Death (When I Closed My Eyes and Went Silent While Alive)
The Urban Mom I died on an ordinary dayI died slowly, in a clean room,with white lace curtains…
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Prayer to my God
Creator,You, who wove me in secret,with flesh and bone, longing, light and mystery,touch with light…
Read moreUnconditional Love or Emotional Training?
“Only women, children and dogs are loved unconditionally. A man is only loved under the…
Read moreThe Impostor
I sneak into myself like a thief,I watch my thoughts hiding in dark cornersand I…
Read moreThe Lie That Kept Me Warm: A Story I Invented to Be Seen
In the summer after fourth grade, I went to a music festival in a different…
Read moreThe House My Soul Lives In
Today, I’m inviting you into my home.From the outside, you see flowers in wide windows…
Read moreThe Car Wash and the Soul
I went to the car wash today.An ordinary thing, mechanical. Just another check on the…
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BodyI tried to change you,to chisel you down with the hammer of shame,to cover you…
Read moreThis Is What It Means to Be a Woman
What is it like to be a woman? To be a woman means tightening my…
Read moreI Am Judas: When Betrayal Looks Like Silence
I didn’t want to confess this. But the truth erupts from my skin like a…
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