Tag: grief and memory
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Shedding
Shedding began as a meditation on the rituals we inherit and the ones we invent to survive grief. I wanted to write a poem that honored the quiet choreography between father and son—the way they speak through thermostats, boiled peanuts, and Dolphins talk. The “fortune cookie” structure emerged as a way to hold fragments of…
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An International Marriage
An International Marriage I learned a foreign languagebecause I wanted to speak to you.Learn not just your words,but your childhood,your grief, the way your motherfolded everything in prayer,the unspoken silence of why your father left the room without saying goodbye. I studied your syntax so Ican read your scripture.But, I mispronounced your sorrows,placed the wrong…