Generations (a poem)
I stand tall, proud,
find strength in who I am,
inspired by my ancestors.
I stand tall, proud,
find strength in who I am,
inspired by my ancestors.
Sometimes we, as artists, hold our creations close to the vest when they are meant to be released into the wild, to find new life and horizons beyond their creators.
(460 words)
I walked out of the din, wandered into the yard. I never thought performing would be so damned hard.
i am the words i speak, i’m the things i do, i’m not how i look, or the things i accrue. you try to define me with the simplest of words but i’m far beyond that, though you think it absurd.
Everything’s already been said. There’s nothing left to say. Everything’s been heard and read. There’s nothing left today.
I flay myself
on the altar of art,
cut down to the bone,
break every last part.
I write it on paper,
type it into my phone,
share it with the world,
and feel utterly alone.
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