Vol : Writing

GIVE ME RUBIES

GIVE ME RUBIES

A Poem by Vol


There is a kaleidoscope of flavor, color, and time in the juice ofher lips, and hers, and hers, and hers, and hers. ..
LITTLE DO WE KNOW

LITTLE DO WE KNOW

A Poem by Vol


My vision is lined by the shades in my window, everything crossed with dark white bars so that tree is sliced into thirty-two pieces from roo..
LIKE EVERTHING ELSE

LIKE EVERTHING ELSE

A Poem by Vol


I remember the story, Charles Kuralt on Sunday Morning; the machines weren't cutting it. Though they had been redesigned a hundred times an..
LIGHTS OUT

LIGHTS OUT

A Poem by Vol


“It’s ok to turn the light on I just turned this one out.” So I did and crawled in next to you, your knees pressed into my ..
LESS

LESS

A Poem by Vol


Anything more than truth is arrogance. That lily over there, violet and peach, the blood that drips from my finger, ..
LESA

LESA

A Poem by Vol


LESA “We’re all connected; All part of the same symphony,” She said. Soft, brown eyes carry her conviction, her de..
LEAVES

LEAVES

A Poem by Vol


“Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I Am.” Time is a book, every page an infinitely thin slice stati..
LATE

LATE

A Poem by Vol


It’s getting harder and harder to keep up, always going back for one more look, stopping to rest while you run ahead, wan..
LAST TANGO

LAST TANGO

A Poem by Vol


My back hurts all the time. And it’s getting worse.“Bring someoneto drive you homeand don’t eatanything past midnightthe day ..
EVERYTHING WAS REAL

EVERYTHING WAS REAL

A Poem by Vol


Mama’s garden is a collage of indelibles that are greater than the sum of my parts. They are the stones of which I’m..