raw-dogging America because they can & giver

Two poems shared on Substack notes

raw-dogging America because they can

the current
administration will
gainsay any and
every question asked
of them and their
position on a certain
batch of files.

if you’ve gotta do
that much lying
and pussyfooting
around the topic,
how safe are your
words?

how safe are you?


giver

when you’re a giver,
it doesn’t hit you
how much people
take away from you
until you feel like
emotionally… you
have nothing left
to give.

and then, you have
to remember to
burnish your soul
in order to restore
YOU.


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Double Trouble

Nala, my best friend’s dog is visiting. I usually have her during the months of June and July. She’s here for a week and Jernee is happy to have company while I’m happy for another protector. 💙

Paws following me
My shadows
Protectors of O  n  e

Meek and timid
Mild and modest
The depths of my soul stir
At their whim

I am comforted by ample kisses
Wet enough to c  l  e  a  n my fears
Double trouble for a week

A happy place to be