i wanna hear a poem

where ideas kiss similes so

deeply that metaphors get jealous

where the subject matters so

much that adjectives start holding

pro-noun rallies at city hall .cont.

-stephen colman-



i wanna propose we follow those

who chose a different

way to knock.

those who banged with persistence

like the audre lordes of my existence.

who chose a different way to walk --

took a chance, didn't prance, tiptoe,

twirl thru this world.

i refuse to slide past

even if it means coming in last.

i'm gonna stomp and rage and kick,

talk hard, think thick, see it don't

take a dick to have balls.

-alix olson-