A letter, dear brother — I had every intention of only writing a list of S.O.P’s (standard operating procedures). A logical, well-thought-out letter, limited to introducing you, my dear brother, to some new rules, a.k.a. my boundaries! This piece of paper will consist mostly of prohibited topics of discussion. …

On blast — I see you — red pencil circle around this title/ no shame left emblazoned on a notebook of blues/ dreamy-eyed imprints of time/vast numbers of thumb shots /their smudged residue collected and left inside — I see them the young girl without hope the boy being bullied and the bully too scared to go…

Free-verse — In this white room softness of light three souls and I I am lying on a couch asleep and having a vision Seeing what the other women are doing while I sleep They are working on the mother on a table on the opposite side of the room Two daughters working…

A poemful of forgiveness — You are nothing but a spoiled brat Who wants her own way There are others to consider here You should be ashamed of yourself God forbid you are incapable of taking care of others If that happens, you will be nothin but a burden Handled and ignored There is no…

You make it so — was he not important enough for a spare? — these words held so sacred finally released only — to become hallow echoes in the abandoned places — passion has its way on most days when — the mind has become weary of taking care — are the details too much for a…

Kindred spirits — She is beacon of dark and light All who come she attracts by heart She is love born of innocence Truth her weapon made up of wounds Her wand her wisdom …her mercy too He is lover shattered pieces of the all Played his music and heart took the fall …

If you’re going to watch TV, at least try to tune into stuff that has the potential to open your heart — Have you ever cried tears for your brother? You know, those tears that are only a thimbleful in an ocean full of grief? Perhaps they are the generations of tears that we have yet to give our brothers full permission or the necessary support to gentle their fall? …