A poem addressing homophobia.
From the day a human is born,
We are all born with an invisible string.
Wrapped around our infant fingers.
And as we grow up
That string becomes less and less invisible,
Some people find their string to be connected to nothing
While for most,
Your string is connected to another person’s finger.
Love is one of the most human things
That we can behold.
And so is ha...
To address poverty.
The eagle stands tall
The parrrot dances
They all have one thing in common
They all have wings.
To lift them up and carry them away swiftly across the wind
Each year migrating to new land
To new hopes of surviving the snowstorm
Called life.
But have you ever heard of the lost tale
Of the bird with no wings?
Nothing to carry them up
Yet nothing to hold them down
The fish m...
A poem about mental health and depression
Each day under the pouring rain
Same and old, feet pressing against the wet concrete
Boots filled with liquid and tilting your head down
And yet here you are,
An imposter to the people around you
In the fiery streets,
The rain might as well be burning concrete,
Piercing your toes and your raging heart
That is awaiting autumn to come.
Only then, wind ...
A poem addressing all unaccepting parents of transgender children
The moment you hold your newborn child in your hands
And them then something that means your whole life—
So one day
You can look down at the plant you grew and say
“I made this”…
But have you ever realized
Your child isn’t a plant
They are a tree
Their colorful blossoms and leaves shine gold
Under the broad daylight
In a flock...
