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Sunday, April 06, 2014
Leading the Way
De Facto Leader I would be content to follow, To allow someone else The front seat, if I can just get the job done. I ha...
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
Introduce Yourself Find a friendly face somewhere in the crowd, Take a deep breath Pause, then let it all out. The information ...
Friday, April 04, 2014
Put Your Best Foot Forward
Walk Like A Celebrity Every time I open my mouth The world is ready to criticize-- They call me a role model, Say I represent my ...
What Greek Life Did For Me
One of the most common questions that often leads to heated debates stems from the relevancy of participating in Greek life. Often as I spe...
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Hidding in the Wheat Fields
There was a field of yellow stalks Wheat all around me-- Villages behind me and the sun before me And I didn't understand Wh...
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
At Risk
They tell me those kids Are at risk-- And I wonder, What must it be like To be told you're at risk? My whole life I was told...
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Lost Words
See the words hanging there? Scattered with ellipsis-- Unfinished, Dangling, Memories and ideas trying to escape While t...
Monday, March 31, 2014
Visions of the Horizon
Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note a poem by Amiri Baraka Lately, I've become accustomed to the way The ground opens up ...
Part 5
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Search for the Abada
Part 5
Change of a Lifetime Don't forget to start at the beginning or read Part 4: True Sacrifice The walk home was much longer than Ib...
Search for the Abada
Follow Ibrahim on his journey to save his dying mother. His only hope lies in the mysterious but legendary Abada--which may or may not act...
A Teddy Bear's Love
On the highest shelf, Pristine beneath layers of thick dust, Absent from the eyes and lost in the mind Gently worn, to the point of comfo...
Friday, March 28, 2014
Professionalizing Femininity
Pink-- The soft and delicate reminder of all things feminine... And I tried desperately To fit you in, A reminder of my own femininity ...
Part 4
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Search for the Abada
Part 4
True Sacrifice Don't forget to start from the beginning or Part 3: Talking to a Child of the Abada Ibrahim had waited his entire ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Contortion
Twisted, Spine disconnected Awkwardly turned Drenched in pain Throbbing, Pulsing rapidly...
Part 3
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Search for the Abada
Part 3
Talking to a Child of the Abada Don't forget to start from the beginning or read Part 2: The Forbidden Path "You've seen...
Part 2
Monday, March 24, 2014
Search for the Abada
Part 2
The Forbidden Path Don't forget to read Part 1: Igniting the Journey first It didn't take Ibrahim long to find the path twist...
Part 1
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Search for the Abada
Part 1
Part 1: Igniting the Journey Artwork by QiQi Gallery. Check out their work here All of his life, Ibrahim's parents tried to conv...
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Question for the Ages:
Why do you get upset over things that don't concern you? Once, I went to Miyabi, a Japanese steakhouse for those who don't know,...
Friday, March 21, 2014
Barred From Entry
I use to see visions when I closed my eyes, Whisked away to far off places and different realms Where fairies were as ordinary as me And ...
Thursday, March 20, 2014
When Spring Comes
My dearest Spring, I've missed you these past few months Felt your absence in the chill Of Winter's unfriendly embrace And longe...
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