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I Knew a Black Man Once

A Poem by sL

I don’t recall his name (Justin?) or how I knew him (a friend of my sister’s? a neighbor?) Blackest man I’d ever kno..

An Ode to My Father

A Poem by sL

I see you in the mirrorI feel your blood pumping through my heartYou called me your greatest achievementI call you my foundationNever telling me what ..

Writing Poetry with Sharpie

A Poem by sL

a poem full of similes about chewing on thoughts

Old Poems Don’t Work

A Poem by sL

Tell me what I f*****g need F*****g fix me Fix this Please Sometimes, when I need to feel understood, I read my old poems and relate to them ..

Lonely

A Poem by sL

here lies the problem you’d never stalk my phone pointless loss of passion

JFK to PDX

A Poem by sL

JFK to PDX Independence Day Weekend 2019 From sleeping strained and stretched, my ear parallel to my shoulder, loose strands of hair frizzy ..

A Semi-found Poem Told Backward

A Poem by sL

A Semi-found Poem Told Backward I was desperate for a connection So I thumbed through a book of selected poems by Wakoski covering 1962 throug..

gaining perspective

A Poem by sL

I'm still laying under LED white lights in an over-proud apartmentUnable to push flat that knot in my throatTracing that feelingback to you youThe fea..

When you say you're fat

A Poem by sL

When you say you’re fatI hear my mother, your grandmother, whispering,“look at that woman; at least I’m not that fat.”When you..

Aries Man

A Poem by sL

I wish I wereAries Man A straightforward simple animalBut insteadI amPisces Woman Determined to dissolve into total anonymity while maintaining a nece..