they tend to return;
they may promise not to, but
it’s hard to resist.

the kindness you hide
from human sight will catch the
eye of the divine.

the wind might be prone
to whispering, but today
it’ll howl and scream.

number of deaths from
tobacco this century,
if current trends hold

to the sister, the
middle child, older sibling
of this baby boy.

if you don’t want me
yet I still want you, do I
disrespect myself?

U.S. citizens
who believe Muslims should need
a special ID