1 Write.
2 Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.
3 Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.
4 Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like…
Mistah Kurtz—he dead.
A penny for the Old Guy
IWe are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats’ feet over broken glass
In our dry…
I need to be around those
who need words like breath
Breathe escapism. away
from earth. Heavenly adorn-
ment. Discernment that life
is words. Words written.
misunderstood and driven
back to where they came
from. There they feed you
nouns and sounds and
love. Lust but love.
I have to be around those
who read many. Words
that are there, but then
they are around there.
So, you chase meaning
and all the stories come
together. because you
are together. I am around
you and all your words.
The enchanted light streams
dark room. single light.
Here, I am strong because
I am alone. I am weak
because I have weathered
too much, but I gather
strength as an unseen wave.
Rolling up until I spill,
spill my strength upon the
sand.
Completely uncovered,
exposed. to stand.
Truth.
People walk, as I
walk by, as we walk by-
blinded by this enchanted
light.
Eating a snack. Peas and Ezekiel bread with coconut oil- his fave! (Taken with instagram)
Welcome to California! :) (Taken with instagram)
Taken with instagram
Is this comfortable? (Taken with instagram)
Singing! (Taken with instagram)
The men having their drinks (Taken with instagram)
Resting (Taken with instagram)
