control

quick fix
it didn't hold up
in court
ppl are angry
ppl should be
misdirected house and senate bill a busters

"it's the chicago problem"
"it's the philly  problem"
"it's the oakland problem"

and you think...it's a human problem

but...when it happens in ct that's where we draw the line

controlled arms
from mental harm
long law arm
neo barbarians put on the best shows
quick get out yer popcorn
annie get out yer gun
the race to the quick fix has begun
they knew they wouldn't win
rigged/fixed/quick/fix/trix

deep deeper deepest
"money it's a crime"
kids knee deep
ignorant bliss
black & blue finger kiss

back up big gov you killed mlkjr and hundred of thousands of thousands of thousands (can i buy a 0; oh a vowel; sorry wrong game)

it's no slippery slope
it's a rope a dope dope

her stomach is a ball tightly wound into nothing; she holds a hand out...
neo barbarians walk past; pass control; pass go;
collect rent from board walk and mediterranean; don't forget the rail roads;
get out of jail free cards and yer a winner

mama i got the quick fix blues
& they is riding down my spine into my empty stomach
cough syrup symptoms of root issues

3 am love poem Fri 18 May

she made it so she destroyed it
we were at her mercy of suggestion
love happened at their surprise

you’re ghosting me around the city at the corner of 10th and Reed
my own house holds your ghost
slipping an arm around my shoulders on the couch
i stumble around my kitchen and fumble for
missing knives

sleep is elusive at this hour
working off of quinn’s table
wiles is under the impression that love still exists
he said he saw true hearts in ours
working in a wild way
like the weeds growing from plastic blue buckets in my concrete back yard

"Geode" Street Art Project

Street art is a ubiquitous part of most urban landscapes. However, when I usually think of the term "street art" graffiti always comes to the forefront of my mind. Living in Philadelphia has exposed me to other various forms of street art, like "yarn bombing". I like the idea of transforming our urban landscapes with street art, which was why I was so excited to come across the "Geode" Street art project by Paige Smith, who operates under the pseudonym "A Common Name". The "Geode" project alters urban landscapes by creating paper shapes that "represent geodes, crystal, quartz, or any mineral formation" that are normally found in nature:

These are installed in empty spaces, like unused public telephone boxes and holes of missing bricks on buildings. Smith uses paper, which makes their presence ephemeral. She writes, "So far I've made twenty—several have been trashed or taken away, and one has fallen apart due to rain". Smith invites people living locally to treasure hunt for her installations and features a map on her website. Do take a visit.