They Want to Burn My Penis

I am in the hospital. I am supposedly having a cardio conversion. Half of my heart is dead. I only have half a heart. So they planned this procedure, and I show up. UNC Pardee. A woman walks up to me and says. Strip. Excuse me. If you refuse to…

How 2 Beat Authority

I attended a violent high school. Teachers were overwhelmed. One broke my bones and made me walk to a hospital on a broken leg. Death threats every single day. Humiliation every single day. Degradation every single day. Enforced nudity every single day. Our problems had nothing to do with pushups.…

Going Rogue

I can’t look up again. And again. And again. If he wants to kill himself, he’s going to stop with all the threats, and do it. Whether I am there to see the sorry sight of it or not. Part of the fucking problem is the audience. Whether the reader…

Inside Houses

MISHA, GO TO BED

Misha doesn’t sleep. We have that in common. I try my best to get stuff done when the house is quiet. Sleep for boys who have been raped and sexually exploited is a big bag of worms. Medical professionals in Public Health (which should be renamed Public Bullshit) never ask…

Death Watch Journal

POETRY AS HEALING When Neal implodes into himself, he begins to look like a zombi. Neal has multiple issues. One would be sexual abuse in school. He does not even remember school. Another would be Alec who Neal sees as someone never confused and always strong. Two issues. There is…