Necessary Demographic
I’ve recently realized, and it’s kind of scary but I am a demographic that is necessary I am from a class that’s often just a face in the crowd But my presence means something and I’m shouting it out loud
A Thursday in Trivandrum
It rained the way only Kerala knows how— without hesitation, without edges.
This Date in UCSF History: To Decorate a Christmas Tree
[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 12, 1993.] To decorate a Christmas tree Is very hard, you know.
I am not ashamed
Yes you! Right on your face I say it aloud I am not ashamed
Wildflower Tears
As the evening rises across the bay, the golden bridges on our faces meet to make a crossing so great...
Mind Game
I've captured the essence of an intrinsic part of me. ADHD. My behavior is reckless I'm fun, dangerous
War of One
[Third place Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] Rhythmic steps on concrete matching the beat of the music thrumming in my...
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
[Second place Synapse Storytelling Contest winner for poetry.] As I step across the bay, Wond’ring if those golden days Were...
Love trio
Yesterday It’s a choice to trust and love But God trust in what, whom, when? how to love ? and...
Shalom
Is this the end? At home, the war awaits me