dreams

My Stalker Would Care

Sep 6, 2024

Friday Poems

deconstruction, dreams, family, grief, healing, mental-health, patriarchy, peace, Poetry, strength, trauma, trauma healing, writing

There was a timeI dreamed of having a stalker.You know, Someone who really took an interest in me. A man willing to wait outside buildings with a baseball bat to scare off anyone who thought they’d have my hand. How endearing, I used to think. Lurking in the shadowsMemorizing every inch of my existenceWaiting for…
When Do Dreams Become Nightmares?

Aug 22, 2024

Thursday Poems

acceptance, art, creativity, dreams, family, grief, healing, Poetry, writing

My palms pound the headboard Searching for the source of buzzingRattling me awake.Another lucid dream sent to live in rifts around my psyche,I bat my eyes and press my feet to the carpet. I reflect on the moment the ship was going down“Where are the life jackets?” I scream at my dad as he dove…