Category Archives: Poems

 If I am silence Then you Are the embodiment of sound   This comparison is something Of a stretch Silence not being in my nature   But nevertheless You are the sound To my silence   Every single thing you do Comes with a soundtrack Tapping, whistling, singing, humming   You are vibrant and fullContinue reading “Riot of Sound”

I’ve never met a cat like you You’re upside down Backwards; empty of that cat intellect   I’ve never met anyone So dedicated To benign terror   You are a lurker A getter A sneak-attacker   That is not to say That you are particularly skilled At this mantel you’ve taken up   The orangeContinue reading “An Ode to Orange Terror”

There is no end To the ways That I miss you   I miss your sounds The way your residents drive Horns blaring and rules thrown out   I miss the cats that lurk across campus And the dogs Dogs wandering aimless on every street corner   Food here cannot compare To the vendors inContinue reading “Istanbul”