Blame December
and birthdays.
Blame New Year’s Eve.
Blame timing
and lost hope.
Blame the number 25.
Blame loneliness and sleepless nights.
Blame the internet,
and online dating sites.
Blame the artist
and his lies.
Blame myself.
Blame high school reunions.
Blame that bimbo from Texas
in her cheerleader outfit.
Blame the neighbor’s grass,
always greener.
Blame hunger and desire.
is a writer, artist, educator, and mother of two. She holds a BA in Studio Art from
UC Santa Cruz, and is currently pursuing an MFA at Pacific University in Oregon.
Anna also works as the Director of a small non-profit preschool in Mission Hills.
Her writing has appeared in The Cancer Poetry Project 2; A Year in Ink, Volume 6
(San Diego Writers, Ink Anthology); and Serving House Journal.