Hey there! Thanks for checking out my work!
I'm a senior Government major, English minor at William & Mary.
I've always been a lover of stories, words & music. Through my poetry and songwriting, I connect my love for all of those things. I hope you can see the lyric quality of my poems, the feelings they express, and the stories that they tell.
I never felt attached
to the translucent lights that dance across the glass
my cheeks flushed with mercurial energy
pressed against the window
31,000 feet in the air
numb to the overly affable state signs
that beckon me across camouflaged state lines
I never felt attached
to the warmth of your sun-drenched fingertips
the smell of autumn left on my pillowcase
and the baritone timbre of your voice
emitting halcyonic laughter
into the candy musk air
I never felt attached
to the familiarity
to the places they call home
Person. Place. Thing.
I never felt attached
and some may pity
what they demand I need
Community.
Companionship.
But what is home
if not comfort
the comfort I’ve learned for myself
the abundance of experiences
gathered across state lines
and in his halcyonic laughter
still not
Person. Place. Thing.
but instead woven into the fabric of my being
Home.
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