Birthdays used to be the worst days, now I sign books in the hallways. Born smack dab between Christmas and … Continue reading 29

I waited my whole life for this moment. And now that it’s here. I can’t help but notice who’s not. … Continue reading Rosebud

Your birthday was yesterday. I went back and forth about calling but I figured you didn’t have any more minutes for anymore … Continue reading Swann Song

To know you is to love you. I’ve walked in your shadow since I met you, partly in fact because your … Continue reading Flight Instructor

On the 2nd day of Christmas America gave to me 14 corpses, 21 wounded bodies, and 9 text messages asking … Continue reading I am San Bernardino

You hear that? *sound of clippers from a barbershop That is the cry of inevitability. That is the sound of … Continue reading Pogonopholia

I need someone old to love on. Because showing up to convalescent homes one day and empty rooms the next … Continue reading Reservations for 2

I went from marching for equal rights in DC Along side Cornell West to forfeiting my freedom on house arrest in … Continue reading House Nigger.

I’m not the guy for you. But I’d like to be. To be next to me is to be next to fire. Falling … Continue reading Chink In The Armor