Blackbelt
BlackBelt By Jake Withers
When seeking advice yo..
Stranger – Neighbor – Brother and Sister
We are taught from birth in our Society to see who we do not know as a stranger.
For our Safety. For our Security. For the Preservation of our li..
Hey There, Stranger
Who are you?
Looking straight at me the way you do
With your happy brown eyes of yours
And your smile, of course
The way you manage to c..
Slam Poem
Asleep
Quiet in the night
Life at momentary stop
Waiting for the sun
The share its awakening light
I will get up
And start my day
..
Differently
They just
Look at me differently
Born a disability,
But that’s nothing new to me
Even Kendrick
Couldn’t clone this recipe
The perc..
A Person Like Me
What does it mean to be a stranger? A person like me. A person that does not belong within her family, ignored and the hypocrisy disgusts you and me..
My Fucking Trumpet
Nobody hears the music but me.
I bought this Trumpet you see.
Into the store I went so sure of my intent to give precedent,
to co..
A Stranger To Home
This is for my brother, who made me a stranger to home.
The fan turned on and whirred and clicked and buzzed and turned into a thousand angry hor..
Anything At All
I didn’t think an “I love you”
Was too much to ask,
Your “I love you”s
Have been replaced with
“I’m sorry”s
You blame yourself for al..
Ode to a Traveler
Wake up!… You city dwellers,
and laborers of the dollar;
Your senses have been blighted
till you can no longer smell the sea,
or hear..