Circles of friends and associates
beating the dance floor with
new pairs of shoes, jamming away
the stress of all the days
before this Saturday
night. No fights, just groovy
times. Someone calls a
Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
"You'll Get It, It's Just Like Riding A..."
The wheels would roll on the pavement,
wobbling and into the gate I would go,
crashing.
There were no races,
pop-a-wheelies, no
wobbling and into the gate I would go,
crashing.
There were no races,
pop-a-wheelies, no
Monday, December 9, 2013
Strong Headed
Strong headed,
loving mind first. My
wishes I tell him
go through this
cycle I see without meaning
and in the end, he has decided
loving mind first. My
wishes I tell him
go through this
cycle I see without meaning
and in the end, he has decided
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Monday, December 2, 2013
The Need To Break Out
Constantly fighting the need to
be free within myself in
situations where everyone is his
or her self. I am standing
frozen as the room spends
around me-growing laughter
be free within myself in
situations where everyone is his
or her self. I am standing
frozen as the room spends
around me-growing laughter
Monday, November 25, 2013
Table Not For Eating
Cousins and aunts brought dishes
and grands-their words, which
couldn’t be made out, their toys
to make a mess. At 7p.m.,
steam would flow up from the
pots being carried over
to the long dinner table.
couldn’t be made out, their toys
to make a mess. At 7p.m.,
steam would flow up from the
pots being carried over
to the long dinner table.
Monday, November 18, 2013
The Come-Up
Well-decorated restaurants
serving cultural foods, wine,
playing soft music,
instrumental. Bar and
grills overcrowded
as the scent of ribs
serving cultural foods, wine,
playing soft music,
instrumental. Bar and
grills overcrowded
as the scent of ribs
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
A Good Song
Way before the beat
really drops,
you're deep in, fully
attentive to all
horns, keys,
chords being played
and right when you
really drops,
you're deep in, fully
attentive to all
horns, keys,
chords being played
and right when you
Friday, June 28, 2013
First Feature of 2013!
One of my pieces is currently featured in the Say It At Your Wedding" magazine. It includes a bunch of work with an amazing concept behind it. The piece chosen is titled "Can't Help Love."
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