Had an amazingly intense show at the New Jersey Pride Center! Thanks for all who came out to support and show love; and for a special friend who accompanied me on the journey ;-)
There should be an audio recording of the show available of the set really soon. Among the great things that came out of the experience was a few new writings. It's always great to be inspired.
Out the Box
(for Pandora Scooter and my Jersey crew)
i like jewish jokes
(even when I don't quite get them)
i like spaces where white girls
pay homage to Ntozake
where talkers spit on open mics
to get open
where sirens equipped with sound systems
prepare me for the lullaby
the next full moon will echo
i like O.Gs who tell jokes
with the effortlessness
of grandpas greying eyes
i like places that help me feel alive
that make me write love poems
inspired by the breath between
one solstice
and another.
i like the shift of guitar riffs
the humm of acoustic strums
and i like thinking
i have produced, witnessed
the unduplicatable moment
the perfect day
made it permanent
because i dare to dream
ink on page
cuddle my pen
write a poem out the box
to feel the space.
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I'm mad I couldn't stay. And, after that doctor's appointment (won't say much, but you know what, doctors need COURSES in bedside manner..AND she couldn't even diagnose me..grrr! so im off to find anothe rdoctor...), I wish I had stated. I rarely get the chance to see you nowadays, and I'm sad about that.
Ill have to listen to the audio when you put it up...and um, yea your "friend"..NIIIICE. you picked a winner, big brother! :)
congrats...
ok. how come you were in jersey and i didn't know?
Tim'm, it was a distinct pleasure to listen to you read and sing. It's also a pleasure watching the body-English and facial expressions, things that you just can't get from a book (yeah, I bought a couple) or a recording (enjoying that too). I wish you the best. From one of the OOTB regulars. Come back to NJ soon!
You are inspired and you have inspired so many. Thank you for coming to OOTB. What a gift! Travel well... And thank you for the poem to OOTB!
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