I was dreamin’ of tomorrow / so I – sacrificed today / It was a waste, a mistake / that I’m not makin’ again // You say begin again. Up, / jump in and live again...
Month: April 2023
Put them Side by Side
On the phone tonight / I successfully carried on multiple conversations / One was orally facilitated / the others convened in the playground of my brain...
The B-Sides
Leftover after everything’s been / Said, shared, savored / All the besides wasted under the skin / Beneath the not knowing...
Suicide by Sonnet
Oh God, oh son, oh servant Christian man / Why dare you me, bid me rise when I am blind; / You’ll never understand why I can’t stand / On two feet like your sweet contented kind...
My Mind in a Tanning Bed
Count in the seconds, the minutes, they climb / Aimless way to pass the time One – the number of me’s in the world / Two days in the weekend / There are three children in the Tedeschi family...
Palm Open
Palm open / Hanging lonely / At my side / Empty / Longing to entwine with...
Just Another Midlife Crisis
The reminder email comes every day: “You have a new document that requires your signature.” It’s my teaching contract for next year. I’m not signing it. After 16 years in the classroom, I’m taking a sabbatical. The reminders were annoying last week, cluttering up my work inbox, but this week I found they only strengthened … Continue reading Just Another Midlife Crisis
Stillness of a Moment
Will I ever recover or move beyond / Your face, your smile, your eyes / The touch of your hand upon my cheek / The night I said goodbye
Changing Faces
What is that face in the looking glass? / It’s familiar, I know, but more like you / Than what I remember from before. / The cheekbones, the coloring, yes… / But more than that.
Barely Breathing
The winter winds whip in and out of my cracked screen door, / Carrying the resonating “ding” of the wind chimes in with frosty breaths / It seems even the curtains try to leave me when the breeze exhales.
Writer's Growth 