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Tinto
Unwind with glasses of wine, feel fine talk of the past and share laughs. Once you’ve broken the seal one tends to reveal and release. Secrets leak out and the truth fights to vomit out the mouth. BLACK OUT Red red wine stained lips whisper “I’m fine, just going to bed.” Eyes closed and reopen,…
Acceptance, asphyxiation, drowning, drunk, experience, Love, near death, Poem, Poetry, puke, red wine, tinto, Trust, vino, vomit, Vulnerable, wine -
Live and Let Live
My life is like a quarry, where what’s valuable is dug deep, underneath this thick crust-skin Those who dare mine the gold in my mind, declare it to be extraordinary Though most seek the jewels & glory of saying they took what’s good from me Like a fool I stoop low for letting another abuse…
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Withdrawals
They say that you’re one of the few that doesn’t make you drool in pain when you’re far away Some claim that you’re a miracle that can cure the hysterical without any repercussions to one’s mental health I say that though that may be true, let’s not ignore that most of us abuse you Acting…
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L Word
Listen carefully to each rhythmically thump my heart pumps to a beat, Observe the beauty flourishing within this being. Venture away with me and see how Everything is better when its you n me against the grain of these mean streets… Mistakes made turn into lessons and we learn from our previous situations. Enforcing the…
growth, heart, Love, me, perform, podium, Poem, Poetry, respect, rostrum, self worth, stage, unconditionally, understand, Vulnerable, worth -
Trusting Trust
Quietly bumbled and buzzed into sight, a finely tuned specimen possessing endless light. Swiped in the direction of the mind’s eye and happy it coincided on the other side. Restaurants, bars, tango classes and biology practice. She’s a Kataract, cascading with style, Technical and exact, making every experience worthwhile. Her jive is to be the…
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You Remind Me…
The similarities in our distinct histories are scary. The script conducting our lives seems plagiarized and this doesn’t feel like our first time. Though we reside in different continents our life experiences are of the same content. Mixed genetics label us ethnically ambiguous, we’re a pair of cultured artists with hearts of revolutionary activists. Identical…
Acceptance, dropping knowledge, drunk, Heartboken, Heartbreak, hijab, Hurt, indonesia, insecure, Jakarta, Letting go, Lost, Love, lust, Open Mic, orgasm, Peace, Poem, Poetry, pondok indah, respect, Trust, Trust issues, Vulnerable -
Performing “Me” & “GAME”
I promised myself that 2019 was going to be the year of “Vulnerability.” I’ve just started to share my writings, and recently I’ve started performing at Open Mics in San Diego, CA. This is me performing two of my joints.