2026 Poetry Challenge - Poems

High-Low

Recently a speaker urged:
Don't judge a person by
their best and worst story.
Humans are complicated and
worthy of deeper consideration.

I think about my personal
High-Low, and I get it.
Those two tales, when
stood baldly on their own,
aren't 'Me,' really.

We all contain our
own High-Lows.
Our biggest shame.
Our highest pride.

And we also carry inside
all frequencies,
spectrums
and nuance in between.

May we all recall that
we are more than
our stupidest moments,
our pettiest thoughts,
and our most stubborn streaks.

May we all bask ourselves
in the light of curiosity
while we remove the halo,
file down the horns,
and hold the human
beneath the noise.


Poet, writer, photographer and slightly distracted day-dreamer who muses on (gestures at everything) from the petty to the profound. On a semi-serious, fully earnest search for meaning in the mayhem. Perimenopausal, melanin-deprived, irony-enhanced recovering perfectionist Type A+ millennial woman. She balances the ever-continuing quest to Know Better/Do Better, with the distinct ego-death of parenting a smart, full-throated child who was raised to know the power of her voice. Mothering a teen means catching a side-eye in almost every interaction. Diana navigates the minutiae of everyday life through seeking the magical in the mundane. Follow along and laugh with her as the world flames out!

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