The GrinchDecided greenWas outDyed himselfOrange insteadHis tinyPea sizedHeartSet a recordPutting all the pastGrinches to shameUnmeasurableTo scaleThe amountOf poisonHeSpreadIn […]
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These crimesWe seeWe witnessAre realNot imaginaryAs they wantUs to believeThey protectTheir ownWhile their constituentsGet leftBehindWith the confinesOf the […]
My heartAssaultsMy hopeIn a violentProtestPuttingUp the treeThis yearFeelsBizarreAsWorriesRun rampantWhileOur nursesOur doctorsBecome sickWhile healingThe sickAs the morgueTrucks come&GoNothing imaginaryAbout […]
The expanse is decisiveIt goes years without noticeAging well into its primeUntil the timeThat the expanseIs shownShinning through […]
Sitting hereSuspendedBiddingMy timeTo writeOnePieceA pleaAn expanseOf selfExpression By Ashley Houston This is a poem that I wrote for […]
The mirrorShowsMinor errorsWrinklesOld memoryScarsDefineMy portraitOf SelfHarmLoathingHints of loveExpressedBy my wrinkleLinesUndefinedBy my worryLinesUpon closerInspectionYou were alwaysThereBetween the linesEasing the […]
This portrait we are paintingIsn’t whoOr whatWe truly areWe believeIn the power of truthIn the power of justiceAn […]
The majority remained silent while the minority spoke up when fascism began its reign. Ripping a hole in […]
“Shall we release the Kraken?”A voice whispered around the world. Some asked what a Kraken was as others […]
Dear girlThere are misogynistsDown the streetIgnore their callsYou are moreThan the liesThey speakTheyAre only as strongAs you allow […]