tawniwaters (42)in #poetry • 7 years agoNOT I DO, BUT I AMThis is me last night. I babysat my brother's pit bull, Enzo (with whom I'm wildly in love), which meant I had my…tawniwaters (42)in #life • 7 years agoConfessions of a Conduit: What Magdalene Wrote in the Sand when the Mob was GoneI am obsessed with Mary Magdalene. A third of my first poetry collection, Siren Song, was dedicated to Mary Magdalene…tawniwaters (42)in #life • 7 years agoTAKING MY BODY BACKOver the past six months, I've lost 25 pounds. I know it's not a ton, compared to some, but I'm super happy about it…tawniwaters (42)in #life • 7 years agoBe. Be. Be.Every human being is a litmus test for other human beings. The way I respond to you has a lot to do with me and a…tawniwaters (42)in #life • 7 years agoLOVE YOU!Few things make your stay on earth less pleasant than hating the package you came in. All circumstances, all places…tawniwaters (42)in #poetry • 7 years agoHAGSEED DETHRONED: AKA APOCALYPSE AVERTED (a poem)I slept almost zero last night, mostly because I was up writing this. I am grateful to my anti-muse, the…tawniwaters (42)in #life • 7 years agoA Love Song for 2017:It’s almost here, a year that 30 years ago, I could have never fathomed living to see. 2018. Weird. I still swear it’s…tawniwaters (42)in #poetry • 7 years agoWHAT THEY COULDN’T STEALThey have made a ruin of our temple. They have slaughtered 777 sacred cows and ground them into meat. They set up…tawniwaters (42)in #poetry • 7 years agoDay of the DeadCorpses howl in the streets, clacking corroded teeth, and I should be scared, but I’m not. I weave them marigold…tawniwaters (42)in #funny • 7 years agoA Pushing Forty Woman Roller Skates Using Only Her Uncle Cleetus Body” (In the interest of transparency, I should begin by saying I wrote this a few years ago. I'm no longer pushing…tawniwaters (42)in #tawniwaters • 7 years agoWELCOME TO MY JUNGLEWhat a stupid title. If you're still reading, you're a very generous person who gives even losers the benefit of the…