The Poetry

Stolen Right of Passage

The thing that cuts deepest About my mama’s passing Is not just the silence she left behind It’s the doorway I never got to walk through The season where...

Stolen Right of Passage

The thing that cuts deepest About my mama’s passing Is not just the silence she left behind It’s the doorway I never got to walk through The season where...

Matching Pajamas, Waiting Joy

Last night I lifted the tree by myself Arms remembering a weight They did not carry last year No little feet racing the music No crooked ornaments argued into...

Matching Pajamas, Waiting Joy

Last night I lifted the tree by myself Arms remembering a weight They did not carry last year No little feet racing the music No crooked ornaments argued into...

Christmas, Still

Christmas used to shine louder. Pine trees breathing into the room. Polite smiles exchanged like knowing nods that We are all holding a sacred spark. I believed in the rush...

Christmas, Still

Christmas used to shine louder. Pine trees breathing into the room. Polite smiles exchanged like knowing nods that We are all holding a sacred spark. I believed in the rush...

I Remain

I have learned to accept That life does not move in straight lines. It turns like weather Like Sunday mornings after long nights Like grief that lingers beside laughter and...

I Remain

I have learned to accept That life does not move in straight lines. It turns like weather Like Sunday mornings after long nights Like grief that lingers beside laughter and...

Aunt Wendy

You were the first light my newborn eyes found. When the world was loud with machines and medicine, Your gaze was soft, steady, and sure. You claimed me as whole...

Aunt Wendy

You were the first light my newborn eyes found. When the world was loud with machines and medicine, Your gaze was soft, steady, and sure. You claimed me as whole...

The Power to Realign

The Power to Realign In 2026, I am no longer distracted by noise. I am focused on what feeds me, What steadies my breath, What keeps my spirit upright and...

The Power to Realign

The Power to Realign In 2026, I am no longer distracted by noise. I am focused on what feeds me, What steadies my breath, What keeps my spirit upright and...