Closet The doorless shared bedroom at the evil step-dad’s house had a long, wide closet. I went into it like it was my private apartment. A carpeted, one-room sanctuary, clothes-roofed, shoes pushed aside like bricks. I hauled in chapter books, markers, crayons, stickers, Hilroys in soft hued-yellows, blues. The pillow, heart-cased, from my top-bunk bed,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 18
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POEM A DAY – July 17
The Under I remember crawling under the dining room tableafter Sunday lunch. Sitting cross-legged in a forestof feet. Jagged bones. Painted nails. Subtle scentsvinegar and cheese. The ends of bodies stacked orrubbing carpet or yanked back when I touched…I liked the solitary space. The singularity of my smallthoughts wrapping the under like a sock. Not… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 17
POEM A DAY – May 3
Found this piece in a 'rejection' pile...written in 2020, with a little editing...here's a re-vision! woman at a cross garden I risk damaging my skin to understandthe depths of the miracles making in her shadowsI fail to root with her a bristly purple flower blooms in my throatmy inner child wants to apologizefor choosing awe… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 3
VANESSA SHIELDS 