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EPIGRAPH
"GOD SAID, LET THERE BE PAIN. AND THERE WAS POETRY. EVENTUALLY."
—IAN MCEWAN, NUTSHELL
"GOD IS IN THE DETAILS, THEY SAY. SO IS THE DEVIL."
—MARGARET ATWOOD
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EXCERPT
"i thought God had teeth."
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PLAYLIST
TAKE ME INSIDESAMPHA
SUPERMODEL SZA
DOOMED MOSES SUMNEY
BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY TRUE LOVE'S HAIR NINA SIMONE
SOMETHING IN THE WAY JORJA SMITH
WOO RIHANNA
TWO WEEKS FKA TWIGS
FLESH MIGUEL
ILLUSION OF BLISS ALICIA KEYS
WHERE DO WE GO SOLANGE
COLD LITTLE HEART MICHAEL KIWANUKA
NIGHT SO LONG HAIM
BACK TO BLACK AMY WINEHOUSE
LONELY JAMILA WOODS (FT. LORINE CHIA)
FREEDOM INTERLUDE NONAME
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN ALT-J
RIVER LEON BRIDGES
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DEDICATION
Again—this one's for me.
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WARNING
This one is going to be a lot. As per usual, expect a lot of sex (or illusions to the dirty), blood, sadness, and tense familial settings. There's also going to be hella religion involved, particularly Christianity. Please be aware that everything in this collection—more specifically the faith-related stuff—is coming from my opinion, my experiences, and my heart. I can't speak for an entire faith, or an entire God; only myself.
If any piece is especially triggering, I'll place a warning in the title. If you're not sure you can continue, please don't. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy feasting upon my emotions. Which I have a lot of, btw. Ya boy is a mess, man.
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Wassup, wassup, wassup!
I know you haven't seen me for a while (I'd apologize again but wow, it gets tiring), but I'm here man. I just thought I'd put this up because 1) I'm really excited about it and 2) this is probably the most vulnerable, brutal stuff I've ever written. That's a lot, coming from a 19 year old who only really talks to two people. Sad stuff man, but anyway.
Thanks for being here. I hope you enjoy this new era of poetry.
