I
feel
like
a
california
poppy
closed
up
on
a
cloudy
day

he
opened
his
palms
breathed
demons
at
me
I
laughed
at
his
childish
games

between
the
GO
TIGERS
and
the
YOU
GOT
THIS!
we
shared
sorrow
and
woes

if
things
are
going
wrong
for
you
you
know
it
hurts
me
too
hurts
me
too

- karen dalton

fires
set
from
the
inside
working
their
way
out
you
can’t
run
fast
enough

reckless
magnets
fire
water
souls
entangled
like
blackberry
brambles

romancing
the
tear
down
the
falling
in
pinecones
in
the
direct
sun

pandas
named
pillow
dogs
named
package
a
norovirus
named
totorro

you
said
to
be
cool
but
I’m
already
coolest
I
said
to
get
real

- lana del rey

a
small
and
silent
very
dark
space
that’s
deep
and
hard
to
climb
out
of

I
fell
in
love
with
everyone
baby
it
could’ve
just
been
the
sun

floating
tiny
stardust
falling
from
me
like
a
miyazaki
film

I
hope
I
never
see
the
women
you
left
behind
rest
in
peace
friend

I
need
you
like
I
need
a
houseboat
a
hammock
and
a
couple
palm
trees

giving
up
today
only
means
taking
a
break
until
tomorrow

I
like
the
tulip
most
when
it’s
red
closed
swaying
in
a
cold
spring
breeze

a
human
whale
fall
my
boyfriend
husband
called
out
to
me
from
the
shore

the
cat
on
my
lap
reminds
me
I
don’t
always
have
to
hold
my
phone

I
have
a
new
plant
and
she
needs
a
lot
of
water
we’ll
be
fast
friends

lovely
quicksand
take
me
with
you
into
the
tight
cold
sink
of
your
arms

oh
mary
of
silence
you
pick
my
heart
with
a
smile
oh
sweet
mary

- mazzy star

I’ve
neglected
my
poems
and
therefore
myself
I
hate
to
say
it

no
monday
morning
emails
not
a
manic
monday
just
a
monday

anchor
anchoress
enchant
enchantress
hunt
huntress
tempt
temptress

death
came
and
sniffed
out
the
joint
ripe
but
not
yet
spoiled
he’d
call
again

our
clothes
were
soaked
through
we’d
seen
a
hawk
and
two
eagles
seaside
seaside

I
cut
my
teeth
on
you
and
playing
dead
lay
for
someone
to
find
me

he
nodded
beautiful
day
but
it
was
overcast
and
the
rain
dripped

I’m
going
to
get
coffee
if
I’m
not
back
in
10
tell
my
story

-julia wohlstetter

following
the
signs
to
ocean
beaches
I
didn’t
stop
till
I
got
there

she
was
given
two
jars
the
first
she
let
free
the
other
she
kept
close

how
that
pine
stands
there
every
night
night
after
night
in
the
chill
and
the
rain