Ill-Lyricist

A while back, I sat down, pen in hand, to try and write a rap for the first time in my life. I thought it came out prreeeetttttyyy sick. How do I sell this to a rapper? I need money – I am a grad student after all. 🙂 Exigency of this epiphany Volatility to […]

Journal 52

PW and I went on our normal early morning walk and a Jason Mraz song came across my earbuds. I am not a great fan of his music, but I enjoyed the lyrics to this song (I Won’t Give Up). Much of the song resonated with me but I think it could be even better […]

Journal 27

I just needed to vent. I spent the last four hours studying for an exam. I logged in and answered the first question. Then my school’s website crashed. When I refreshed and logged back in… My exam had been automatically submitted. What about the other 9 questions? Story of my life. Derailment. At every turn. […]

Teenage Wasteland

I am on this sea of sand Where the universe expands and on this spaceship yacht hours are not besought Tangled in my golden strands wildflowers from the meadowlands and protruding from my chest is a branch with an old crow’s nest Sitting on the creaky aerie is a small yet prodigious cemetery and my […]

You Were

Tan skin glistening in the hot sun, tasting like the salty water from which you sway upon your board. Messy wet thick hair, dark as bitter chocolate, frozen in a melted splay. Eyes the color of an old copper penny, in thought, lost, neither here nor there. Your old green car, I don’t even know […]

Ouranos

Coeval gods in our own little space I was your modern day Gaea, your love, your escape You were my Primeval god, Ouranos, to nurture and to hold We were both born of black chaos, two beings, extolled! We danced among volcanoes, and danced in the river You were naturally the taker, and I…the giver […]