lightning || a poem.
live recording of poem. last year, I got the pleasure of coming to inspired poet, and I heard a poet speak. and one of the things that she said was that we need to use our voices even if we ’ re afraid and even if it ’ s just a whisper. and I have a friend and mentor who has told me that I have something to say. and in our first session, my counselor told me, he reminded me that nobody has everything together. these are the things I want to tell you. and this is my whisper. ________________________________ here is the finished product on fluorescent light display you can see all the right brushstrokes from behind a measured line put on a platform because this is finished, i swear it is perfect perfect perfect a masterpiece on display because i know all the right places to hide. it is easier to hide. it is safer to hide behind layers of dishonest truth i am okay ...