A poem about the feeling of being happy about where I am now while missing aspects of something I once had—despite absolutely not wanting those things back.

A poem about exiting an extended chronic illness flare and coming to terms with just how much I have to lose when I feel “healthy” and “human” again.

A poem about parent-to-child unconditional love, told through a childhood memory of playing in the mud.

A poem about the rage I have felt at my fundamentalist Christian school experience.

A poem about the collapse of layers upon layers of myths—myths of white supremacy, American exceptionalism, and being the “perfect family”—which began when my family lost our house after the 2008 recession.

A poem about the moment where I realized I was now operating from thriving as a baseline, rather than survival mode (which had long been my M.O.).