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You’d Be Surprised What You Can Forgive
He threw the phone like thunder throws itself across the sky,never concerned with what is displaced or dismayed,just wanting to display some rage,a little trailer of the lightning that is on the way.He threw the phone like she’d made a mistake,the kind of misstep that could only be trained out of her with fear,and he…
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How Insensitive
Each setting of the sun,minute and moment brings me closer to you.I can feel the fire of your arrival,itching underneath my skin,and though I’m still lost in my lonely lullabies,fast asleep by the time the day begins,I wake up when I feel your hand in mine,every time,without fail. You’re on the way,and I don’t know…
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I Was A Bad Mother To My Inner Child
She used to watch the moon from her dimly lit bedroom window,pretending to sleep,trying to keep her stories in order,so that she wouldn’t slip on the shame of her real reflection. The moon knew the truth,sending her to sleep with her soothing stare,the way her own mother would,if she had been given the chance.The girl…
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The Mad Mermaids
I went to catch a wave with my local librarian.The sun was smiling, like I’d told a joke,and I was glad to be lost in the crowd.Tsunami of girls, all locked inside of our assigned roles,the fathers of fascism storm the streets,but they fear femininity,how it weakens men,makes them indecent and unkind. I am a…
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Why Can’t Men Leave Lesbians Alone?
Hello, it’s me, your unfriendly, neighbourhood lesbian. I’d like to start by saying that when I refer to men in this blog post, I am not talking about non binary people. Maybe we won’t be compatible (but maybe we will…), but I have no issue seeing them around because we share experiences and understand each…
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