food store. Bushes of vivid green broccoli in prickly pineapple forests stand guard, their hair a mess: sentries shielding the secret. This is not a … [Read more…]
Ode to a Samwich
My nearly-6-year-old is a budding poet. I discovered this gem in the living room (not hidden with the lettuce, mind you): Ow samwich you are sow boown you are sow tase… Let me translate: Oh sandwich, you are so brown, you are so tasty… I am so proud! My own mini-poet in the pantry!
Poetry: Determination
The flower, growing out of the waste of the world— Beauty in darkness and filth, Blooming in spite of adversity. Springing from a crack in the sidewalk— Somehow surviving trampling feet, Pissing dogs, plucking children, and perpetual heat. The crimson petals of unknown passion, Unfurling with grace; shy and cautious, Exposing the secrets within. Once … [Read more…]
Poetry: Flighty
I am that bleached-blonde robin red-breast, gulping golden glasses every Thursday night: siren of spring to some, boring bird to others, desperate to be noticed. I am that bird of paradise, perfumed and primped, old men perched next to her, parroting their prose– eager for a f***ing frenzy, despite the gleaming golden talon. I am … [Read more…]