They all took my hand, shook it
told me their names and where they were from...

It took me years to make peace
with always being the elephant...

Take pride in your simple poetry
you don’t owe anyone...

Its not too late where I am,
but its late enough for me to know...

Its 11:10,
I stare at the clock...

And i wrote a poem about a poem that i was going...

Once upon a time,
I used to describe you as...

Look at you, you beautiful thing.. how do you...
so much time on your own? how do you get by so...

Where do bad daughters go?
what is this and why won't it go away..will I ever...

When I see the hashtag 'single mom' on my best...
Facebook status, I can't see how cute the kid is...

I feel,
trapped in a cage...

When America sneezes
the whole world catches a cold...