by Laurie | Feb 15, 2023 | Heavy Duty, Poetry
She kept me around on her pantry shelf as she sucked another soul glibly into her gullet licking her fingers in feigned innocence knowing I was there in despair Clean hope was her enemy It’s fresh scent leads prey off the trail Into the...
by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Heavy Duty, Poetry
It MAKES SENSE to cry a lot. What didn’t make any sense was to be numb in my little bed, to shove away the fear, grief, unmet needs, then arrive outside my bedroom door, at the classroom door, at the neighbor’s door with a big smile on my face. That tore me up,...
by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Heavy Duty, Poetry
There’s the heartbreak wave sad and fresh that sweeps in over my rocky-sould when love doesn’t work out. There’s the horror-loss-heart when assurance is ripped away people, always supposed to be Aren’t and won’t ever again smile or breathe. And there’s another...
by Laurie | Jan 17, 2022 | Heavy Duty, Poetry
Hitch-hiker looks resigned, and yet his eyes raise as I lead my line of cars My destination is up on the left I don’t want to contribute to his false-hope of a lift I want to help him feel less pain Walking down the car-passing lane… By turning on my blinker...
