This year went sideways Yet I’ve never felt straighter Survived the mistake of my life And outshined the haters I put off worthy suitors Accumulated abdominal fat Ignoring my stress levels For one who was not all that A talented musician But a mediocre lover His ‘sweet’ disposition An intricate cover Thrilled I’m not entangled … Continue reading This Year Went Sideways
Life Stories
After Afore
11:11 am I step out of the shower Conscious not to slip on the tile I glance at the microwave 11:11, it blinks Make a wish If only I could go back to that grateful poem The one I wrote in January, I think I select a pink dry-fit dress Put my hair in a … Continue reading After Afore
Who Me? Yes You (Me, too)
In the wake of #metoo, poet Just L shares a deeply personal account involving sexual assault, drugs and rock n roll.
Love Has No Ethnicity
Yesterday, at SFO, while waiting for my daughter to clear customs, a man with a luggage cart stacked with clear-tape wrapped luggage, approached me and asked if he could use my phone to make a call to his wife. He showed me the handwritten number (I recognized it as a Bay Area phone number) written … Continue reading Love Has No Ethnicity
But, we didn’t get to wake up to the end of the story…
The Las Vegas shooting terrorized more than concert goers as active shooters were reported down the strip as far as Caesars Palace. For those who say, but you weren't at the concert (dismissing thousands of people's terrifying experience), "Yes, but we didn't get to wake up to the end of the story..." Here's my short … Continue reading But, we didn’t get to wake up to the end of the story…
Just L Poetry 