Crumpled Santas on the lawn the night is o’er, their glory gone. Their magic wanes with eager dawn Valiant penguins watch the door          Snowmen guardians as of yore Mammoth ersatz beasts galore Plastic lifeless forms they lay Waiting for some midnight sleigh Deflated figures of the day Will Christmas come, or be delayed? Inert…

I lost all we had found in the darkness, and I wanted it back. I lost my orgasm on your shoulder blades. It cut so deep when you pushed your colder shoulder into the iris of my palm and thigh. I pushed back, and when you weren’t there, I cried every night. New boys came…

A fallen star, a rising storm; a million Stories told in the sky. Living things bound to rock and water. Unaware of what the stratosphere has to say. It speaks in whispers, it is the waves on the beach that sweeps The sand to the sea. It is the breeze in the trees that forces…

My generation was raised on the tail end of what I call, “The Last Years,” “The Last Years” when I was handed a phone when I was thirteen and clicked away the last days of my childhood, When my grandparents gave up on trying to figure out how to take a screenshot and I became…

It was a Sunday afternoon, and my parents were determined. They packed their belongings and got my siblings ready Today was the day, their lives would change forever, knock, knock, knock The Coyote [1] was here “Is everyone ready”? Along the way they were encountered by The Cartel. “WE DEMAND ALL YOUR POSSESIONS” … “What…

Dedicated to those that grew up fatherless, had to make premature adult decisions, and were forced by circumstance to grow up too quickly. Show me a man, one whose aim is to be worthy. A man that in spite of his soreness and hurting Rises out of his bed early. A man who arrives to…

I sit down and quiver in fear It’s too hard, I can’t handle this I begin to sob, my leg shakes My clothes are now scratching on my flesh All I can feel is the cold I just need to remember to breathe in Panic quickly sets in My heartbeat quickens in fear The hair…

I wanted to gather the remnants of courage to emit a heart of purest form to you. Though I know I was not worth it; I found that neither were the tears that fell for you. So many times I wanted to reveal my truest intentions. So many times I was left with false hope….

Aullidos sonoros suenan por doquier Y el lobo solitario busca a quien querer “¿Por qué tan solitario?” Le pregunta la Luna; un pensamiento milenario Su cobijo plateado provee compañía Y el lobo, solitario deja de ser hasta la llegada del día Por favor no me abandones Mi compañera celeste Tu resplandor alegra a mi corazón…

Anxiety rises as class grows near He’s trying to write but his head is clear Twice a hundred words too many, oh dear Starting earlier would probably have helped Xbox and friends placed the project on the shelf Waiting was foolish Now this project seems ghoulish What else can one do but sit down and…