What I’d Do for You
I have never met youBut here’s what I’d do for you: I’d drink up all the starsAnd laugh them backContinue Reading
Category: Poetry
My many attempts to capture a visceral moment in short form.
The Stairs
I am standinghere at the bottomthe way up is crampedclaustrophobic creaky Caution, now Murky yellowish glares of lightmuddies the landingstares horrorthrough me Caution, now UpContinue Reading
Thank God for friends
old and new (and yet to be)ones who become your family These are the people who mended my fences who rebuilt my bridges who filledContinue Reading
Somewhere Near Cleveland Square
there exists a cacophony, a gaggleliquid loose legs stumble, some step more purposefully across miles of concrete, what a toil it is, belowContinue Reading
Were These Normal Things?
Were these normal things to hear?These affirmations.These dotings.These confirmations. Were these normal things to feel?These securities.These stabilities.These sureties. Were theseContinue Reading
A Simple Question
I skate along a razor’s edge between radiant, relentless joy and the blackest of dark matters Which way shall IContinue Reading
Haiku #178
we had thirty-fiveyears. all have withered to dust; was there ever love?
Haiku #177
a furry patchworkin black and white spots zipped byas the mosques sang out
Haiku #176
missing the sunrisebecause I’ve blinded my eyeswith unseen terrors
Haiku #175
it’s a closing doorand a sudden drowning humthat knocks me out cold
Alexis Attempts to Write 