Kimmy HigginbothamWhat Helps You Sleep at Night? - A promptI sleep best under warm blankets in a cold room. I sleep best with a body next to me. There's a song called "Weightless" that helps when ...
Kimmy HigginbothamA Quarantine Sex Dream; or This Poem Isn't About You 2I had a sex dream about you last night. Is that accurate? I dreamt I slept with you. I dreamt I lay with you, That I shared a bed with yo...
Kimmy HigginbothamWhat is the Work Worth Doing? - A promptWhat is the work worth doing? What is the fat worth chewing? Why is the damn cat mewing? Just ignore her. She just wants attention. But w...
Kimmy HigginbothamHow Much Does it take to Feel Like Yourself Again? - A promptHow much of what currency will bring back my sense of safety? How much of what currency will revive my sense of self? How much of what cu...
Kimmy HigginbothamAn origin story for West VirginiaOnce upon a time there was a beautiful mountain. Her raiments were green grass and wildflowers; her hair a tangle of trees. She was beaut...
Kimmy HigginbothamDrift Poetry Inspired by Drift on April 26, 2020 Things I want for our “someday home”... A Magnolia tree. A pink one. Fragrantly sweet. One of the fir...
Kimmy HigginbothamWhen did you Grow Up? If you did... - a promptMay 9, 2020 When did you grow up? If you did... My chest grew up long before my hands. Which, as it turns out, was a problem. Body, thoug...
Kimmy HigginbothamWhat would you Fight to Protect - A promptMay 8, 2020 What would you Fight to Protect? My family My friends My acquaintances My strangers My enemies Any living person Any living c...
Kimmy HigginbothamWhat are you Grateful for? - A promptMay 7, 2020 What are you Grateful for? To be alive in this beautiful world with the ability to fall in love. My strong support system. My...
Kimmy HigginbothamWhat do you Love? - A promptMay 6, 2020 What do you love? Family first, and hoe. Home is with them, always. West Virginia, of course, my mountain mama who held me at...
Kimmy HigginbothamCommuning with Nature Part 2I am truly thankful that Cat assigned us to commune with nature. It has helped restore me in ways I cannot describe in words and now cont...
Kimmy HigginbothamAnother thought for Poetry May 5I fell asleep with my bare back Facing the open window Drinking in the cool moisture, Feeling the caress of the breeze Like a lover's tra...
Kimmy HigginbothamPoem from May 4, 2020The air sounds like the ocean today. A heavy crashing, distant roar, and rush. And as a misty rain crawls In through my bedroom window To...
Kimmy HigginbothamCommuning with Nature Part 1More proof that I'm not who I once was not who I want to be. I dream of gardens and being connected to the Earth on an almost Druidic lev...
Kimmy HigginbothamA Day in the SunThe sunshine gives me peace of mind And I realize I've never relaxed before I have nowhere to go, nowhere to be And, for once, I'm not fo...
Kimmy HigginbothamReflections on "Calm" an ongoing studyStarted March 6 2020. Added March 8 2020. Edited March 25, 2020. Edited March 30, 2020 I Calm to me is starry nights, fireside. Crackle. ...
Kimmy HigginbothamWife... MeWritten March 6 2020 Wife... Me By: Kimmy Higginbotham "I'll be a good wife", I say, and I believe it. I have plans, ideas - big ideas. I...
Kimmy HigginbothamWhat Makes a FamilyWritten March 4 2020 What Makes a Family By: Kimmy Higginbotham I used to have a window in my bedroom I fell asleep to slatted lines of C...
Kimmy HigginbothamCounting starts at 1Written March 3 2020 Counting Starts at 1 By: Kimmy Higginbotham Positive, Positive, Positive, A day, one day, three years ago We truly b...
Kimmy HigginbothamStatements of ActionI give, I take, I want, I reject, I yield, I stand my ground I Give - Feb 26 2020 - feelings from within the mask A grabbing, groping, co...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label What Helps You Sleep at Night? - A prompt I sleep best under warm blankets in a cold room. I sleep best with a body next to me. There's a song called "Weightless" that helps when ...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label A Quarantine Sex Dream; or This Poem Isn't About You 2 I had a sex dream about you last night. Is that accurate? I dreamt I slept with you. I dreamt I lay with you, That I shared a bed with yo...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label What is the Work Worth Doing? - A prompt What is the work worth doing? What is the fat worth chewing? Why is the damn cat mewing? Just ignore her. She just wants attention. But w...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label How Much Does it take to Feel Like Yourself Again? - A prompt How much of what currency will bring back my sense of safety? How much of what currency will revive my sense of self? How much of what cu...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label An origin story for West Virginia Once upon a time there was a beautiful mountain. Her raiments were green grass and wildflowers; her hair a tangle of trees. She was beaut...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label Drift Poetry Inspired by Drift on April 26, 2020 Things I want for our “someday home”... A Magnolia tree. A pink one. Fragrantly sweet. One of the fir...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label When did you Grow Up? If you did... - a prompt May 9, 2020 When did you grow up? If you did... My chest grew up long before my hands. Which, as it turns out, was a problem. Body, thoug...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label What would you Fight to Protect - A prompt May 8, 2020 What would you Fight to Protect? My family My friends My acquaintances My strangers My enemies Any living person Any living c...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label What are you Grateful for? - A prompt May 7, 2020 What are you Grateful for? To be alive in this beautiful world with the ability to fall in love. My strong support system. My...
Kimmy Higginbotham date time-to-read.short-label What do you Love? - A prompt May 6, 2020 What do you love? Family first, and hoe. Home is with them, always. West Virginia, of course, my mountain mama who held me at...
Kimmy Higginbotham May 24 1 min What Helps You Sleep at Night? - A prompt I sleep best under warm blankets in a cold room. I sleep best with a body next to me. There's a song called "Weightless" that helps when ...
Kimmy Higginbotham May 24 2 min A Quarantine Sex Dream; or This Poem Isn't About You 2 I had a sex dream about you last night. Is that accurate? I dreamt I slept with you. I dreamt I lay with you, That I shared a bed with yo...
