I’m Bi, and Now You Have Some Questions I’ll Answer: (2013)

Comin’ out bi ain’t no walk in the park. Question I always, always, always get:“So if you’re with a woman, does that mean you’ll date a man on the side?”Or sometimes it’s phrased like a statement:“At some point you’ll have to choose.” Folks, I’m bi,Not a sex addict.Just ‘cause I think most folks are beautiful,Doesn’t …

I knew a woman named Sequoia. (2013)

Days,you just want that grass-between-toes,sorta feelin’,ain’t nothin’ gonna get you,you got wooden bones, ‘n bark thick-thick-thick,–wild-fires burn,–but they just makin’ room for you to spread. Days,you just walkin’ among the Sequoias,one-of-a-kindone-of-many. Prompt from mslabyrinth: “Would you write something descriptive, something about a character in a natural setting, the setting mirroring (or contrasting) the character’s thoughts …

“I just came.” (2013)

I’m talking about the time me and another boy sucked each other off in the park.Your reply is “I just came.” I guess I’m that sexy,That you can overlook the next part of the story,Later, when I’m with some friends.“Where you been?”“I was—““Hangin’ with that fag again?He tried to kiss me once;You know that?That’s not …

I have no intention of bein’ the kind of man you take home to your parents, and it ain’t because I’m a badass. (2013)

I’ve developed this knack for leavin’ bite marks on bare shoulders.Maybe it’s the imperialism I’ve got runnin’ through my veins,But I want the world to know where I’ve been. ‘Course, I ain’t against them knowin’ your trail either. ‘Course, you know that;    we’ve been sendin’ explicit emails back ‘n forth,    ‘n back again.    givin’ the …

I don’t have money for a bellhop; I’ll carry my own baggage. (2013)

you’ll have to forgive me a little assumin’but you’re talkin’ like you want to wash some of the dirt from me.     it’s been a long time since showers were hands ‘n lips ‘n skin,    been dust ‘n sweat swirlin’ down that drain,    for a long, long time.        nothin’ tastes quite like a cheap …