What if tears tear straight through my eyes and through the skin of my cheeks? Would it matter what wounds the tears leave behind? Would it matter if I shrieked from the acidic tears melting my skin, dissolving my face into an unrecognizable mess?

What if tears tear through my heart because of how you tear me apart with your words and starve me of love because, to you, nothing I ever do is good e...

Fresh out of the box,

I unwrap then inspect it.

Scent and shine are fresh

but the present isn't present

once the varnish vanishes....

Wherever there is light, the flowers will find it.

Wherever there is love, the flowers will bind it.

Wherever there is life, the flowers will mind it.

Wherever there’s memory, the flowers will remind of it.

If the petals and the stems were to decay,

If the water inside them went away,

if the remnants of their raiments were to stay,

this would reflect my life as gray.

To embrace flowers li...

"Golden Joinery" is a collection of poetry that dives deep into the emotional journey of broken hearts and ultimately finding healing in a timeline exploration of romantic relationships and the challenges of marriage. The verses explore how the author uses golden seal of hope and learning to put together the shattered pieces.

“Golden Joinery” is published by Poetizer Publishing. To purchase the b...

People

sit in church pews

praying, singing, bringing

flowers, reminiscing on his

kindness,

endless

love, his driving

sense of community,

his passion for helping others,

his faith,

stories

that family,

friends tell eternize him,

but they can’t replace his unique

lifetime....