Trisha Cason

“I write best when I am either, falling in love, or falling apart.”
― Rudy Francisco

“Some say, don't burn your bridges.

I say, if necessary,
let the kerosene
kiss it on the lips,

and watch it
turn to ash.

There's always more than one way
to cross the water.”
― Rudy Francisco

“Dear Hands, I get it. You like writing poetry. But you can’t bring a metaphor to a gunfight.”
― Rudy Francisco

“The human heart beats approximately 4,000 times per hour and each pulse, each throb, each palpitation is a trophy engraved with the words ‘you are still alive.’ You are still alive. Act like it.”
― Rudy Francisco