You are sixteen years old today.  Today you are sixteen years old.  Your dress is older

I couldn’t have been more than ten when Grandpa first took me down to the shore

He watches the rain from the balcony. It falls in sheets. Just beyond he can make

            Dirt. Soil. Dirt. Food. More Food. Dirt. Soil. Light. Water. Dirt. Worms. More Worms. Even

Growing up in a family made up entirely of women, I learned quickly that the best