sitting in the boardroomthe I’m-so-bored roomlistening to the suitstalk about their worldthey can make straight linesout of almost anythingexcept for the lineof my upper lip when it curlsdressed in my best greasy skinand squinty eyesI’m the only part of summer herethat made it insidein the air-conditioned buildingdecorated with coporate flairI wondercan these boys smell me […]

I’m not hurting anyoneI’m just telling my truthand if thereif there is something wrongthen maybethere’s something wrong with youwhat’s the big dealget over itrelaxjust ’cause I do up in your facewhat other people do behind your backwhy we all gotta lookgotta act the sameI sayif you’re born a liondon’t bother trying to act tameeverything I […]

when I was four years oldthey tried to test my I.Q.they showed me a pictureof 3 oranges and a pearthey said,which one is different?it does not belongthey taught me different is wrongbut when I was 13 years oldI woke up one morningthighs covered in bloodlike a warlike a warningthat I live in a breakable takeable […]

I will lean into youand you can be the windI will open up my mouthand you can come rushing inyou can rush in so hardand make it so I can’t breatheI breathe too much anywayI can do that anyday I just wish I knew who you wereI wish you’d make yourself knownprobably you don’t know […]

state trooper thinks I drive too fastpulled me over to tell me soI say out here on the prarieany speed is too slowI miss brooklyn I miss my crewlet’s start overI missed my cueguess I just forgotwho I was talking to I should have recognizedthat fierce look in his eyesI’ve seen it in the mirrorso […]

How come I can pick my earsbut not my nosewho made up that rule anywayhow can you say that’s the way it isthat’s just the way it goeswhy don’t you decide for yourselfwhat you can doand what you can say how come I can pick my friendsbut not my enemieswhat is it about me that […]

my lipstickjumped shipto a styrofoam cupwith the coffee gonethe conversation strongall I got left to givebaby, is upbut sentiments like shadows growoh so long guess I gotta godon’t get updon’t cryit’s really very simplejust kiss my cheek and say goodbyeI never really go anywhere anywayI just pass through from time to time bye bye babybaby […]

I know so many white peopleI mean, where do I start?the trouble with white peopleis you can’t tell them apartI’m so bad with names and dates and timesbut I’m big on facesthat is, except for mine I believe you when you tell mewe’ve met beforethis time you’ve got my interestthis time you’ve got the floorwhy […]