The Original Has No Rival

Let me say this with my full chestand excellent diction: I am not confusedabout the caliber of my own brilliance.…

Sugar and Salt

Healing, beloved, is not a rumor.It is not a borrowed coat,not a theory passed around by peoplewho have never survived…

I have learnedthat focus is not a mood.It is a private roomwith a locked doorand good lighting. It is the…

I have decided, without rancor,to be happy in a way that requires no ceremony.No trumpet. No theatrical exit.Just me, composed…

Genuine love does not perform.It enters quietly,with clean handsand a steady spine. It does not confuse accesswith affection,or desire with…

I have learnedThat blood can still knocklike a strangerWhen it forgets the house rules. Family, they say,as if the word…

June enters without asking permission,as any well-raised miracle should.She does not knock.She arrives with water in one hand,courage in the…

The finest thing about loveis not the entering. Anyone can arrivewith clean shoes, a bright mouth,and a bouquet pretendingnot to…

June arriveswith sunlight on her shoulders,honey in her voice,and a quiet firebeneath her feet. She does not rush in. She…

At a certain height,You stop mistaking noise for music. You learn the differencebetween a room that clapsand a room that…