Molly Cara : Writing

March 30, 2012

March 30, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


Who authorized these magnolias to bloom To celebrate When the boy in the hoodie is dead? It must have b..
April 4, 2012

April 4, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


All day I have wanted to curl myself around you like a vine around a tree And shield you with my ivy from all ..
April 7, 2012

April 7, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


Cam is cat-eyed And two years older than I am Last year the kids would steal glances As he and I kissed ..
March 24, 2012

March 24, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


Dogwood blossoms bespeckle This mist that saturates my morning, You went AWOL right in my city And what ..
Pregnant For Attention

Pregnant For Attention

A Stage Play by Molly Cara


(Lights up on an intimate classroom). TEACHER: And now the teenage pregnancy group will present on teenage pre..
March 11, 2012

March 11, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


I was eight years old the first time he followed me, His name was Earnie and he was the fiercest cat in town A..
Personhood

Personhood

A Story by Molly Cara


Jade couldn’t blame Dr. Sontag; Jade loved Dr. Sontag. There was simply no ..
February 28, 2012

February 28, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


You said, “I think they’ve got us wrong,”We were out on the hill and we agreed thatOne of these days they’ll divide up the sky..
March 7, 2012

March 7, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


They’ve tried to keep me away from the silken spring From the rooftop star watch and the river walk, ..
March 4, 2012

March 4, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


In the terminal some crazy man thinks he needs to flag down The subway I said, “Listen buddy you bette..