20th May 2026

Stranded

This poem was first written on August 19, 2019: nearly seven years before its final edits were completed. I, periodically, revisited it but couldn't find a way to word the final stanza in a way that felt satisfactory. I am finally able to put it to rest and free up the brain space it has occupied for a near-decade. Sweet relief!

18th March 2026

Greener Grasses

When will things be good enough? When can I rest?

Scalar Comet Magazine • 24th February 2026

Thoughts and Prayers and Virility Supplements

A poem and a prayer for the performative, cognitively-dissonant right.

19th July 2025

Midnight Colors

This poem is a slight homage to Sylvia Plath's work that also has deep roots in my own family history. As tragedy befalls a young couple, both their minds and their marriage begin to crumble around them, and their lives will never again be the same.

Initially written on December 31, 2018; revised and expanded on July 19, 2025.

Wishbone Words Magazine • 12th May 2025

Salt-Stained

I promised myself you'd never see this side of me.

18th April 2025

Celestial Body

There's a galaxy etched across me.

3rd December 2024

Shadows Remain

I still see you everywhere.

3rd September 2024

Predeterminationalism or Whatever

Cyclical disappointment.

22nd August 2024

Failing

A forgotten poem about failing to understand and to be understood.

Castagnette • 17th June 2024

Friction

This is the most sexually graphic and unapologetically open poem that I've ever written; it explores the correlation between self-loathing and masochism.

2nd May 2024

Love Letter

A love letter written to myself to the versions of myself I didn't choose; a love letter from those versions to me.

Aberration Labyrinth • 1st May 2024

Familiar Anxieties

An ode to old traumas and struggles: oddly comforting, when compared to new ones

Call Me [Brackets] • 1st May 2024

Rubber Figs

Musings on the slow death of both a jointly-purchased houseplant and a doomed relationship.

Paddler Press Vol. 11 • 11th April 2024

Bargain Bin

This poem is easily one of my most irreverent, and if you know my poetic style, you'll notice that it's incredibly self-aware in its mockery.

16th November 2023

One Night in November

Written for a lover. Another night lost to time.

3rd November 2023

Sight/Lines

Ceci n'est pas une peep.

31st October 2023

Excaliburnt

TW: Self-harm

25th September 2023

Orange Love

Oddly enough, written as part of a job application's requirements

WayWords Journal • 17th May 2023

Autumn

This piece was written, as a college senior approaching graduation, for a work-study colleague - a freshman - who was dejected at the thought of having to spend her remaining three years of enrollment without me there. Her name is Autumn.

13th September 2021

Heaven on Earth

This poem is an homage to the timeless greats Robert Frost and William Wordsworth. These two poets are a few of the very best, especially when it comes to depictions of nature, and their respective works inspired me to write a piece of my own.

30th August 2019

Sea Glass

Sometimes, things must first be broken and discarded before they can fully achieve their purpose and fulfillment; Being broken is not the end. It is merely a chance for a new beginning.

28th August 2019

A Song Amidst the Sunrise

One morning, after a long, sleepless night, I sought a few hours of rest; as sleep finally drew near, however, I was stirred by the calling of a bird, which broke the silence of an otherwise-quiet world. Yet, instead of irritation, I found inspiration.

10th August 2019

For My Sunflower

Wouldn't it be nice to abandon all of life's problems in favor of the freedom of nature and the simple, yet busy life of a bee?

25th June 2019

Churning Without Ceasing

There's something about the incredible and unshakeable might of the ocean that should terrify us, not fill us with peace.