expectations – Undusted Corners

fractures (with apologies to william carlos williams)

If you search for “poems about broken arms”you’ll find the words of amateurs,mainly,But who is a pro at this?Are the missing plums from the iceboxA metaphor for the ligamentPulling my bone until it snapped?Snapped,Forgive me.Forgive me? They were soSoSo I’m going to ask you a lot of intrusive questionsAnd I’m so sorryI just don’t wantContinue reading “fractures (with apologies to william carlos williams)”

swear no oaths

her schoolwasn’t made for ascetics—you try keeping a vow of silencewhen participation is a quarter of the grade—still, she told herself, “if I can just keep quiet,I won’t talk myself out the door.” kfw 2023

Modah Ani*

I. Is it overly meta to blog about a blog on the blog you’re blogging about? II. On the anniversary of this experiment born out of a whim born out of an unexpected—and very welcome—breaking open of self, it seems apt to revisit not just where I began, but also where I now find myselfContinue reading “Modah Ani*”

The rubric

My personal life is something of an enigma to my coworkers. This is mostly intentional on my part, though I have shared bits and pieces, (only occasionally and almost entirely contextually). Typically, though, no one asks, which makes it easier to not reveal too much. The other day, though, one of my coworkers — afterContinue reading “The rubric”

tiny rebellions

During my first marriage, struggling to hang in there (for reasons I will not enumerate) and struggling with the guilt of not wanting to hang in there, I read a book by a Christian author who said that the purpose of marriage was to make you “holy, not happy.” Holy, not happy. As though marriageContinue reading “tiny rebellions”