Ode to my lips ![]()
soft pink commentators
light like waterless
clouds
soft rain
covered in crust
and filled with gossip and
embarrassing secrets
loud and upset
mouthing words to my
brain and scolding
crappy like chalk,
the white kind
story tellers
moment makers
and sand in between
dragging toes
and
ragged
mountains
starting things
like
naked men
with red
hair
and breaking them
like bullets
they are
the color of the
little hole
in my bedroom wall
or
a writing fingernail
wishes
apologies
all splurging out
like milk and fairy dust
It is never hard
hating you
at times
or
thanking god
that you said
that wonderful thing
you just
said
you are
flaky,
glazed doughnuts
filled with jam
how I love
that
invisible tag you wear
that says “caution,
beautiful when wet”
like the wood floor,
when it’s been
repeatedly
glossed over
without you,
m’s and p’s and b’s
would not be
the same
and I say
thanks to all of the
horror
and
trouble
and
embarrassment
and joy and satisfaction
and proudness
you have caused
me.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
MochiTinBop
Sunday, November 13, 2011
another post in the life of a person
Sunday, November 6, 2011
TIANA
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
the name does not matter anymore because when you read the post you wont even care.

Monday, October 3, 2011
Feed the fish and other stuff
Sunday, October 2, 2011
No they weren't
Saturday, October 1, 2011
bluebirds and other stuff
Controversial tween T-shirts sure are everywhere these days.
The other week, JC Penney was heavily criticized for selling apparel that read “I'm too pretty to do homework, so my brother does it for me.” Now another failed attempt at cutesiness has the Internet up in commenting-arms: Forever 21 is featuring a shirt emblazoned with “Allergic to algebra” (at $12.80, it’s still no bargain). It doesn’t stop there, either. Other tops showcase such slogans as “I love school – not” and “Skool Sucks.”
As predicted, shoppers and parents are none too pleased. One consumer even resorted to posting a response — via a Post-it-Note — on the collection. The note reads “SMART girls are cool. Don’t buy this top.” And change.org just started a petition asking Forever21 to discontinue selling clothing with sexist messages. “Forever 21's ‘Allergic to Algebra’ shirt is yet another sexist message aimed at young women telling them that math is uncool — while bragging about being bad at math is cool,” the petition reads. “Would these retailers ever consider selling ‘I Can't Do Long Division!’ shirts for boys or men?”