25321 Waves thrashing, The storm was roaring  And I was in the thick of it. I’ve lost my board . My limbs weak without air   It wasn’t that that I gave him into the fight But as I’ve learn learned in the martial arts of living, And training

I never really asked why. My mama told me that’s just what I had to do. That’s what all of us, especially those who are not grown men, had to do. She would say it like it was a fact of life as true as gravity and the

23190 (July 9 2023) I looked for you in your bedroom, But your sheets were cold,  No trace of any warm body. I looked for you in the house, But the familiar pit pat of you footsteps I did not hear. I looked for you around the village, But no

(2019) Her name  is  Dominique Cropped hair styled slickly and perfectly into pixie spikes,  Each point could pierce your skin, Making you bleed and scream, Pleasure dripping down your body, Along with sweet sweat. Each bead containing a drop of your fear and dreams, Begging  for  releasssseee, Her lips  perfectly

22238 (Aug 26, 2022) I’m sorry Love, I couldn’t show up today. I tried to get out of bed, But just couldn’t, Striken by whatever overcame me. I know it looks like nothing. But the tethers are real. Unseen but strong. Bondage without a safe word. I’

25311 I lost my words. Sounds and syllables stuck Between ribcage bars. Communication stifled. I could not reach the world, And the world felt deaf to me. Messages crypyted without a code. But my soul,  desperate to be freed, To breathe, clawed for other means of expression. My body and