monarchs

monarchs

We lost the monarchsthe way we lose our elders,slowly,while pretending we still have time.Once, they filled the sky like prayers,orange veils of migration,whole bloodlines flying home to dieon sacred trees.Now,…
Thousand Words

Thousand Words

As simple as I seem, my heart’s a jigsaw missin’ pieces,Laid it out on the coffee table, stared at it likeJesus.The kid in me still runnin’ barefoot through the yard,While…

In the silence

You ever notice how silence has a pulse?Like it ain’t just empty air, it’s breathing.You can hear it if you listen long enough.Between the fridge hum, the night traffic, the…
hornworms and wasp

hornworms and wasp

In the green cathedral of my garden, the hornworms crawl like gentle ghosts over tomato leaves, their soft bodies glistening under the sun, unaware of the tiny betrayal that waits.…