Tag: creative writing

  • The Lucky Ones

    40 weeks Seems far too short to shield your body with mine. What I wouldn’t give to take from you every bullet Such that you could have every breath of mine As God and Nature intended it to be We cannot hide forever As much as my heart wants to You will not bloom if…

  • The First Block of Derm

    When I get home after clinic today the house is uncharacteristically quiet. My husband is at work (unusual for him since he usually works from home), and my daughter is in daycare. And I soak into the silence, hearing sounds I don’t usually do: the hum of the air conditioner in the background, some voices…