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Matter

A Poem by John Byrd

Sometimes I forget to look at the points in between my destinations.So focused on point A and B that I ignore the beauty of the journey.Pythagorean ta..

Please Reconnect

A Story by John Byrd

Please reconnect your controller.Give your attention back to me.Reconnect your electrical current to my system.Do not let these control systems captur..

Faucet

A Poem by John Byrd

Have you ever ran water in a dark room?Light can only travel so far down the faucet.Once the pipe bends only darkness can follow.You can wallow in you..

Lucy

A Poem by John Byrd

Her fruit was so ripe One touch and everything could bust Losing control from just the sight My mind was windy and my thoughts were cloudy So I wa..

Stay Up

A Poem by John Byrd

Us black folk love to tell others to stay up. Yet we can’t stay up ourselves. Always laying on the ground getting stepped on. They ask us to ..

Pebble

A Poem by John Byrd

I’ve always felt like a pebble in the sea. Pushed and pulled in every direction against my will. Never feeling in the right place at the right..

Untitled

A Poem by John Byrd

The water and moon have nothing on you baby. Your well never runs dry. Life overflowing from your delicate lips Watering my soul and heart Making..

Nerves

A Poem by John Byrd

Might my nerves keep me from being great?Immensely Shaking.Not a sound slides out.Might they keep me from making a fool of myself?Or maybe my nervous ..

Poison

A Poem by John Byrd

Poison Not only a substance But anything that misleads you physically, mentally, or emotionally In a way opposite of your original direction of int..

Reality

A Poem by John Byrd

Reality is something we deem real through our eyes Or is it just real lies we prioritize. I don’t know. We fool ourselves into thinking every..