I'm going to a new kung fu school tonight. The only Sifu I have trained under was in Australia - and he will always remain my true teacher. I never understood the impact that my three years of training in shaolin kung fu had until it ceased. And by that time, I was so far off the deep end, I kind of wasn't aware of anything. It has taken time and grace for me to return to training. There is an addictive discipline attached to it, to me. So I...
open house this. six foot, something, southern skateboarder showed up. again after i say… forfeit. initial resist. fuzz and disorder. he owned this gift; eradicate torment. forte pulse. piano words. i unfolded around him. environment of one. choice. we closed the door. and both… repaired broken, he spread me out to discover my voice; we filled each other’s world, then, disappeared. i stretched beside an open window i filled my lungs with...
Can't believe a week flew by blog family. That's what happens at the end of a New York City summer. We all go nuts because we know the sidewalks just won't be the same in a few months. Everyone crowds to street cafes to guzzle their last rounds of frozen drinks before autumn arrives and we swap our summer cocktails for pumpkin ales and replace our singlets with sweaters. Sigh. It goes so fast. To see summer out properly and conclude the...
Namaste cult of blog Words are pouring from my fingers like woah. I'm a bit in love with what I'm working on at the moment. It's nearly half done, considering I started this particular project like two weeks ago, I'm pretty excited. Truth be told, I just want to have one completed Novel next to my poetry books. Then the next poetry book will be in the cards... it's been a minute. In other news, I was chatting with one of my besties about the...
ode of despondency this novelty of love knocked on my door. i opened. allowed, i permitted and felt patient. i felt like better could be. i presumed possibility and he corrected me. again, someone was close. then further. then. far. out of earshot. s w a a a l l LOWwwwwww. when i ground. face facing stars, with only love above me. will he hear my song.