You move with such easeYou bring jealousy to the breezeYou spin away my whoas with graceThat man even tornados can’t keep up the chaseThe Oasis of your hairThe Hypnosis in the airi dare with every breatheTo share a s...

I’m finding it hard to balance myself on this tight rope of lifeI have all this freedomto do whatever I likeI can ride the mountainsI can walk the trailsI can paddle the riversand listen to the news storm hail

This was inspired by my 6yo old niece and her father we played hide and quiet in class today it was so much fun!!!... we got to hide under the desks and lock the doors!!!.... the teachers played too!!!!....we had to be really q...

Many of the acronyms here were adopted from Lupe Fiasco’s lecture at MIT. R. A. P.the now international allegorywhat does it mean to you?when i was young i used to th...

This piece was inspired by the documentary “Lakota Nation vs the United States”. For more information check out, blackhillsjustice.orgWhy J...

You and I, perfection in oppositionI embrace the IYou embrace the WeI don’t see eye to eyeBut does that make you holier than me?I can’t see that exactlyYou think about the planetand how we all ne...

I can’t express myself as you rush to comfortI can’t tell you how my day really wentfor fear of judgementbeing crushed by your cum squirtWhen I shed tears, you drink to quench your thirstwe always rehearseuntil a...

This the obituary I should have wroteThis the obituary I wanted to write But I was too caught upI’m still caught up caught in regretwanting to turn it backbut I can’tYou always knew what everyone el...

I’m at the SanctuaryWith a name like that I’m sure to be protectedI head to the green roomWhere the other poets awaitThis room s got two bedsWith condoms just in case?Signs all aroundThat consent is respected...

This was entirely inspired by Qasim Rashid. A human rights lawyer on the gram and now recently announced that he's running for congress in IL. 1776 – all men are equal in this in...

This piece was inspired by a deeply moving movie called The Hate U Give. Special shout out to Marcus of the Father's Group for putting it on at COCC.3 of us playing ball3 shots you...

It’s easy to get confused with so much barnacle language stuck to the walls. They started in my mind and found their way into my mouth. They like the shallow waters and the erosive saliva. They suction around my tongue and got good at whipping ...

Thank you for triggering methese feelings arise and consume my being drowning but still breathingThe pen becomes my weaponnot weepin’, not readin’ just packin’ all these feelings into vers...

This piece was inspired by Thoroughline’s episode called “Qatar’s World Cup”.I was a nobody, alone in the desert sandsdiscovered liquid gold,now oil and ga...

I've seen the man, control my motherhe had a badge, so he had the powerI heard she tried to reset the game twiceI’ve seen my sisters forced into marriageall they wanted was approval and they traded that in for a pri...

This story starts in early 2021We saw your rental is still available?Unfortunately it’s not. The rental supply is really low in Bend. I get people interested like a minute after I hit send. But you know what, we have another ...

This piece was inspired by a book by Barry Lopez called of Wolves and Men. One of the most captivating, ugly truths of a book, I’ve every read. My apologies and respect to anything I may mispronounce. WolfMirror mirror on t...

As you describe the ways to killand relieving free will, I feel illYou say nonchalantly“you first hang them on a treesee, they have to bleed out, some you cut across the throatand some right through the heart”

Man, I used to shop at that SafewayNow shoppin’s the unsafe waywalking these aisles makes me preyI’m a sitting duck with my hands this wayI used to shop at that SafewayCoulda been megetting PB and jellycoulda bee...

This piece is called School Resource Officers, or SRO for short. It was inspired from an episode of John Oliver.I’m doing a science experiment, you knowWhere the bottle cap p...

9 minutes for George90 minutes for Robb90 minutesIt’s how long a movie isIt’s how long a commute is (in some cities)It’s how long a soccer game isIt’s also how long police waited to interveneat the grizzly sc...

I’m so lucky to be a dogIn Bend I feel like a godI have home with lovea jacket when it’s coldand parks to playand meet my friendsI’m so lucky to be a dogI think about my distant cousinsIn between insisten...

Mild heart attack at the local CSA Your body seemed to be made of that Goddess clay  You quads delts and tris, surprised my attention Taut to perfection, taught my eyes affection  You found ...

Just enjoy the sun, for one day we won’t see,Its rays, heat our face as masks are permanentlyMandated, ever since we rose 5 degrees C,Now the wars for food and water are constantlyIn the 2020s, we lived with no real fear,Sci...

This was inspired by a recent Vipassana sit in Onalaska, WATook Sila to the riverwith breathe as our bridgewhile crossing to