poems

labs

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Koda bear likes nothing more
than stretching out across the kitchen floor
and there he lies like time forgot
a chocolate lab
in the most inconvenient spot

I’ve been posting a lot of dog poems lately, and while I should finish up my lastest poetry project, I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a poetry book with dog poems and some short essays. Maybe featuring this chocolate chunk.

Anywho, dogs are adorable and if you’re someone who thinks they are messy and loud and smelly – well, they totally are, but you can’t beat the love from a dog. They love us when we don’t deserve it sometimes. Hope you have a fantastic week.

AJM

flying south

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the geese are flying
i watch them pass overhead
they’re heading south for winter
to be somewhere warm instead

i hear them before i see them
honking in the cloud-filled sky
the snap of the air tells them
its that time of the year to fly

my dog Koda woos and barks
when he hears them flying low
they’re heading someplace new now
i look up and watch them go

I accidentally went MIA again…just been busy at work. Everything is just exhausting lately.

AJM

at the fair

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the chickens open their beaks

in a silent squawk

feathered bodies pant

melt and puddle

over wood shavings

the young girl pours water

into the tray in the cages corner

“Jessica needs more water”

“I’m so nervous”

“First place, master showman, I can’t believe it”

off in the corner

several family members

wait and melt in a hundred degrees

with love and pride dripping down their foreheads

and flies batting at their knees

ADHD

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and just like that

my thoughts disappear

they’ve gone somewhere

no longer here

I’d pull them back

if I could

my brain a block of solid wood

there’s no squish here

all grain and seed

maybe I should read

or was there something that I need

One thought, then the next, they bleed

meeting roadblocks and potholes

of ADHD

In case you missed it…new poetry book “Remnants” to be published December 2025!

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This project is coming along!

This will be a collection of new material from the last few years exploring the ‘what’s been left behind’ from my college years, who I am now and the joys and struggles of being an adult. There are themes of feminism, mental health, self-doubt…and some silly poems about the weather, of course.

Not final cover. TBD!

There will be more posts about this project later on in the next few months.

In case you missed it, my other poetry book, Walking in Cemeteries, can be found on Amazon here.

introvert

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you’re too loud
too abrupt
you finish your sentences
at the end of a question mark

maybe your words
don’t come off
as polite as they should be

you talk too much

maybe
I’m just so sick
of stuffing my personality
down in the dark
where no one can see it

and I’m tired
of being afraid
that I’ll say the wrong thing
I’ll upset someone
they won’t like me

like the stars
that never turn off in the day time
invisible but
always there

and maybe I don’t want to shine always
but I’m sick of turning my light off
so others can, too

it girl

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saying yes instead of no

i’ve become the “it girl,” yeah

no longer a disappointment

Hope you are well. I’m struggling with some kind of sickness…again!! 😭 It’s been difficult lately.

Just got to keep writing!

–AJM

New poetry book “Remnants” to be published December 2025!

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This is a new project I’ve been working on. Spring is almost here and I’m feeling hopeful. To be published on Amazon in December 2025!

A little bit about the project…

This is a collection of new material from the last few years exploring the ‘what’s been left behind’ from my college years, who I am now and the joys and struggles of being an adult. There are themes of feminism, mental health, self-doubt…and some silly poems about the weather, of course.

I’m very excited with how this is coming together!

Not final cover. TBD!

There will be more posts about this project later on in the next few months.

In case you missed it, my other poetry book, Walking in Cemeteries, can be found on Amazon here.