when you decided to break me, did you have to do it so violently?

I lost a lot of things along with your love.

Pinch me, I must be dreaming. My fifth book (and my first ever chapbook) debuted at NUMBER ONE in its first category... ...and at number...

Photo by Sofia Sforza on Unsplash you punched through me like a bullet. explosive. deafening. smoke spilling from the gaping wound like...

Photo by lilartsy on Unsplash I can feel you in my bones, your presence rattling each one. it’s maddening how deep your memory runs. I...

Photo by Alexandru Boicu on Unsplash I grieved you so openly. guts spilling out, heart peeled and reeling, I couldn’t stand the feeling...

Photo by Marcus Ganahl on Unsplash losing you was like losing the ability to breathe. like my lungs filled with concrete and crushed my...

Pre-order BONE WEAVING, my fifth poetry collection, which will be available at midnight on June 11th, 2023. The release date is no...

I'm so excited to formally announce my fifth book coming to you June 2023! I've been hard at work these last few months, working on not...

after Anna Eisch, "Rid of You" Photo by Anders Nord on Unsplash step one: gargle mouthwash and spit you out. repeat until every lover who...

Photo by Lux Graves on Unsplash. I talk to my pillow for one reason only: the night is so dark, and I am so lonely. there’s nothing left...

a collection of afterthoughts. Photo by Evie S. on Unsplash I never liked the way you looked at me. Like I was a sight to behold, someone...

Photo by Virginia Johnson on Unsplash the voices in my head have nothing to eat, so, they feed on my insecurities. they are not picky...

Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash smother it with a pillow like you would a scream when everyone in the house is sleeping. nobody can...

Photo by Rose Erkul on Unsplash ...and all of the sudden, it didn’t hurt so much anymore: your departure; your absence; your empty room....

Photo by Christopher Windus on Unsplash I take myself and all my used parts and drop them off at the junkyard. armfuls of things I hate...

Photo by Dmitry Ratsuhny on Unsplash I scour the kitchen for something to devour. under the cover of night, I hope I find something to...

Photo by Jesus Eca on Unsplash alone tastes different at night. like starry skies and a fifth glass of wine. like tears and dried mascara...

Photo by Caleb Woods on Unsplash when I was a kid, I learned very early how to depend on myself. pull my secrets close, like imaginary...

the cover of my latest book, Carnage, edited with PhotoLeap If one of your New Years resolutions is to read more books... get your copy...