”Adults in a Playground” is a piece about adults giving up their freedom, their “childhood”, to succumb to a mechanic, unwanted lifestyle and thus becoming hardened.
I’ve put together a YouTube Video for one of my favorite poems titled: Indie Girl. You can watch the video by clicking on the image above or by clicking here.
If you would like to read the poem, you could do so by clicking here, or by clicking on the link below.
Indie Girl is a poem about my strong liking for girls who are very out of ordinary, which for the most part ends up being ladies who do not like me back, haha! Enjoy and let me know what you think please!
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I’ve posted a video of myself reading and presenting one of the recent poems that I published on this blog, As You Look, Imagine. You can view the live-reading video by clicking here or by clicking on the picture/YouTube link above. It would mean a lot to me if you could watch the video, and also tell me what you think! There’s also a direct link to the video below:
I also wanted to take this opportunity to say if I ever post a poem on this blog and you would like to see a live reading of it, please do let me know!! I read and respond to all of my comments, and take even the slightest suggestions into strong consideration (this is an example)! I have very daring goals for my art and my writing–plus, the plan is to take all of you with me as I go there. Without all of you, none of this is possible! So please let me know what you want. I am listening and I am creating. I am taking requests too! I love you all! ❤
If this piece impacted you in any ways, please consider reading more of my work here.
Elijah Jovan McClain (February 25, 1996 – August 30, 2019) was a 23-year-old black massage therapist from Aurora, Colorado, who died after being placed in a chokehold by police and being sedated by paramedics. On August 24, 2019, an Aurora citizen reported to police that McClain was wearing a ski mask and looked “sketchy”, although the caller also indicated that he did not believe anyone was in danger, and that he believed McClain was unarmed. The three police officers who were involved in the incident, Nathan Woodyard, Jason Rosenblatt and Randy Roedema, said that their body cameras were knocked off during a struggle with McClain. McClain was forcibly held to the ground with his hands cuffed behind his back, after which an officer applied a chokehold and paramedics administered ketamine to McClain to sedate him. While being transported to the hospital McClain went into cardiac arrest. Three days after arriving at the hospital, he was declared brain dead, and was removed from life support on August 30. McClain’s autopsy was inconclusive.
Two things: Thing 1 – I pronounce “inquiries” with an English accent because I real life hate the way it sounds with the American accent Thing 2 – no, no, no, I do not blink a million times every 5 seconds. Watchu talking about? 🧐
Thank you for watching. I would love to know what you think ❤
I actually spent International Women’s Day across the table from a black woman. I also wrote this poem in that moment with her. Thank you for watching!
Some time last year, I was at a poetry show where I was performing. As I was waiting to go on stage, I started chattin’ this cutie pattootie up. At one point, she said, “haha! So what do you do? Write funny poetry?” Right when she asked that, it was my time to go up on stage. Long story short, I flamed the stage! Now, this story has NOTHING to do with this poem, but thank you for reading. I hope you enjoy the video! 🙂
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