The Worst Recipe4/21/23My heart is simmering shameOn the back burner,And it's stinking up the house.But I cannot lift it,It is too heavy for me alone....

There was a short story I read once, and haven't been able to find again since. It was about a mostly-human monster girl who was trying to pass in the...

When Bookshelves Look Like Hope[4/17/23]Someday we'll have a library -Y'all and me, and maybe her.We'll blend up our tastes and wonder,And spread them...

Youth Pastors4/16/23I cared for you, perhaps parasocially;Saw you as doors to reach a holier place.I longed for your approval as I sought God's love a...

Kindred Spirits4/15/23We were just children,Sunburn on our shoulders,Seeking connectionWith someone our age.Two hearts on fireIn a hotbed of zealots,D...

A Rabbit Quest (haiku)4/14/23Catastrophe's risePushes brave seekers forthTo a green new home.

Blessings for Armor4/14/23I would cast you a blessing, young knight,But I do not know what shape it should wear.Where do you find your truest light?Wh...

Son of Gondor[4/13/23A strong man, a fierce man, a man brave and trueCame riding to the council at the last homely house.Light of his father's eyes, t...

"Small Lights Still Shine Brightly"[4/11/23]Sometimes I am so small,And the dark around so deep.I hear nothing when I call,It feels as if God is aslee...

"Particular Theodicy"[4/10/23]Any conscience I haveIs none of the makingOf some vindictive monster,Brooding on forever's edge.You are not the child in...

[Needs title][4/09/23]Can you have "holy envy" for what you've lost?Even under shadows, the sun still sang.There was a thrill when we knew the notes t...

A Harrowing Hymn[4/08/23]"You are there," they said as horror,That there is no escaping wrath."You are there" they said, a fetterShackling young feet ...

I... feel super vulnerable about this one actually. ---"Beloved Hunter"4/07/23I find my dreaming roots in you,They branch out from our name.We both ar...

Ultimatum (villanelle)4/06/23You said that there was nothing left to save;No hope to find in fantasy, joy in art.What was the point in staying, being ...

We Still Have Music (haiku)4/04/2023Wind-chime memoriesCall you on the cloudy days.I will sing their tune.---The Brink4/05/2023I can feel the thunder ...