Impulse to Rhyme

This was inspired by a recent Vipassana sit in Onalaska, WA the same wind that made the trees dance gave birth to a tear, on the peak of Mt. Eyelash It sticks and stings and piercingly sings leave a dry white trail to Cheekbone Hill It pauses for rest It’s fear in sight Thickbeard Forest where most tears die at night fellow wet nomads followed along the fallen salt road gravity and family makes It...

Rajul aka Ameet aka I’m it Shah Born october 81, youngest of three First two years with the grandparents All cheers, no fears, livin like a prince “We gettin too attached, it’s gettin too deep, he’s gotta go back” Back to Queens, no longer a King What a transition that must have been Top of the world to the bottom of the barrel My little brother I didn’t treat him that well We were kids, I bullied...

Wustha pointa spittin bout wat’s wrong? Billions of views; money, cars and thongs Killins n abuse, nah not in my song Wha happened to the love in my heart? As my ventricles depart,  I only think about how things fall apart? Trying to outsmart, Descartes, There was a time it flowed so breezy I was moved by life and life moved me. Effortlessly, it was easy to be, grateful, humble and so free  Now my...

few feet of fresh sunny days a-maze snatches my chest, calms my craze caught the attention of her jacket feels like the Cadbury’s soft white rabbit endangered, survivin’ capped mountain sightings Obsessed with flakes i’m out insiding hard not to want her sequence stars look but don’t touch the hand destroys all vanishes on touch and frequently scarred as fractals crack and rainbows roar prison of...

I want to be close to you but I can’t It’s rushin ’ over me like a tank, Feeling stuck I’m caught in Venus’ trap I die on ya as my vitals run flat. I’mma skip you like a line at disneyland, Now you sink and think, Isn’t he my man? I really want to be close to you but it’s hard, I’m repulsed by those who’ve loved me so far It’s evident that self affection’s missin’ I’m blessed that you don’t think...

For more information on Ukraine's History watch Winter on Fire . 92 days of the orange revolution 92 ways of the ardent generation Fightin with dignity , never give up Dying maidans and they still stand up The Young Ukraines only just begun, to feel the pain of my reign. The puppet president failed his mission So now I force you into submission I’m not flipping the tower I’m not going to cowe...

I know you were trying what you thought was best Enrolling me to Kumon so I can better than the rest I know you were trying to make me strong, Over and over again with that <F’in> graduation song “ From a distance ..” you dissed to raise my resilience “God is watching us..” The fuck you lookin’ at watching me get beat up? Laughin’, mockin’, n’ shamin’ my intelligence Isn’t it strange how we...

excited to climb and meet new people at the Circuit - current starts to flow wanted to warm up as I was feeling cold decided to skip that and just grab a hold first one easy, second one hmmm a little longer, a little higher as they whispered “Yo look at Spider man!” my thoughts distracted with my ego’s suntan exhausted at the top jus’ decided to drop as I fell to the mat, with my body waaay too re...

This was inspired by Irene Cooper's poetry class at COCC George loved the outdoors So he’s taking a break and breakin a sweat while breakin trail Now he’ settin’ up his tent and breakin bread he breaks a leg while breakdancin he’s breakin wind to break the ice he’s breakin cover he can’t afford this he’s breakin bank he breaks camp Heads into town, “Can you break this twenty?” He’s breakin’ t...

This was inspired by Irene's poetry class at COCC. Draw curtains history’s on TV, June 1940,  U-48s draws to 108 Ensign McGraw Captain orders  “Draw interest from the crew, & draw the goose for stew!” On deck below  they draw the cards, The series is on,  and the “batter draws a walk” Merry spirits  maritime honor, Rudolf’s radar  draws die Americana Torpedos starten!  Direct Hit! All the...

Another day of pain, here we go Gotta think all day, hard to say no That computer screen And the lights scream UV rays and retina’s bleed Neurons dying Just want to sleep 18 hour days - send‘m a trophy Floatin’ away - cerebrum atrophy Vice grip                  on the last hemisphere These tight lip unzips,                              left ‘em in fear It’s my own doing It’s my own addiction Sinki...

This was inspired by love jihad conspiracy theory, see the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/jan/21/love-jihad-indias-lethal-religious-conspiracy-theory-video massacre today, massacre yesterday orange mass occurs on these green graves mask her today, acid her yesterday no broken bones, but somehow in this caste anyway the love jihad that kills over god the love that unites,...

Another prompt inspired by Breakthrough . If you really knew me, you’d know I love to ride, Slapping skins, to peelin ‘em, virgin snow bonafide you’d know I get cold easily, Might be because my body’s readin’ 95 degrees. you’d know black comedy has me on the floor, Something about that humor leaves me beggin for more. you’d know I fret the details of every purchase Reading labels showing abuse and...

This was inspired by a prompt in Breakthrough where we ask our parents what we want and need. I want to thank you for all my vitality and individuality, Last but not least, this unshakable sense of immortality. I would like to let you know, what I want ‘n need, I like to skateboard, bmx really anything with speed, Could you help me with all these crazy dreams? And help me get good enough to make t...

a mask for my coughing spree 2 self hugs 3 dirty pens 4 frozen zooms 5 booster shots 6 maids are cleaning  7 super spreaders 8 rapid test kits 10 days isolating 11 hours binging 12 tired nurses

Openin’ my eyes, but I’m still blind This fog in my mind burnin’ green that I grind I’m forever running - from the deep reaper, My clever joker’s - the bent-blade keeper Gotta escape cuz,  sober’s a bummer So I jailbreak with tequila’s thunder You know that I got ‘em, you know how we go quick-stop-at-the-liquor-shop, cuz my hate’s running low teardrop on the rocks, next casamigos My laughin’ mask,...

This rhyme was inspired by my first day climbing at Smith Rock with an inspiring group of people Ropes drape along my wing span quickdraws jangle as I think, I can watching rock face put others to the test protection from above – wait - a raptors nest? Praying from bouldering,  Smith has me searching for that hold that holds me safe from my doubts fingers bold and cold along this 5-8 route anxiety...

 Thanksgiving Address:  Greetings to the Natural World English version: John Stokes and Kanawahienton (David Benedict, Turtle Clan/Mohawk)  Mohawk version: Rokwaho (Dan Thompson, Wolf Clan/Mohawk)  Original inspiration: Tekaronianekon (Jake Swamp, Wolf Clan/Mohawk).   This was also filled in by Braiding Sweetgrass by Robert Wall Kimmerer See below and book for all content: https://www.americanyawp...

This was inspired by John Oliver’s episode on Houselessness aired 10/31/21 Let’s get one thing straight, ask any CPA Most laws in the US -  cater to real estate The only thing real about this state is how we view those without a place To hibernate or accommodate regulate - even refrigerate! how great isn’t it? for all us to be able to create today We got 44 shows on buildin’ and flippin’ homes how...

This was completely and 100% inspired by the chapter Grammar of Animacy in  Robin Wall Kimmerer awe inspiring book, Braiding Sweet Grass. A tribute to Indigenous Peoples Month. I nestle into the curve of the roots Surrounded by the sounds of my youth Chipmunks digging, Beechnuts falling Mosquitoes buzzing, objectifying and reducing, is the language of botany,  something’s missing,  a force, prana,...

During one of Irene Cooper's poetry classes we were suppose to do an Ekphrasis on the famous artwork called The Song of the Lark by  Jules Adolphe Breton . While I saw something light, my partner saw something darker.  This tries to capture her dark sentiment on the art work: Tonight's the night, Tonight's the night, Tonight's the night, I’m no longer afraid, I will be set free...

I once met a verse that could transport my words anywhere in the world like a lightning burst Yo WhatsApp Slack? Is that you, Gram or Snapchat? I was happy with polaroids as a boy, with noisey toys but this verse is serrated averse pictures on steroids with filters infatuated I used to go to movies, you know - plush red and reclined surrounded by Dolby, and in about 90, I flashback outside But thi...

how much she’s given being unique in ‘57 From ahimsa and yoga To the country of Ikea in a scent, she’s brought home innocent in Stockholm family friends pour the adore language, culture a magic world. how much she gives yet she’s driven to riven, her life,  attemptacide twice first husband only sees that which is green, and not what bleeds this hulk chokes her speech with his grinding teeth how mu...

If I can not see – your stars in my palm  Do I deserve to be held – by your twilight’s calm?  If I can not hear – the ocean in your eyes  Do I deserve to float – in the river of your mind? My shirt shivers and my lips quiver  If I can not kiss – your cheeks of gold and peach  Do I deserve your fruits - those forbidden to eat?  If I can not feel - your lifetimes of divine,  Do I deserve your time?...

More than 4 decades, might be halfway Around the Milky way, for another birthday From Mumbai to subways, from San Jose to Monterey Let me tell you what happened, in Bend this Saturday I was invited to play, around the world ping / pong Everybody laughin and singin, all my favorite songs I musta slipped quick, defending the title, Now I’m holdin my chin, as she checks my vitals Hit the floor with m...