#KYpoet
when all I had was a pen
and everything looked like a page
you held out your hand and let me
write love on your arm

the pressed black ink
now pulses under your skin
your veins filled with
words I could not speak

#poetry #KYpoet #love
September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
the yard feels larger now without you
wildflowers have laid down in the grass,
branches hang heavier with silence
I’ve put the feeders away

with each departure
wings and words fold into the air
I stand in the ache you left
slowly learning to let go
without calling back

#poetry #KYPoet #grief
September 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
don’t talk to me about expectations
just tell me how deep the water is before I dive in
is this love going to break me in half
or plunge me
into the most beautiful unknown

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September 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
May 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
there is no map, no X, no north star
only the cracked compass in his chest
he climbs back in the window
folds into the dream
spinning wild and restless until sleep
night rewrites the script
where nothing here
ever happened

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August 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Not one, not two, but THREE acceptance letters this week! ♥️
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July 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
being wanted as I am
unravels the north wind:
first cracks, then rivers,
then marigolds again
from puddles
I hoped were frozen forever.
freezing and thawing
never leaving winter
never finding spring

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September 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
outside, stars drip like wax
Orion’s belt dissolves into a screen
playing home movies
he never consented to
time somersaults
the boy vanishes like the moon
returns
vanishes again

#poetry #kypoet
August 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Which news channel does your father watch?

Not what kind of books does he read
Not who is his favorite poet
Not who or what inspires him
Not whether he prefers Monet or O’Keeffe
Not Rock n roll or Jazz or Classical top 10s
Not his thoughts on existentialism
Not his wildflower garden
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September 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Missing my grandmother today.
“Love is the answer to every question you don’t have an answer for.”
#kypoet #poetry #poetsandwriters #grandma #love #poetrymonth
April 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
on the rim of the world
purple, pink, azure
green Kentucky hills
reach to its hem
we held hands all the way home
you licked your pink lips
and I swear to god
I’ve never wanted anything more

#poetry #Kentucky #poet #blueskywriters
#KYpoet #love
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
#poetry #poetrymonth #Neworleans #Hobogadgetband #kypoet #poetsandwriters

If you’ve never been to Frenchman street you need to plan a trip.
April 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
the boy wears shoes to bed
the wanting lies beside him,
its face a blur of washed out blue
and thread bare sheets
it whispers
"let it go– or let it sink."
he unlocks the window

#poetry #KYpoet
August 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM