My master enjoyed long walks. He’d walk as a headless chicken let loose by fumbling fools, quick, staggered, in pain but silent. I’d join him in his daily venture with a harness tied to my neck, a fabric of polyester, that kept me tethered to his waddling spirit. We kept a steady pace and would only stop when I’d spot something rigid and broken, he was not too pleased whenever I did. I used the pa...
(more about identity)
As children, it was easy to conform.
Identity not yet written, not put to words
Eat, sleep, and crawl, All things printed
Like lines within journals
Every turn of a page were spaces empty
Plenty of room to grow.
The first blot of ink placed is not our own
But from that which surrounds us
The taste of cold air upon our skin
The first face seen from shaky eyes
The sound of ...
Hope?
I've seen men with hope lost from their eyes.
Brittle men,
fragmented, broken men
Whose cries are unheard or spoken of.
Their lives don't run on hope
For it has long died
They are fueled by what they see before them
The truth of the world
And not the lies of hope
To them, it's nothing more than a man of straw
That scares away the crows.
Ineffective,
For their birds don't fear the hay
The...
“A man never cries”
Told when I was little
Or was it implied?
“Never let it dribble down your cheek”
A man speaks inside of me, I listen.
“Confide it within”
He says again, and so I did.
Built walls to cover up the pain
But it still lingered
Still simmered under my skin
Turning bones into ashes
Blood into smoke
Choking me, but it doesn’t escape my throat
I keep it hidden, Buried deep
Inside it...
Maji, nisogezee jahazi kwangu
Mimi Abiria, nilie potea
Nakuvutwa mikononi mwako
Mafichoni naogelea,
Nakuzama, tena sana.
Huvutwa kwa zana
zilizo baridi
Ni nini unacho kitafuta kwangu
Mimi mwana, nilie potea
Nakutokea mikononi mwako
Mikono yanao ni kaba.
Ni wapi univutapo
Maana sifaham mahali hapa
Mkono wako unirudishe,
Kwa familia, salama
Na kwa jahazi iliyo potea.
Niruhusu nijitoe kwako
Nipu...
A glowing light trapped in the sky of blue
Flew to the moon and back last night. Couldn’t quite reach the sight of you.
It must be a few miles further,
A little more distance between them.
Can’t help but dream of the moment we meet, even if I’m too young to reach you
Too weak to push through the space in between
To see the face not seen from the ground.
The beeswax in between the feathers of my...
Rodents out on a stroll,
Looking for drinks, bites, and more
But no one likes mice or critters, so
They look for quieter sections.
Inside they hide, until they find
Food good enough to swallow.
If the owner ever realizes,
They’ll be gone by tomorrow.
Outside they won't survive
So inside they must hide.
Rodents out on a stroll,
It’s been two weeks since they moved in.
Looking for something that t...
Don't wake in a world where the trees all died
A world where the leaves have all dried up and made into a brittle brown pile
Places like that are places dead
Don't let places like that live inside your troubled head
Don't wake up in a pile of dead roses
A Thorned bush that leaves your limbs frozen in place
Hoping for a friendly face to walk by as you lie in a solid state with your eyes open
Looki...
At age six I'd sleep with the lights on, afraid of the dark
My eyes darted at the front door
Couldn't really keep it steady
The darkened themes
Seemed to hunt me
What's lurking in the dark?
Ready to attack me once my eyes closed
I'd be frozen by the corner
A blanket to my neck
But it's okay,
I'm getting used to it
Cause darkness doesn't change
It only takes a flick of a switch
To chase it al...
“I need a savior?”
Well no one can save you.
You’re in the darkness now,
so no one can hear you.
Scream if you like.
Then see what will come through
See what will reach out
Poke it’s face and surprise you.
So mole over this mystery.
Hope that it hunts you.
Let it make you sweat.
As I choke on you viciously
And feast on your flesh.
But if you want to get rid of me
Better point to the next.
Ca...