Falling Out of Orbit Now Available !!

Head to Amazon now to grab your copy!

April Throwback – For Me Poem

I dont know why I cry for you

Fairytales would have me think it’s because I love you

But I know they’re for me

Grieving or relieving, I’m not sure yet

Current Day: I think your gut will always know better than your heart but it definitely takes us a lot longer to start listening

Falling Out of Orbit dropping May 12th!

My fourth collection will be released May 12th, 2021!

I ended up changing the cover again but I think this time we really got it! I’m debating doing a free giveaway of 3 copies but I’m not sure what the interest level is there?

The Storm

The storm is getting bad

but you’re still hanging around.

What do you want from me?

There’s nothing left in me to take.

The wind has knocked down every tree

and the streets are flooded with what we used to be.

Falling Out of Orbit Poetry Collection coming soon!

My fourth collection, Falling Out of Orbit, will come out next month!

I held a poll on Instagram to have your help deciding on the book cover. I ended up doing a little more redesigning after hearing some feedback.

An exact release date will be announced shortly along with the back cover so for now enjoy the front cover reveal! 

I decided to not do chapters since I didn’t want to crowd all the same theme poems into one space. So betrayal is spread out as are desire and tender love.

This collection really came together easily as I was sorting poems at the same time I was putting together my last book, Even the Leaves. I’ll have more info coming your way over the next few weeks so keep an eye out!

Sinks In

You’re sleeping and I don’t want to wake you

but I need to tell you that I love you

so I’ll trace the letters on to your skin

and hope it sinks into your heart.

Empty Shelter

If you are tired

Let me lay you down

My hands will murmur soft lullabies

into your hair.

If my feet grow weak

You can carry me.

If the wind and the rain

make you shiver

I’ll shelter you from any storm.

And I’ll be there for you

as you are there for me.

Paying in kisses and gentle words

Take from me as often as you give.

Record Player

The summer sun was tucked into bed for the night

As we sat on your living room floor

Littered with your favorite records

and pieces of your old soul.

My eyes feast on every inch of you

cataloging every word and movement

so I can pull them out again later

and sing along.

LOSING SLEEP

Would your mom tell me I deserve better?

Your words are eating at me.

Why didn’t you say those things to me?

How could you live with those secrets 

as I lay next to you in bed?

I hope the guilt keeps you up at night 

Hitting you hard and 

as fast as the changes in the wind.

Haunting Memories

I’m memorizing every piece of you

I don’t mean to scare you or be rude

they just keep me company while you are gone.

I can play back a moment or conversation

and you go from my mind to right in front of my eyes

Your scent will linger in every memory

from the watch you wear

to the way your hands feel in my hair,

you’ll haunt me long after you’ve truly gone.

Monsters Under the Bed

Insecurity and doubt are monsters

that live in my head.

I introduced you to them last night in bed

Are there any alarms going off inside your head

that think I’m just a different brand of crazy?

An apology scraps the inside of my mouth

but the monsters push another imaginary issue forward.

My naive heart has been betrayed and lied to

and as a last line of defense,

I will accuse you of doing the same.

I must trust you to not slice open

this vulnerable heart if we’re going to last.

Still Drowning

I know you hide parts of yourself from me

deep down at the bottom of a bottle

The ones you find unlovable and ugly

but those are the ones I want to see the most.

Don’t drown your monsters out

Trust me to hold your vulnerability gently

I will not let it shatter like a beer bottle hitting concrete.