This self published project depicts my experience as an involuntary patient in a Psychiatric Hospital. The book includes poems, stories and journal entries written during my admittance. This is both an acknowledgement and validation of not only my own experience, but that of countless others as well. My hope is that small book will be [...]
Category: poetry
Daddy Drinks; a ghazal
I was four years old when I learned how to make a “daddy drink” Ice, gin, ginger ale / that’s the only thing my daddy drinks For half the week I’d play bartender / scribble orders in crayon Then run off to the kitchen / pour, mix & serve my daddy drinks On the other [...]
TODAY’S MORNING MAKEUP ROUTINE; A CONVERSATION WITH MY MIRROR
You have to wear makeup today. You've been crying and haven't slept much People will notice and ask you why. Use concealer to help hide the puffiness. Powder, to give you some glow. You look like you've just seen a ghost. But you can't let anyone know that you actually have. “You look mean, smile” [...]