Category Archives: Poetry

Afraid of white shirts

Posted on December 3, 2019 by shesneon

I spill coffee every first sip and when I do, my armpits spiral like a dizzied child so I cover my arms with a black sweater kept around for the chance I’ll need it and end up picking the fuzz … Continue reading →

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ugly

Posted on December 2, 2019 by shesneon

Exactly 3 o’clock the mail hasn’t come. Slept in again with my glasses on. Pancakes for lunch pancakes for dinner. Quiet fills the space I’m so thoughtless. But I’m breathing and the light is louder. Screaming into a barrel it’s … Continue reading →

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Said to a child

Posted on December 2, 2019 by shesneon

Life isn’t boring Just shut your eyes And let your dreams play.

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Don’t believe me

Posted on November 12, 2019 by shesneon

I’d told you before      eleven times. Remember that old brown bag?      The ugly bag with the frayed straps. I peeped thread coming undone after one week. I’d told you before      don’t pay full price for new things.      Tarnishing      is … Continue reading →

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Huff and puff

Posted on November 12, 2019 by shesneon

Amazing how cold it gets      in Chicago      on a Tuesday. Watching palm trees die      on Lake Michigan      would be more sad      than not having them       at all. And loneliness becomes a game      having … Continue reading →

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Well, since you asked…

Posted on November 7, 2019 by shesneon

Accumulation of vacation days in the cold months a kid’s ice cream is melting in Rio. Planning trips for the holidays and seeing mother’s new charger plates wasteful wealth rings itself in. I’ve been hesitant to use sick days feels like … Continue reading →

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Black Hole

Posted on November 4, 2019 by shesneon

We could’ve stayed up until the crickets fell asleep, until whispers of those who complain about dry rain stopped. It’s filthy in here, the way rain water collects dirt off tire treads, coating the boots of 30-somethings in teddy bear … Continue reading →

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Waves

Posted on November 4, 2019 by shesneon

Crash like fingertips to skin Crash like ice We’re still living Moving on the ledge Still Not living right You and I crash into pieces Pollinating the sheets Closer to the ledge Waiting Crash like rear view reflections Crash like … Continue reading →

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Do it more

Posted on November 2, 2019 by shesneon

It didn’t bother me that you lied. Only that You believed the truth was going To hurt more. When you talk to me these days I wonder If I am able to trust my feelings.

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Hum

Posted on November 1, 2019 by shesneon

You put yourself at a disadvantage when you start your day hours after the sun.

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