One line, two lines

To describe a vibrant scene

More time, more rhymes

With images in between

And suddenly a sentence that breaks the pattern

Is that

Poetry?

Maybe!...

• "This is too dangerous. You're gonna hurt yourself."
• "Stop that nonsense before you end up in the hospital, or worse, hurt someone else."
• "Get out of here, it's private property."
• "Go get a job instead of acting like a child.”
• “You'll end up paralysed."
• and my favourite: "Did they really do that?"

You hear a lot of things when you're out in the streets jumping.

Bewilderment, colourfu...

"This is too dangerous.""You're gonna hurt yourself."

"Stop that nonsense before you end up in the hospital, or worse, hurt someone else."

"Get out of here, it's private property."

"Go get a job instead of jumping like a child. You'll end up paralysed."

"You're damaging the wall. It's so disrespectful."

"Did he really do that?"

Can you keep a secret? You hear a lot of things when you're out...

I have grown to be the golden child

Always perfect, never needy, never faltering

A savant bird in a silver cage that I weaved myself

To keep away the critics and the doubts.

I rose to the bullies and built myself an Olympus

Of books and art and friends that would flatter my intellect

And considered that “growing”

Moved overseas, and called it “learning”.

Today I look back on my empire of...

Dear all,

I am hereby extending to you an invitation for my final farewell party. As it turns out, the global environmental crisis, the political climate and the perspective of a Third World War have tipped the scales enough for me to want to retreat from society in an indefinite manner.

That’s it! I have had enough! I am renouncing my name, address, citizenship, and plan to go live as a feral r...

Terrence Arceneaux parked his unmarked car a little off-campus. He had been called all the way from the 5th precinct down in Bywaters - which was rather unusual. He passed the PJ’s before the clock hit 9 o’clock, the flocks of students in need of their morning caffeine fix still encircling the place.

Terry hurried towards the Newcomb Quad, the smaller lawn on the West of the Tulane University cam...

I see you try

You beautiful idiot.

I know the effort you put it

In making the world a place worth living in.

I feel you care, and worry, and act irrationally

Your mistakes forever etched in your soft skin

And you’re still my hero

A fragile colossus

A damned brave little girl

A kick-ass mess....

She gave a hint of a grin before turning around, and walked purposefully into the crowd. What a little… I was taken aback by her speed and ran after her. Damnit, she was fast despite her short legs; I struggled to keep pace, unintentionally bumping into angry villagers.

“Right. So… Excuse-me sir… Oops, sorry Ma’m… so where are your parents?”

She did not even deign to look at me, her stride unal...

I was staring at a colorful Ferris wheel, proudly raised against the sky. Around me, a growing number of people attending the Carnival, taking turns on the bumper-cars or eating cotton-candy. There were families tearing themselves apart over which child would get to keep the giant purple teddy bear, couples awkwardly sharing toffee apples, the famous “Pommes d’Amour” as they called them, and group...

No. How could they have let it happen.

I am stumbling in the corridor to my apartments, wailing, barely seeing where I’m going through the curtains of tears covering my eyes. I trip and almost fall - I don’t feel it. Hands trying to help me up, push me forward, hold me back - I don’t feel them either. I can’t hear it, and I won’t hear it. Just a few more steps to the main door.

I slam it shut b...