Tag: poetry

Coffee Shop Blues

I remember the soft cookie dough between my fingers:  Knead, knead, eat some, then  Twist each separated part, I twist into what we now call coffee shop blues.  A melody plays in my head  Though my hands are freezing,  I am kept warm by my mother’s blessings. Even when I am sleeping, I am awake to the patterns that form nets and cages.  I spill … Read More Coffee Shop Blues

Burnout

I am a world.  And my streams of blood live in vines of veins.  I tell myself this when I finally get out of bed  I remind myself when my roots detach and  I can no longer live as the shelter I thought I could be. I remind myself when the grinds of life  Bring about impending doom to  Crush our flowers to dust for … Read More Burnout