The First Whisper

a place where the silence softens…

Welcome to the quiet you have carried for so long.
This is where the silence breaks…not with a scream,
but with the soft, deliberate tremble of truth.


These poems explore and express love, loss, abuse, memory, and the human experience. Every poem here is a whisper you weren’t allowed to speak…until now.

…and ends with your first whisper.

Whispers that break the silence…

The Night Everything Broke

my mother’s suffering drowned my eyes

Sparkling Emerald Eyes

your arms, like carved oak, protected me

Heterovert

your slur—my ceaseless derogation

The Cold Chain

it gleamed silver in the muted air

Ti Amo

a rush of warmth as I remembered

On This Day

the mob’s cheers and chants battered my ears

When Roots Rot

deceit drained our desire to flower

Mental Agony

my body stood naked and exposed

“We are the ghosts we were told to silence.”