Slave and Master to Every Bite (Part 3)

“And I couldn’t stand the person inside me. I turned all the mirrors around. I’m bigger than my body, I’m colder than this home. I’m meaner than my demons, I’m bigger than these bones.” Control – Halsey Slave and Master to Every Bite (Part 2) in May of 2020 brought about my first public declaration […]

To My Daughter, on Your 13th Birthday

These are all the words that wouldn’t fit inside that purple and white unicorn card. These are words that I’ve been writing to you in the back of my mind, since before you were born. My dear daughter, if at any point in your life you believed that you were unloved, know that you were […]

Discover & Conquer

Resort to recycling my muse for chemistry that burns beyond the lines of the page Love me harder than my loathing Need to hear the words strangled and caught in your throat wild-eyed and wanting The frenzy of discovery and conquering Be the ruin of me, glady A noose created in sheets of these dark […]

A Lamp You Lit

Bathed in amber light I should have stopped once your lips met mine A waste of a good obsession and self fulfilling prophecy synapses firing in neon Begging weeds into wishes you dismissed the worlds that grew inside of me And, the white flag I finally flew after four long years was then buried by […]

I Was A Sidelined Sporty Spice

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.” Wilt Chamberlain Four years ago I was driven and dedicated, not just to the gym, but to myself. I maintained steady control and discipline over my body and the barrage of invasive thoughts. Five or […]