often i have no words... these terrible stories that i've inherited litter the meat of my marrow like diamonds in dark dirt #micropoetry

in the shadow of uncertainty clinging to the roots of what was consistent and has past. #micropoetry #thought

at some point over artificially sweetened and flavored water i will in deep thought rock back and forth on my heels then loudly laugh out loud #micropoetry

what i return to... old spider gods weavin' my history with mint and a hint of sugar cane #tanka

reading the writing of Howard Dumas lending myself to a Black Mythology and the sound of Ebonics sweet with yam juice across hungry ears i am pilgrimaging to herbal beginnings when i was everything true. organic. musical. dramatic. burning. and alive #micropoetry

sometime ago i lost my weirdness i traded in my quirks for belonging for being as the populace pronounced i should and would be. i am in the middle of a sacred revolution a pulsing and writhing time of 'fuckyostatusquo' i will arrive as i am and should have always been. #micropoetry

it was the difficulty of singing songs that would pass over chapped lips and mouths suspended in the hardness of time and life the pain of breath passing over uneven teeth on the back of thick drought-kissed tongues where words teeter then fall from the cliff of parted lips. #micropoetry

Insiswatil. --- Amen.

ink-stained fingers, to the kitchen for more tea #senryu #hiraku

mopping the floor again, i do not appreciate his curt tone #senryu #hiraku

wearing sunglasses—the slow-sour'in of love this hot summer #senryu #hiraku

often pleading with myself to just relax... the 4 pm bush unusually late #tanka

driftwood—the old city's given way to the unfamiliar #senryu #hiraku

frustrated- discordant notes banged out on the out-of-tune piano... such is life #tanka

completely drained memory of my mother slowly takes shape— in the quietness of night something cracks. breaks. #tanka

discarded sock in the yard... walking home in much needed quiet — edge of a parked car #tanka

flustered and hot today the night curves into a grimace #tanka

beyond the staircase grandmother's portrait hangs in the alcove #tanka

empty yard, what lies beneath cannot be spoken of #senryu #hiraku

balking at his audacity, my son in the army #senryu #hiraku

buying chocolate, what does recidivism actually mean #senryu #hiraku

dog's paws destroy the lawn, slice of warmed bundt cake #senryu #hiraku

he demeans me, my eyelids grow hot #senryu #hiraku

having my first joint after having a Black'n Mild everynowandthen was top-tier. Just like liquor, all it did was made me deeply chill AND i slept real good. lol

drained from work—mopping floors calms my spirit #senryu #hiraku

beard's ingrown hair, leaving the groceries on the counter #senryu #hiraku

sweetened strawberries, unburdening myself of expectations #senryu #hiraku

blocked since January '21, my bigoted uncle #senryu #hiraku

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month to all of my Hispanic and Latino cousins!

fresca being drunk, haven't heard any birds tweet #senryu #hiraku