Sometimes I meet people that I feel like I already know, and not in the romantic kind of way. Their archetype, their manner, their brand–it’s been done before. Are we then all copies of someone else? And who does it better, them or us? Or is it just…
I hate New York right now. It’s crazy because I never thought I would say those words. I used to walk around, feeling so inspired and drunk in wonderment at it all–the people, the buildings, the lure. Really, I was a fish on a hook. New York had…
If you want to know the truth, you probably don’t. Because once you do, you can’t go back to not knowing. And they say ignorance is bliss for a reason, because it really is sometimes. It’s easy to love the people around you when you don’t know the…
Hello and welcome to an ode poem! This is a poem I wrote for a poetry workshop class I’m currently enjoying. Would absolutely love to hear your thoughts and opinions. I’m curious, do you have an imaginary love? I guess I always assumed everyone did, so here’s a…
Hello and welcome to my latest poem, Sumatra! This was a poem I was assigned in my poetry workshop class I’m currently taking. My professor proposed the idea that maybe it’s actually an ode to coffee- one of life’s greatest gifts. Perhaps it is, as I love it…
Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight for women’s rights initiated the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act being signed into legislation, died earlier this month on Oct. 12 at the age of 86.  In 1999, Ledbetter had been working for the tire and rubber company Goodyear for 19 years and was…
Welcome to The Screams, a poem I recently wrote. Read along down below for my interpretation of ‘poetry’ in general. Happy reading! When I tell people I write poetry, I get different deliveries of the same sentiment. And that consensus is that many people ‘don’t understand’ poetry. But…
There’s a place in my heart that believes in everything. A place that thinks of everyone in the highest regard, every moment with the utmost optimism. There’s a place where I believe I am capable of everything, of anything. A place where no one can hurt me, a…