I’ll Carry With Me

Ever-lovin’ paw print
Ribbon rings around yr waist
Tiny plastic alien
Yellow cat, brown bear
Quilt heart, gold frame
Straw suitcase, and always

That picture of myself.

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What Prayer Beads

Long hair and
All my secrets
The wisdom of kids
Those same tendencies
Towards home.

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January

These are work poems
They collide
Night after night
That’s all it is
To be born again.