“I’ve been writing for lifetimes.”

Working with words has always been something deeply connected to my sense of passion and curiosity. For the last decade+, I’ve worked with humans from around the world, of all ages, at different stages in their lives in cultivating their authentic creative expression through the written word. It has been incredible and illuminating. On this page are some of my own words, inspired by life, created to inspire life and all its meaningful possibilities into manifestation. Here, you’ll find poetry, nonfiction, creative + experimental nonfiction, fiction short stories, embodied poetry, and whatever else I want to present. Please enjoy.

I recently debuted my first book — a poetry collection. Check out “Poetry and the immediate: A collection of sensed spaces”, and enjoy your perusal.

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The Origin of Now

“So maybe I am selfish for evolving / past outdated and stricken concepts of we and evolving / to recognize the strength that it takes to be constantly evolving.”

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Peace, be with me.

“The shadows of my words touch me a little deeper this morning.”

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Fate.

One drop of lust / sinking slowly into / the meaningless crush of luck.

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Poetry in the pain

“Poetry is the multiorgasmic / experience of life, devoid of trying. / It is to sense the rising tide, heart full / with anticipation and mirth and abandonment. / And wild abandon. For nothing can stop the flow.”

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Past my bedtime

“We hug hard and I feel I'm where I'm supposed to be”

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Permeate

“There's something slippery about my sexy. / Something soft about my strength.”

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In Your Kiss

“Speak to me again / in the way / that melts my vertebrae.”

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La levedad del ser

“Our friend, the moon / Dances with us / Challenging the dense viscosity of our spirits / To loosen, lengthen, flow / Flow is life.”

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Guilt

“Guilt is such a burden. It eats me up inside and spits me back out, slyly grinning like it's got a hold of me.”

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Heat-filled Night

“Oh sweet surrender… / Drops of your love stain / my lips like raspberry sorbet.”

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What a pleasure

“What a pleasure to transcend the ego, even if only for a bit. / To revel in the pure consciousness of my being; / to explore life in this body / to explore what it means to love in this body…”

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