Poetry from the places in my mind I usually keep hidden. Exploring identity, depression, survival, anger, hope, and the parts of ourselves we don’t always show.
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Knocking On The Door
An encounter with a mind slipping toward something beyond reality—the seduction, danger and strange certainty of standing at the edge, while still holding onto a sense of self.
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Nightmare
A descent into fear and darkness, interrupted by a quiet reminder of worth—and the possibility that even in our worst moments, we may not be as alone as we feel.
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Lifeline
A poem about the person who becomes a lighthouse in the storm—staying when the darkness closes in, and helping you find your way back to shore.
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The Shadow
Explaining depression in the form of a shadow, fed by pain anger and everything hidden, until the line begins to disappear
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Beyond the Glass
A confrontation with the person in the mirror, and the unsettling distance between recognition and identity
I still know my name 