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I just want to run. I know the sun Still shines When you’re not around. I’m taking it easy In the worst Part of town. And now, I find it...
The New Dichotomy
Wake up every morning, (Days go by, and that’s not new) Tell yourself you’ll be okay, Do what you have to do. Wait to realize, once again...
Permeation
Rain melting into the concrete Pooling at the cracks, the broken parts. Rain, seep into my skin Pooling at my heart, my lungs, my bones,...
I will always...
I will always… Check the shower before turning it on Eat at Taco Bell Slow down when I see a cop Wear a belt with pants that have loops...
Two Sonnets for Michael Brown
I. My Facebook Feed the Day before Thanksgiving: an Erasure It’s the best profession in the world, a weapon for justice. A system cannot...
Splash
slow float like driftwood from a dead sea— salt-worn sun-bleached and riptide tumble-dried— wash in as if pushed by a moon-pulled wave...
Black-Eyed Susan
Poor Susan Always coverin’ her bruisin’. To protect that mean old rat of a man And also her pride, no one would understand. She could...
what words are made of
I’m standing on the edge of something. Something deep and velvety, a soft darkness that envelopes. Summons. I don’t know whether to float...
WYGIMCYSFT
you don’t see a dirty floor, you don’t see a cluttered dash, you don’t see stain-filled upholstery, you don’t see crumbs, you don’t see...
Porch Lights
Some balmy night when all is still (except, perhaps, the soft and cadenced crickets on the lawns) you’ll see them dotting darkened...