What Is A Home?

Inti Gonzalez Speaking at protest

Speech by Inti Gonzalez, Youth Organizer of Tiny Village Spirit, given at Rally & Art Action to end homelessness at California State Capitol. This speech has been published in Street Spirit and Street Sheet Newspaper. The reality of the war in Gaza was such a shock to me, especially since my country is an equal contributor […]

Cloudy Days

It’s warm Laying her in the sun I feel like resting my head Against the heated rock Against the carpets of grass That dance with the sun That reach for it’s light Like the me that believes in a better life Of the warm summer days It’s a haze in my less then praised days […]

Love me like I love you

You love me, you love me not Oh I wonder if you love me the way I love you You love me, you love me not My sweet cherry pie Do you love me the way I love you? I will pick all the petals off of ever flower You love me not I will […]

A Wandering Tear

Wandering tearFinding its wayWandering tearWho’s to saywho’s to blame.This wandering tear was born againBrothers and sisters there to stayI see them runRun down your faceWhere are they going?Who’s to blameI’ll follow them down with my gazeTill the end of the line Back up again Meeting your gazeA wandering tear is born again From a wandering […]

In My Empty World

Don’t whisper in my ear Don’t take away my blinds The world is a place of horrible And I don’t care to hear To feel What it has become Or maybe always was Don’t whisper in my ear The reality of my life Don’t force me to the mirror So I can see the me […]

Blinds Like an Onion

I see nothing through my covered eyes.These hands may never lie but they do hide. I may never know the owner of my cover.Though I may see something if I try.But something tells me it’s all a lie.It’s all a lie, what a scary thought to mind.Is it true? I don’t know.Let me think for […]

Pulled Away

When I asked for a kiss I love you Alan Will you love me back? When I reached and put a hand on your face To say I love you When I asked for a kiss Because I wanted to say I love you You Pulled away When I asked for this A prick I […]

Forever Ago

I saw you once Forever ago Now you have grown You have taken control There’s no need for Mommy No daddy either You have taken your steps Right out of your home Into the world But why is it that all I see Is this lost man Not the ocean of strength Like I had […]

My Yesterday

Just yesterday Another dayAnother day to my grave To another lifeThen of into another dayWhich will some dayProbably the next dayBe my yesterday

I am a Proud Christian

This is a poem about a man, who, in my mind, is in around his 40s. He desires to be a good person and loyal to his god. But in this religion he is unloved by god, and he will never go to heaven or be loved because he is an abuser, a killer, a […]