What do the trees know about suffering? © Z. T. Corley, 2024

catalog of small tortures highest ranking: #2 in poemcollection © Z. T. Corley, 2023

Loss didn't poison the well. © Z. T. Corley, 2024

full of such terrible light © Z. T. Corley, 2023

a blessing that resembled doom © Z. T. Corley, 2023

bless the blood no one can see highest rankings: #1 in poembook #1 in thoughtsandfeelings #1 in personal #1 in freeverse © Z. T. Corley, 2023

tenderness is a thing we have to be taught © Z. T. Corley, 2024

At birth, we are all sentenced to life- to live. Highest Rankings: #4 in poembook #4 in poemcollection © Z. T. Corley, 2024

If I had known my grandmother's hands were roots. © Z. T. Corley, 2025

But a poppy like a little fire in my hand? © Z. T. Corley, 2025