Tag Archives: Carriacou

caribbean, Carriacou

heart on her sleeve

…trying to disappear
she couldn’t see
but everybody else could…

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caribbean, Carriacou

ochra

…tears
of an
unloved vegetable…

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Carriacou

growth

…green is the
color of growth…
she dipped her hands
just to make sure…

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Carriacou

edgy

…edgy
she held herself
apart
but not on purpose…

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Carriacou

toes are showing

…no matter
how she tried
she always
came up short…

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Carriacou

pale of skin l

…pale of skin
she opened her arms
drinking in the morning…

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Carriacou

flawed

…she knew
her makeup was
flawed…

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Carriacou

the light

…night came
and still
she shone…

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caribbean, Carriacou

kissing the clouds

…kissing the clouds
she threw her face open
laughter tastes brilliant…

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Carriacou

texture

…always the oddball
she huddled closer
trying to fit in…

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