When My Mother Hated Me

When my mother hated me, she’d call the whole family And tell them what I had done this time. She’d call my in-laws and tell them not to let me See my kids. When my mother hated me, she’d disappear. I would walk the streets and knock on every door....

In The Middle of Nowhere

In the middle of nowhere The river runs through the deep woods The grass is greener than I have ever seen A pond in the middle of five acres Where the horses and dogs drink together Chickens run free in the yard in front of A four bedroom, white house with a large...

Inside Looking Out

Concrete walls, Concrete floors, Frosted plastic window panels. Half a picnic table against the wall. These walls are white, but if you step into the halls There’s more scenery than you could imagine. At one end of the concrete hall there is a calendar painted....