belonging
Belonging is a poem I write after I left the UK, where my then-boyfriend, now-husband, was living, about feeling whole and torn apart at the same time.
anonymous
This poem is based on the play I saw in Newcastle, Rebecca, adapted from the novel written by Daphne du Maurier, a dark coming-of-age tale.
aeroplane
Aeroplane is a poem I wrote while on a plane, my first inter-continental flight, on my way to meet the man I would eventually marry for the first time.
england
England is a poem about taking chances and opening yourself up to love, written after the man I would later marry asked me to come to England to meet him.
narcissist
Narcissist is a rant poem written about men who view relationships more as an exhange of ownership than a partnership, and not standing for it anymore.
undertow
Undertow is a poem that compares relationships to a day at the beach- both sunbathing and drowning, and the rebirth that comes after.
carnage
In high school, my best friend and I had a burning party where we burned the physical evidence we had of past relationships. In adulthood, I did it again.
flashbacks
Flashbacks is a poem I wrote shortly after barely escaping an abusive relationship, and the old patterns and new feelings I experienced.
stockholm
Stockholm is a poem I wrote after leaving a long term abusive relationship, and the feelings that I can only describe as trying to shake Stockholm Syndrome.
the nerve
The Nerve is a poem about the day that I had the final hearing for the protective order I put in place against my abusive ex boyfriend.
