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This is bad

This is bad These critics tell me how this is bad so bad They cringe and shrivel and their fingers twitch horizontal And I say, with the most innocent eyes I can conjure, I like it this way I like it a mess And rugged and the honesty that’s so pure it makes you cryContinue reading “This is bad”

Sweaty Palms

Speaking of posting things that make our palms sweat and our hearts beat out of our chest. I figured I’d post a personal one. Race is something that is extremely hard for me to talk about. I have a post in drafts that’s still there about the complexities of growing up bi-racial. But I figuredContinue reading “Sweaty Palms”

When Feelings Collide with Words

She came And She went She Left. She never Said Goodbye I Meeean I Said It To Her From Behind But With Her Back Turned To Me I Didn’t Have Much Confidence That We Would Meet Again Like If I Got To Say It To Her While Looking In Her Eyes And I’m Just GoingContinue reading “When Feelings Collide with Words”