Mandy Ricks

Category: poetry

  • Monsters

    I hope today brings you one step closer to where you want to be and one step farther than where the monsters live. -Mandy Ricks

  • Late night parking

    Is it possible that the best thing about our relationship was the late night parking? Where shadows of something our hearts called love collided with vinyl seated orgasms. Or was it just easier to ignore the stop signs while we forged our fantasies. -Mandy Ricks

  • Never jump first

    Summer arrived in a ball of heat
    and humidity.
    People bask in the sun wishing for
    a great tan, an icy drink, and a hot companion.
    And it’s true, your summer wishes may come true,
    But sometimes the sun shines too bright,
    blinding us to things that aren’t gorgeous at all.
    So, remember, stay on guard, and never jump first.

    -Mandy Ricks