Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" My friend and I experimented with writing a poem together. We took turns, each writing two lines, trying to rhyme with one another's previous... Told in two parts, it was left unfinished. I hope you enjoy part one!!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" First, I want to say...this poem does not reflect my current relationship with my mother!! We are way past this! She is a wonderful mother! I went through phases where I resented both parents, but my father isn't worth the pages of my teenage composition book. I hope you enjoy it!!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" I've always imagined this poem as a lullaby, sung by one lover to another. However, I'm a terrible singer, and I wouldn't dare try to torture you with that sound! I hope you enjoy it anyway!!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" I've tried for years to name this poem, but nothing seems to stick, and nothing quite captures its essence. So, here it is, unnamed and one of my favorites! I hope you enjoy it!!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" As I said before, teenage break-ups are the worst! I used to daydream about growing wings and flying away from it all. Once upon a time, I thought I had found "the one," and I wanted to take him with me! I hope you enjoy it!!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" Following the same topic as last week, I write a lot about trauma. This one is more directive than Dear Old Ma$en, but they go hand-in-hand. I hope you enjoy it!!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" This one is difficult to describe. I've had internal conversations with myself since I was young. I went through something traumatic, and I'm still healing 15+ years later. I hope you enjoy it!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" I had this boyfriend who made it so hard to want to be with him, but I did! We were children, but I wanted to marry him. I was sooo stupid!! I hope you enjoy it!!

Welcome to another poetic episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" Teenage break-ups are the worst! Well, at the time, they feel like it. I was going through it... in this emotional poem. I hope you enjoy it!!

Welcome to the second episode of "Collected Poetry: A Spoken Word Podcast!" This is one of the very first poems I wrote back in 10th grade!! I was obsessed with Marilyn Monroe! She was very misunderstood, and so was I at a young age! I hope you enjoy this very raw audio!