The Stroke of His Pen
I’m too bone weary to keep doing this work over and over again, when it’s so easily undone by a […]
Sea of Beige
by Jeeni Criscenzo June 2018 When his red t-shirt fades, in the desert sun, to blend into this sea of […]
Coming Together – Falling Apart
Is it all coming together, or all falling apart? I can’t tell anymore. I came with love, but can’t find […]
The Miracle
The Miracle By Jeeni Criscenzo, Jan. 20, 2017 The face in the mirror was astonishing! Visibly aged from the face […]
Sleepless
I have not actually slept since that long night when astonished reporters went off script, as we watched one incomprehensible […]
Convergence at the Border
Marching side by side, two by two staying on the sidewalk, as the legal observers advised. Chanting something that feels […]
Sore Loser
Sore losers! you sneer, because they question the way the game was played? Cheaters! they cry, because it just doesn’t […]
Traumatized
The first time I was accused of being a privileged white woman, I was defensive. I tried to explain all […]
Last Judgement
“All Rise!” the bailiff shouted, As the door to the judge’s chambers flung open. Commandeering the entryway, a brilliant figure, […]
I Am a Poet
This is not the love poem I planned to write. I began with the best of intentions. But last night, […]