Lame is the new cool. Embrace it.
There is so much I long to say. Thoughts, feelings, ideas, never expressed. Words that never break through the swirling chaos of my mind, or beyond the steeled walls of my heart. Trapped, they slowly build as an energy, until they frantically try to escape like a rat from a cage. Internally I struggle, as …
Original Instagram Post – January 10, 2019 As a kid, on Friday nights we would leave Brooklyn behind, and escape to Grandma’s apartment in Queens. It was like being swept away to a far off land, made just for us. It was always warm, and safe. I have never felt more secure in life as …
And A Happy New Year.. In the year to come I’ll search for soulful eyes To reflect back all the love I’ve buried deep inside In the year to come I’ll seek courage to speak my truth To free me from the chains That have bound me since my youth In the year to …
Original Instagram Post – December 30, 2018 #OnThisDay 37 years ago, two crazy kids got married. It will never be classified as the perfect relationship. Yours Truly was already in bloom, and the world tried convincing them that they were making all of the mistakes. They fought, they cheated, they burned our lives down. Opposite …
Original Instagram Post – October 11, 2018 2 weeks ago I awoke to the news that my Aunt Arlene had passed away. She was my Dad’s big sister, and the only surviving member of their core family. Couple that with her being diagnosed with the same stage of a similar cancer to my mom, a …
In The End, There Was Art Sometimes voices get lost Before they’re ever heard Discouraged by a world That thrives on the absurd Mix trials with tribulations Add in triumph laced with pain And no one listens to the story Because they all sound the same So I claw even deeper Drag my guts to …
Empty Space Lost in the stars Trying to get where you are I’ve gone too far And there’s no turning back Unable to return To the heart that’s been my home Left frightened and alone Yet, still I stay the course Like a distant memory You echo through my dreams Whispers of what shall never …
Blurred Vision I’ve started to question If letting go is for the best Because what once made me smile Only brings me sadness Beginning to look right through you Like you’re not even there If you vanished completely I’d be reluctant to care It’s a gradual fading Ever-so slow But, this love is surely dying …
Salted Water Into the blue Lost at sea Your fatal mirage Appears to me With words you’ll never speak And a touch I’ll never feel Tears crashing upon waves Of the only thing that’s real As I slowly drift away Your heart calls out to me Met with deafening silence I am forever lost at …
Part III We exist in a time of revolution and revelation. The world at large is waking up, and in turn, we as humans are evolving. Growing up in the 80s and early 90s, society, or at least my exposure to it, felt monotonous. I was born of the blood of black sheep though. From …