Tag: death

  • Pioneer to the falls

    The first time I heard this song was in October of 2007.  I’d heard the news that my step-brother was found hanging from a tree, alone in the wilderness of Idaho that morning. I wasn’t particularly close to my step-brother but, still, the news cut deep. I was living in Spokane at the time and…

  • about a cat.

    I received some really sad news this morning. My mom told me that her cat, Dexter, died this morning.  I am going to miss him. He was such a sweetheart. Such a cuddler. Whenever I picked him up and gave him a little squeeze he would literally hug me back. He let me hold him…

  • Dia De Los Muertos

    I was reminded* that yesterday and today is Dia De Los Muertos. This is is very interesting because, as you know,  I found myself thinking of Gary, the boyfriend who died in a car accident when I lived in New York. It is weird that my mom sent me the photo that was taken the…

  • The Sound of  Summer Fireworks Under the Overpass*

    Under the overpass I lay here only just breathing In the dark The sound of the nearby creek Tickles my ear and I want to crawl toward the sound to the Cool water But all of my bones are broken. “This will be my Last Summer” I think As I lay dying And then I…

  • This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed Who smiles at me from these faded pictures. Who holds my grandmother happily among the corns stalks. Who stands, posing in front of his truck, With his children, with his brothers and sisters. This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed Who tells the story of the…