Raising a Rose
With the first and potentially only tattoo
I celebrate this wet dark blue
With sleeves exposed to the moon
Don't you dare judge me, this art isn't for you...
Like ink on skin and ink on paper
This is my own creation
A red rose with a blue stem wraps around my arm
So that when we shake hands you see one piece of a bouquet
And I tell you something poetic like,
"Beaut...
Wednesday 11th December 2019 11:46 pm
Black Cats are Brightest in Daylight
Calico cats are an epitome of beauty
A creole of colors and an unruly hooligan
Yet the world still thinks this is horribly gorgeous
Praised on paper but never in person
The world says it loves black cats, but believes in myths and curses
The biggest cats are only seen as claws and fur
Yet the women who can afford this apparel ignore the lost and feral
Common colors of house ca...
Tuesday 10th December 2019 4:10 am
These Cages Aren’t Metaphors Anymore
A man loves freedom outside his own abode
Not quick to drink but virtues soon are lost
How fast luck moves! Escape though? ‘Twas so close
Pulled over, cuffed, he learned this liquor’s cost
Now should he leave this fearful site unscathed
He’ll prosper after papers set him free
The luck remained and helped him walk that day
Yet cells contained inmates in need of leave
Surviva...
Sunday 8th December 2019 5:14 am
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