Drones sent to far away nations Spies listening in on every call Seeking war for every occasion Fueling death peace always forestall Stockpiling weapons for impending peace Ensuring security for everyone else Young soldiers always for lease Promising peace as the bullets pelt It cannot be achieved through violent caprice Militaries cannot March to the … Continue reading Sonnet #3

Privilege is editing history so it reflects victory Instead of villainy to your progeny Come along with me and see propagandized history Marvel at its inconsistency and its dismissing spree Cast aside the victim and the hero’s consequence with them Power creating each system enslaving man for his own freedom Painting colorful hues generously paying … Continue reading Telling

It’s Mellifluous voice lulls me to sleep again  Chains of woven threads weigh me down  From family, friendship and joy I abstain  Locked in my bedroom despair is found  My lowest depths project out irrational agony  Yearning for a solution to my listlessness  Isolation's fantasies reach out to me  Heed the seductive whisper of ceaselessness  … Continue reading Sonnet #2

It’s what carries us; that’s all Starting the day with a mirror assisted carving knife Each part of me subject to an imaginary slice My landscape surveyed by a perfectionist eye And I behold my un-photoshopped body with a sigh Pleading for a transformation before sleep each night It’s what carries us; that’s allIt’s what … Continue reading Carrier

The gates of hell open with Face IDLoaded down with every app Soaking up time in totality Echoing pages attention wrapt Scrolls of alerts and notifications Attention splinters at the sound Outrage at news of downtrodden station Opposite voice in my neighbor enemies found Each app clamors for power Turning struggle into hashtag slogans Our … Continue reading Sonnet #1

Maybe I really just want attentionBook tours and readings across the nation Adoring fans interpreting my words Applause filled rooms and fans by the herds Simon and Schuster publishing contractsVolumes of acclaimed books with money stacks Maybe even a reading on the tonight show The audience moved to emotion in their rows Academics analyzing my … Continue reading Attention

Mother Earth is stuck on reservations Her domain eroded by man’s machinations Forests and wildlife surrounded by industrial border towns Filled with the remnants of old world sounds Crow calls and deer hooves lost in traffic echos We have taken our organic roots and let them go Now we build routes craved into our old … Continue reading Trails

Observe, horror fills our screens as hashtags and livestreamsOpinions lay heavy burdens on us noisy shouting and mistrust Unfiltered, we cannot un-see, enemies made of friends and family Justice everyone’s rallying cry, each of us taking sides Justice for Me is a crime You see A crime for Me is justice You see And we … Continue reading Trending

Labels carry pre-fabricated outlinesArtificially created identity designsMaking humans into plastic moldsTo be judged, valued, and disposed Labels strip away our names Leaving mannequins in our place Labels can be ignored for a time But never banished from our mind I carry each label I’ve heard Wishing to know myself beyond those words What if I … Continue reading Label

Every New Years people make promises to themselves by setting weight loss goals, financial goals, and personal milestones to reach. While I think this can be healthy it is often rooted in insecurity. The idea that if these goals are reached I will become a more complete or better person. A desire to be perceived … Continue reading Resolutions