MiriamMB : Writing

To the Nomad Girl

To the Nomad Girl

A Poem by MiriamMB


the human body is not a house wellthe water is often poisonedor harboring a great,dead thingat the bottom. Don't build your home next to it.If you ..
There's a Place We Go to Find You

There's a Place We Go to Find You

A Story by MiriamMB


sometimes I want to meet someone I admire and have communication be smooth, and have them not mind my shyness. I want to share stories with people.
my body, the old woman

my body, the old woman

A Poem by MiriamMB


But my body, the old woman in me, is tired of wandering, she carries herself like a stunted, misplaced, gnarled tulip tree, she mumbles daily o..
middle ground

middle ground

A Poem by MiriamMB


He had a thirst for warm water and rain she was hungry for black soil and red clay so they met at the mouth of the river, under the forest cano..
Daughter

Daughter

A Poem by MiriamMB


I sometimes wonder what kind of life I could start in this country, and if I have a child, will we be able to understand each other?
My body is fertile ground

My body is fertile ground

A Poem by MiriamMB


it helps to think of my body as a warm fertile place where lots of greenery thrive.
Death Star

Death Star

A Poem by MiriamMB


He is a death star he shrinks to lure life closer he watches, patiently as dust gathers into jagged spheres and planets spring, birthing oceans, ..
Bonsai

Bonsai

A Poem by MiriamMB


I am the bonsai sticking stupidly out of a hill of dry burning, desert sand, waiting for the rains to come, the rains won't come, but you sh..
My Heart: An Introduction

My Heart: An Introduction

A Poem by MiriamMB


My heart has grown little feet, she likes to stray and never settles, always packed and ready to leave when the wind shifts, “I'll go wherev..
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

A Poem by MiriamMB


That girl is a wraith Do not speak to her. Do not touch her. Do not feed her a single sweet morsel. Her hunger is unfathomably wide I've se..