I gave her chancesPlenty of chancesChances to act and walk and talk and breatheAnd treat and wound the way sheShould.We had our chance, and we blew it through a paper straw,Watched it blow away like litter in the wind.Shoulders hunched, spine aching,Back breaking with the weight of the world.I am in her arms, her head lies dormant on my chestSimply a breath away from the press of my lipsTo skin...

Music video by hashtagtayron performing EIAS (acronym for Everybody Is A Sinner). Video was shot by Rizzy and edited and produced by hashtagtayron. Follow on social media @hashtagtayron

Warmth lingers in the air,honey-thick, seeping inthrough the thick glassof a classroom window.Deep inside my arm,a vein protests atthe stillness of mybody, and buzzes gently.A soft face standsat the head of asometimes cacophonousherd of teenagers.Above all,waving and movingdelightfully; enthusiastically-a smile curling the lips.Her voice is warm,heated sound, soothingto the ear, as tothe mind.A...

The cab takes me to the outskirts of town on a cold early December night. As I hand over due cash to the cabbie, I hold on to the synthetic currency for another couple of milliseconds to feel its statutorily enforced value and the plasticity of financial stability. I would have given this romantic tussle another whole second but I was at the destination which would help me make more money. Soot...

Character: Killua Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter 

(a)partWhen choreographer Nathalie Matychak was commissioned to choreograph a new work for 20 seniors for her alma mater (LaGuardia High School)'s 2020 Graduation Dance Concert -- she didn't expect it to be over Zoom.  Created during the spring of 2020, "(a)part" is a dance film that encapsulates the tension and fragility of the early months of lockdown and highlights each young dancer as they...

 Blue is for boys. Pink is for girls. Boys should play with cars, planes and trains and girls should play with Barbies, makeup and dressup. Why are boys and girls taught and raised so differently? Why were we taught that women take care of the family and the man provides for it? What do the words Femininity and Masculinity really represent? If they are just words why do they hold so much power,...

MANIC! MUSIC! MEDIA! MONDAY! MANIC! MUSIC! MEDIA! MONDAY!I started one morning this past week with Kanye Fever.I swear my body can practically feel when a Kanye album is around the corner. I start twitching & needing to wear all red.I started by listening to God Is King, which is actually not so bad. Though, I feel like it’s not really treated as part of his catalogue; there are moments on...

A playlist for an old soul like me with a lot of soul in it https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29XDRjWMckrLeegJ1zoH1D?si=9c8db68ec5de40bd

days were not ended, they became a few grains of sandphoto by Ruby Zhitong Caiinstagram@potatsolit_

Prefaced to this book is the following;‘On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold armed themselves with guns and explosives and walked into Columbine High School. They killed twelve students and a teacher, before taking their own lives. It was the worst school shooting in history.Dylan Klebold was my son.’This book is one mother’s dedication to trying to comprehend the one of the most t...