Author – Speaker
My six-year-old son tugs expectantly on the back of my shirt. It is usually quite hectic around 11:30am in my kitchen, making lunch for 9 people. I shift the baby to my other hip and peel the two-year-old off of my leg so that I can kneel down to speak with him in the middle… Continue reading Happiness is for Babies
I saw it in my dream or future. When I will put my gods to sleep. Now's not the time. It's too soon. Or way too late. Now They numb, gnawing my nerves stinging like pleasures. They stroke, scraping their nails, across my surfaces. They kiss, biting icy dry lips underneath my glosses. I feel… Continue reading When the Time Comes
She whispers softly. He stands an arms-length away. She calls again. He holds his reasoned stay. Its early in the eve, there’s little to fear Nothing is changing for her around here. He takes a step downward. She swims to the other end. He finally touches the water. She looks back at this new-found friend.… Continue reading You Must Rule Over Her
In the darkness, it was felt from a distance. Swarming towards the little boarded-up house. Mother and father, protecting the children. Stocked the supplies, Rationed during the unknown night. Rest was far from watchful eyes because the terrors were not imaginary. Sickness, suffocation, infestation, and sores. They huddled scared, alone, together. Locked down, apart. They… Continue reading Modern Plague
Self reflection might kill you If you stay too long. We all know the voice inside that want to be right. Who deadens nerves and eardrums and hands When you have to listen to your self-inflicted quiet self. Who feels. Who wants. Who searches. Who wants to make you right But sometimes makes you sick… Continue reading Self Reflection
Cindy Koch 