The word transcends this body
The most precious algorithm
The collection of individual meanings
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Month: September 2017
Central Intelligence Unit
The impatience of it all
I want it now
dreaming of it
imagining it
each day, a little anxiety, what will it be like
each moment, coming back to the body
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When he said my name…
When he said my name
something in me knew I was on the rite track
when he looked me in the eyes
and said “open your heart”
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The body politic
Can I watch it unfold
Hold it
Love it
Play it
But not fall prey to it
Can I kiss it while it’s hot
Say okay and not be attached
Let whoever it is have their time to think
To be impassioned with the blood of our history
Can I just-ly stand witness
Kiss them on the lips and say I’m listening
Cause I am
Dallas
It was so long ago
I don’t even remember
What happened in Dallas
There was a girl standing on the street
And someone came up to her
He slapped her and said
“Get off the street, you don’t belong here”
She stood upright, looked him in the eyes
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