The Violet Hour

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Down The Line
I still have her number right in the front of my mind
Oct 10 • 
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September 2025

The Unicorn I'm Riding
Joy pushes through my veins pumping lush pale pink frosting to every tiny crevice inside me
Sep 11 • 
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August 2025

The Tears of Anna MaHoney
Morning is gray and silent today I can feel it in my ribs, the storm moving in The birds can too All nature is paused To wait To listen To watch in awe…
Aug 24 • 
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Please, HELP ME!
There is always violence nearby. (DV trigger warning)
Aug 4 • 
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July 2025

Sculptures of Sinew and Sin
Some day you will ache like I ache
Jul 1 • 
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June 2025

Whispers
from my sister ancestors
Jun 27 • 
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Yes, Honey
Slipping the piece in his wallet for someday
Jun 8 • 
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May 2025

Knowing
When her knee aches before the Roiling rain pours from the sky Tingling hairs of the back of her neck As the phone rang Phrases walking through the…
May 30 • 
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Indelible ink of teen crush
Last night I dreamt again of him. This time he let me kiss him and he kissed me back.
May 6 • 
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Freedom in Stillness
Velocity hurls me into the next illusion of freedom far too many times in my life. She is the demand I follow. The only lane of existence I know.
May 2 • 
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April 2025

Meeting Rick Green
That one time I got to meet my dad.
Apr 27 • 
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Let me Show you the Way Home
Let me show you the way.
Apr 11 • 
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