Imagine the oldest person you know. No, no, no…imagine the oldest person that your grandparents know! Hold on now, let’s go back even further. What about medieval knights, or the Romans, or even the Egyptians? They lived on the same Earth as us. Now, here’s the challenge: think about the time before the earth. What do you see? A blanket of darkness? Dancing stars? Colorful galaxies? What if I told you that scientists here on our planet Earth have found...

The lushest wreaths of palms adorn your head.
The glint of ivory sands oft lace your throat.
For donned in flora never dared you shed,
Your hospitality for haughty's gloat.   

With white-capped suitors bowing at your feet,
You gaily tease with shallowed, turquoise locks.
From tropic-misted veils you play discrete,
Permitting only ship-bound man to dock. 
 
How swift the tides of friendship choose to ebb,
Left bare and raped by conquest, greed, and war.
Your monsoon tears create...

Listen closely, Ease.

    Do you pine for me?
            The one with kinky hair and dirty nails.
 
Laughter, stay awhile.
 
    Do you miss my lips?
            The ones with Coca-Cola flavored gloss.
 
Hold my hand, Daydream.
 
    Do you think of me?
            The one who conjured humored tragic tales. 
 
Childhood, don’t leave.
 
       Do you remember?
               It is I who wept when you waved goodbye.

2020: My graduation year.
2020: The year I legally become an ‘adult.’

Those are the facts, but what do I truly hope for this coming year?

2—I want it to be a year where I bask in the beauty of past, present, and future relationships.
0—I want it to be a year where my adoptive brother opens his heart and bonds with my parents.
2—I want it to be a year where I learn how to earn,...