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For my cousin, Krissi.
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Southern pride,
born and raised,
mobile abode,
accused illiterate hick.
Profoundly discouraged,
surprisingly intellectual
tête-&agra..
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Paternal deficiency,
parental discrepancy,
pastoral delinquency.
Leap the heights,
aim low for the bushes,
miss it by an inch,
you’..
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I had a fever the night my father killed himself. Mama slept in my room with me that night. I didn’t want to be alone. She smelled of cigarette..
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Murphy malice,
broken squeaky toy,
comical barking,
miniature pup.
A noise in the distance,
unfamiliar extreme.
Raised ears,
turkey call, ..
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Go ahead and dream.
Dream of a world where people
allow you to be different.
“If you’re lucky enough
to be different,
don’t ..
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If only my dad cared.
He’d teach me to play guitar.
Tell me that wishes do come true,
and life didn’t have to be so hard.
He could sh..
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The day came and went.
Your birthday.
I didn’t wish you well,
never asked how you were.
Not so much as a phone call
did you receive.
Doe..
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Just something that....happened?
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This is my life, and I'm not letting go.
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