Xanadu
 

I snaked around endlessly in our favorite garden, without you. The carrots eager to be picked. The tomatoes hoping they too will soon...

On my 7th Birthday I was slapped in the face three times. Piñata: Purple and pink— my little pony themed. All the kids lining up and...

White picket fence, the sound of laughter roaming. A large white kitchen marble countertops filled with fresh fruit put with love—...

The keys jingle in the woman's hand. The keychains and 10 keys all clank against each other. Dragged back and forth from place to place...

When I was fourteen— all I needed to do to feel like myself was listen to Bowie. Until the sickness of my summer of blue lipstick and...

You had me enthralled my Self, not yet realized; an unshaped, soft, scared ball of clay; in awe of You entirely. Sunned by You, trapped...

I remember the first time My Grandma told me why she was afraid of dogs. She told me of the boarding school That she was sent to as a...

so that I’d have something to prove to you. Your indifference burns a thousand suns more than any fire of repugnance. Your small-talk and...

Night life can seem nice in city lights that illuminate the glasses clinking and the cars whizzing by. Stepping out from the warm comfort...

I hear the tree It’s whispering, “Pick me, Pick me…” But the Apple is not pretty; It is vile. I walk away--- Afraid of the tree That is...