Between Bruises & Blooms

A poetry library for the things that bruise us, the things that bloom anyway, and everything we become in between.

The Courtroom

Poetry from hearings, decisions, testimony, lawyers, silence, and the surreal weight of having pieces of family life spoken aloud in a courtroom.

  • Courtroom Mother

    Courtrooms count paperwork and allegations; motherhood keeps counting lullabies, scraped knees, and all the care no file can hold.

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