“When” Music video

you make me feel brand new when i’m with you I feel like i can walk the span of the continents in just a few steps and i can reach as high as the sun without ever burning my fingers i feel a new power inside my heart and my head one that makes me want to give you the sweetest things the earth has to offer and take you by the hand as i pick stars from the sky to store in my pockets like loose ch...

It is not for you to catch all the fires that find theirflight to Guernica | the cinder settles on the paletteafter being coughed from the lung, this was yourhome, that which was swelling on the pasture ofeach breath you struggled to unearth | how manyhours were lost with the gazania now sharing theafterlife with the woven blanket laced by the bentfingers of your sleeping grandmother who did no...

With $0.00 in my bank account, I went “shopping” in my Chicago neighborhood and did not come home empty-handed. Here is what I got without any money. An origami kit. A tiny bundle of flowers. A handful of chili peppers. I did not spend a single dollar, or, break any laws for that matter. I am not pulling the wool over your head. These special things were available to all. This is possible becau...

sweetheart,please tell me you don’t still revisit those lies,trust me,i know how good they felt to hear while he stared in your eyes,but you need to stop repeating those mantras,and revisiting his temple,he is not your safe place,he is not your god,please don’t tell me you define yourself by what he had written in your book,for his bible doesn’t speak words of truth,it’s blasphemy,you are more ...

…clusters of polo-clad teenagerssoftly chatter, as they stride down cobblestone sidewalksthe sky, brushed with wisps of clouds; sun raysbeat down on heads belowminivan after minivan honk angrily at one other,all while delightful aromasfrom the pastry shop waft,consuming the airthe array of quaint storefronts boast— striking tulip bouquetsnewspaper headline sensationalismmenacing brie samplesrac...

Lucidity is a case study/autobiographical reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity.  For the last year Covid-19 has kept us separate, isolated, and in a state of limbo. The duration of 2020 has been turbulent due to this, and Lucidity has provided me with an escape and purpose. In this time of need for human connection and self-reflection, I have attempted to be...

When did you realize that everything falls apart if you just tug at one loose thread? How did you know to just let it be, not to question, not to pull? Did that Beatles song tell you or is it just a lesson that each one of us needs to learn in our time?

They're meeting.They're chatting.They're laughing.They're liking.They're understanding.They're leaning.They're kissing.They're goodbye-ing.He's calling.She's answering.He's thanking.She's rejoicing.He's offering.She's agreeing.He's planning.They're scheduling.They're remeeting.They're enjoying.They're questioning.They're debating.They're compromising.They're delighting.They're relocating.They'...

Does lying beside you count as lyingIf I’m imagining someone elseIn your place?Why do I feel so aloneWith your hand on my hipAnd your gaze fixed on my eyes?I tell you that I love you;How am I supposed to say otherwiseWhen you’re so close and everyone elseIs so far away?

Sometimes, I find myself gasping for air,tossed about by waves,struggling to stay afloat.I am overwhelmed.All it takes is one final wave to crestbefore I am plunged into the depthsof my psyche,being pulled to wherethe deceptively calm cerulean of the surfacegradates into navy.It feels as though my ankle is tetheredto the ocean floor by a ropeand that rope is getting shorter,or perhaps it is bei...

You did that.Did what?Did that.That?You took your dreamsand flew,you said "no more",took your life,and reclaimed itas yours.You held your head high,cut off ties that strainedyour soul, and learnt how to bealone.I don't like to be alone.No one does, but you faced the mirror.Reflected; deflected everything,what servedand what didn't.You are connected;redirected on your soul paththat awaitsfor you...