Underneath it All
Fire eyes: I see your burning hatredbut I am no fool— Given a corner dark enoughand you’d drink me up;parch yourContinue Reading
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In Search of the Perfect Womb
I’d been searching, searching, searchingfor some ephemeral something that could not quite formulate properly along my tongue into quite the right sentenceContinue Reading
Every blossom is a kiss
speckled magenta, blushing unabashedlyas they sway along bony threads of branches. My lips pucker slightly in response, wondering what may comeContinue Reading
For a Patch of Red Tulips in Boston
A soft kiss of petalsBloom upwardsTo shout their prayers Towards the heavens In return warm fingersStretch down to earthTo lovingly strokeEachContinue Reading
Slaps
I was slapped when I was born Right smack dab on my little light brown bottom I don’t remember itContinue Reading
Bleach white and bare
Motionless upon these rusted grainsWhere miles of desperationAre stuffed into one small scene: The destiny we missedThe life that knewContinue Reading
wash me clean
with your salt water touch I feel the day dissolvinginto pink roses and orange blossoms when the sun melts awayyourContinue Reading
The Shadows
don’t tell himabout the…shadows the black voidsthat hoverat theedgesof our bed don’t share your nighttimevisions with him Or else. it won’t help anything; ifthereContinue Reading
Your Eyes Up Close
You have these eyelashesthat fan and curland send my heart racingas quickly as its feet will carry itaround a mile-longContinue Reading
Symptoms of Self-Hate
Sometimes, I just feel this way. No rhyme or reason. Just a belief deeply buried into my subconscious that I can’t quite rid myself of.
Alexis Attempts to Write 