“We should not live in a world where this is acceptable / The violence has to stop”
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“I am the prickly cactus in California, / leafless and isolated, in this barren land.”
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“I remember we were in third grade when the teacher introduced us to the infinite repeating decimals…”
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“Sand whispers around my feet, / pebbles worn smooth by age”
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“The two men stood facing / The winding trail before them.”
“What if all the air in the world stopped? / If it stood very still in libraries…”
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“Weeping, I stretch my arms / through the crust of the Earth”
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“Burning sand / seeps between my toes / each footstep / a soft memory.”
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“Snowbanks come undone in the sunlight, / icebergs sail like sinking ships in mud puddles.”
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“The words spun around Alicia’s head as she stared at the bug on the dirty cafe floor…”
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“He lost his life at the age of four. / Too young to understand how the world works.”
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“I feel comfortable speaking poetry. / My pencil willingly washes onto my paper / like seashells onshore.”
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“I hear the woman’s scream before the thud of the body hitting the floor…”
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“Sun still seeps in through / the heavy yellow curtains / hanging high over my window.”
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“Screaming. LOUD into my pillow. / Tears you never have to look at…”
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“What if / Green felt on pool tables / Was replaced with real grass?
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“There’s something about my brother that scares me. / He’s black and a man.”
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“The long blades of grass sway / As the wind roams. / Vibrant flowers begin to bloom / As the sun shows its face again.”
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“The reason I have hot droplets running down my cheek from my eyes is the same for why I wanted it to happen.”
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Video by Adokorac “Tutu” Oryem
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