untitled 5
there’s something very perfect and silent about myself. there’s places in my mind that are just for me, and they are my favourite. i look...
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My work
Jan 14, 20231 min read
petals
there’s a muscle in my jaw that ticks like a clock, and ink under my skin that crawls out through my eyes. i am suffocated with poetry...
Jan 13, 20231 min read
rain
my rain, my lovely rain. i have stood here for all time and my legs have never faltered. my blood is cold and warm, and i peak my head...
Jan 13, 20231 min read
self portrait
i paint myself with memories and promises. what a privilege, what an honour to be loved. what a privilege to be known at all. what a...
Jan 4, 20231 min read
bubblewrap
i am gentle with myself. in the dimension between sleep and wake, my words cannot stop. in my sleep, my words cannot stop. writing is my...
Jan 3, 20231 min read
interlude 8
i write about delicacy and i write about breath. i write more than i ever have. my fingers intertwine with shadows. i lay on my bed in...
Jan 3, 20231 min read
paper straws, paper hearts, paper boats // folding my love
the kindest, softest parts of me are the ones that i love the most. soft and delicate, yet strong. winter is in my blood, winter is my...
Jan 3, 20231 min read
stardust (revisited)
weight on my left hip, leaning all on the counter, i watch curls of steams twirl out of my tea. i rub my knuckles along the seam of my...
Jan 1, 20232 min read
metamorphosis (rewrite)
rewriting a poem again?????? yes guys lol. some poems i read after months and cry at how lovely my words are and others make me vomit in...
Jan 1, 20231 min read
near year, same girl i’ve always been
time is obsolete ; i am every moment i have ever dared to breathe into. i meld from second to second , action to action, floating...
Dec 30, 20221 min read
interlude 7
i do not desire existence, i crave it. conversations with her and the universe remind me i am real. holding my own hand and finding my...
Dec 30, 20221 min read
apology
suffering didn’t suit me very well. torture was baggy around my waist and agony was ill fitting around my legs. i sacrificed beauty, i...
Dec 26, 20221 min read
dear december (seams of gold)
december, my love, you are so dear to me. i will sign my letter ‘much love, your love’ because you love me even more than i love you. i...
Dec 26, 20221 min read
interlude 6
rain lulls me to sleep. i hope i don’t bore you reader. every poem is the same?
Dec 22, 20221 min read
(delicate)
i will be (delicate) and soft handed forever, gentle and ambiguous. forgiving and soft, giant and loud. i will take up unlimited space...
Dec 8, 20222 min read
packing tape and boxes
moonlight shifts in my window; i stay up late with warmth and a few songs. if i tilt my head back at the right angle, i can see the moon,...
Dec 5, 20221 min read
winter was never a lie
the air smells like rain; a precursor to my peaceful nights. i wonder if every broken heart has started to forget me. i hope i fade away...
Dec 5, 20221 min read
young at night
angelic shadows are so much brighter in the night. i study the geography of constellations on my skin, in a room full of moonlight. my...
Nov 28, 20221 min read
interlude 5
i close my eyes very slowly before i sleep, i let them slide shut; i let them drift down and settle. what happens behind my eyes is...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
interlude 4
i wrote a poem on a post-it note and lost it somewhere. the lines floated away from me and some part of me wanted to let them. the...
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