It’s Day 2 of Open Enrollment
Poem I sit in a chair and face the corner of a cubicle for eight hours a day since it’s enrollment time for benefits It’s noon and we’re already 200 calls deep Enroll my...
Author: Kristen Green
I Wrote This While Waiting For You
Poem Even if I could ever write a poem that summarized all the minor chords lines In all the themes songs from all the movies we ever loved I’d still think That one Bonnie...
What I Think About in the Football Stands
Poem There’s something treasured in watching someone you love From the distance, as though to acknowledge That had you made a few different turns along the way that You wouldn’t know them at...
Known and Unknown Birds
I’d describe falling in love with you as though you’ve heard about Birds called Morning Doves your whole life Only to learn they’re truly known as Mourning Doves A secret poignancy and beauty and...
What Once Was Ours
Poem I still think of us as the proprietors of the Poe House up North In the field surrounded by traffic circles and public park Except our one corner with the tall grass...
The Day Prince Died
Poem Prince died today And I wonder if you remember I once Called you Darling Nikki In the last birthday card I wrote you And if this day somehow meant something to you...
The Glass Jar
Poem As you sleep I just wanted to let you know I love you Nothing crazy But it’s like I have a million fireflies trapped in a jar that are beating themselves Against...
What’s Said
Poem is it harder to say goodbye to a person or a feeling can we fall forward into new futures without the wild horses dragging us back to the start i always give...
