Clarity
¡Oh Clarity!
Some new visions arrived in my eyes
The blessing of insight, of hindsight
Where scenes flash in my mind
Thirty-five millimeters of red flags and
Roots, things that take hold in the dirt
And try to be one with the earth
But not everything planted belongs
I see it now, I breathe it out in bedtime
Rhymes, prayers to another world
Not everything wanted becomes
What\’s meant for us
Take the late warnings as a miracle
We are free to move on
Beautiful Things That Aren\’t Beautiful at First Glance
Old bricks, cracked from time and gravity / low hanging moss by the bayou / jetty rocks covered in sand and slime / algae green and rotten / when the rain pours down a little too much / and the receding leaves a residue of earthy pith / glowing coals in gray ash from a fire quieting down / and when the wind blows strong / and the tall trees sway / and humble human inventions like pinwheels and weather vanes are no match / when the earth reclaims her land / when she breathes and we\’re forced to breathe with her
Wartime Cataloging
We\’re twelve minutes apart
But it might as well be a sea
Complete opposite sides
Across a town\’s divide
And we knew we\’d never
Win a war of contrition
The battle lines were drawn
In sandy soil and caliche
So you stay there, across the
Worn out battlefield and I\’ll
recoup here, somber and lone
There are no winners in the
Endings of war, despite what
The chiefs would have you believe
No, we both lose, both lost
Entire years, entire lives, ways
Of living we took for granted
But as the dust settled, it became
Clear enough that sometimes war
Is worth it (what a sad proposition)
Sometimes everything needs
A demolition, a decimation, yes
Sometimes everything needs
To break before it can be put
Back together again
MK is a life-long lover of words and creator of imaginary worlds. She writes poetry, fiction, and essays, exploring themes such as mental health and the human experience. Her debut poetry collection, Stereospace, was published in February 2020 by Pine Peak Press. She has also authored three limited edition chapbooks: Technicolor Mind, Ode, and Jagged People, which was released worldwide in digital form in December 2020. MK lives in New Jersey with her young daughter and their demon corgi.
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