Just like Pandora,
Opening my box won’t kill you.
Years should’ve proved that.
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My Box
23 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: anger, attraction, box, change, choices, decisions, discovery, faith, fear, Freedom, haiku, happiness, heal, healing, heart, hope, integrity, life, live, love, man, me, Pandora, Pandora’s box, poem, poet, poetry, relationships, self discovery, self esteem, self worth, sex, sexuality, soul, strength, trust, truth, unconditional love, woman, women
Independence Day
13 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: abuse, domestic violence, free, Freedom, haiku, heal, healing, hurt, love, poem, poet, poetry, rape, self, violence, woman, women, worth
You know why you’ve lost?
Cause I didn’t cry once today.
I call that a win.
Sonnet for the Suffering
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: abuse, battle, Freedom, haiku, healing, love, magnolia, poem, poet, poetry, south, southern, strife, suffering, texas, war, white magnolia, wounded
White magnolia,
Sweet fragrance of my freedom.
Linger through my strife.
Haiku of the Hampered Hymn
23 May 2015 3 Comments
in Poetry Tags: cage, caged, cages, Freedom, haiku, love, poem, poet, poetry, self, silenced, sing, song, songbird
I can’t be quiet,
My soul sings like a song bird
Please do not cage me.
It’s Only a Paper Moon
04 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: anger, betrayal, choice, decisions, denial, dignity, facade, family, forgiveness, Freedom, haiku, lies, poem, poetry, secrets
Mystery solved.
Bloodlines don’t bind like secrets.
You know that I know.
“Highly” Educated Haiku
23 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: academic, academics, education, Freedom, haiku, integrity, intelligent, poem, poetry, self
The egotism,
Which keeps this institution,
Does keep you sedate.
Who the F**k is Chef Boyardee? :(
14 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: 80s, chefboyardee, childhood, Freedom, fun, haiku, life, poem, poetry
When I was very young
We were not allowed nice things…
Lucky Charms… Or freedom.
(Much thanks to my co-writers: Benjamin and Rikah)
