Paige Rindone

(questions) Life is as wonderfully confusing as answering “yes” to the question asking, “this or that?” Life is as infinitely

(coffee with cream) when you shed light on my darkness  I won’t illuminate  like sunshine on shadows- instant vibrancy

(my body) my body is an hourglass,  they said they said but my sand is a nuisance,  they said they

(good life) for years now i have had  this daydream, this fantasy  of driving in the car with the music

(beneath a thick layer of frosting)  i didn’t know  my birthday cake was made  out of paper and lit

(far away things) The earthy smell of manure From the cows across the street The falsetto buzz of the small

(disaster) my feet run faster  when they’re running towards disaster  across burning coals,  over massive sinkholes- this path takes

(new year, new friend) After December had its last exhale But while her heart still held it near She inhaled

(a sight for sore and grieving eyes) I’d look up to see her proudly perched atop her cat tower

(marinade)  the words left your breath like  hot honey sickly sweet and biting coating my throat, my lungs in  serrano