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Month: July 2009

  • Happy

    Warning: pathetic girl-talk ahead. I’m broken again and tired and waiting for a ding from my cell phone to validate my existence. The ding has come daily, but still I wait. This could be the day he doesn’t ding me. I think we can all agree the only thing worse than thinking you’ve lost interest…

  • Missing

    The ache is always there but it gets better It becomes bearable It becomes livable She meant the pain she felt for the loss of her son Still her words come back to me Because I remembered her today I remembered when we breathed in the same room Together I remembered her pain and my…

  • Ways to Let Him* Know You Care

    *Him being a clueless male and not my faithful dear readers. Say okay to cuddling, as in his definition of cuddling, not yours. Say alright to things you’d rather not do. Send a defaced Hallmark card. (Specifically, if you are sending said card to a Straight Man, be sure to include “fuck”; otherwise, he will…

  • Love Story I

    You know how it goes girl meets boy boy games girl obsesses boy reschedules but calls everyday girl decides to let it go but is mindful girl is reunited with another guy who’s in Afghanistan girl contemplates sexy texts girl has no idea what text sex is boy who games asks girl out on another…

  • A Relationship Death Poem

    A Relationship Death Poem because in times of stress one has to fall back on what one knows and everyone could use a little death now and again. A Relationship Death Poem that’s not really a poem at all but an exercise in self-soothing behavior. A Relationship Death Poem because I like it dark and…

  • Soft: A Diagnosis

    Too available My diagnosis My judgment And then I saw him looking trendy and sweet ordering a burrito with guacamole and cheese. There was no air conditioning so we sweated it out while we relaxed in each other’s company. His hair looked soft as did his hands. And as it turned out soft is what…

  • Phrases Sure to Confuse The Straight Man

    “Don’t you think orphaned Asian children are the cutest things ever?” “I have been wanting to introduce you two for a while now. This is my lovechild, Bunny, who I share custody of with his other mother, Bryan.” [It’s the Other Mother part that is confusing, not the Honey-Bunny part.] “Do you ever have questions…

  • Say

    My ex-boyfriend asked           How is the world treating you these days? My ex-boyfriend said           I have no affection to give you. So when my new boyfriend says           I have a headache. I do not say           I’m sorry, honey. I do not say           Is there something I can do to make…

  • Beneath the Bark: The Rooting of Uncle Tree

    Over the course of the last two weeks or so, I have had the pleasure of being involved in a fantastic discussion about writing and living well. As interviews go, this one offers insight and sincerity, and I hope you, dear reader, appreciate the self-depricating wisdom of our very own Uncle Tree. #1. What made…

  • Bunny Dearest: A Love Child is Born

    Bunny and I met recently through Bryan and we’ve fallen in love. He’s also our Asian love child, which has a little bit of an Oedipus-esque twist minus the shame and eyegauging, and I am happy to share the fruits of our love with all of my dear readers. I. From dearest Bunny Belletryst. Careful,…