Back against the damp, dark earth, A lonely lovely rest. A heart once filled with merry mirth Now sent to nature’s best. - Eye cast on the sky above, A deep blue ocean wide. The bouncy clouds abound with love For every tear that’s cried. - The smell of dust made damp by rain Filling … Continue reading Restful Nature
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Me
Why am I, why am I, why am I Me? Instead of some rogue on the terrible sea? Instead of a bat, or a girl, or a king? Then again, eons built to get to Me, Girls and boys and queens and kings, So if one thing changed, one simple thing, Would there be Me … Continue reading Me
The Best Recipe
The recipe to make a Me Of sugar you’ll need dump trucks three Two cups of flower and an egg, three decks of cards and a chicken leg. A basketball But that’s not all Nine teaspoons of spice A flamingo and a ton of rice A Lot of beef that’s peppered. A lode of ketchup … Continue reading The Best Recipe
How Do I Feel?
This is how I feel, friends. You are good enough friends of mine that I know we can share our opinions like normal people. This Family we are all in cannot exist without diversity. How do I feel about the way things have went? The way that my country has not made a dent In … Continue reading How Do I Feel?
Different
Sorry I'm late! Different, I'm different, I'm different, they say. Different than what? What makes me that way? What makes weak skin desirable? Sunburns beautiful? Different, I'm different, You're different than me, I'm different than the jazzy chocolate tones of the Stolen, A history beyond slavery, a future beyond discrimination, They know how to make … Continue reading Different
The Cat’s Lament
The following is a translation from our cat's yowls. . My owners won’t feed me enough of my food. All of their stares seem hostile and rude. They prod me and kick me and step on my tail, And the little food I get is stale. I know that they've heard me I've meowed pretty … Continue reading The Cat’s Lament