Three Poems for ArtAwake

My three poems were selected to be presented for Rochester's upcoming ArtAwake event on April 10th. I am honored to become one of the performers at the event. I will perform these three poems in ASL (American Sign Language) on stage along a recorded voice of mine, reading the English version of the work.

Here are the three selected poems, copied/pasted, for you to read. Enjoy!




‘"Carpe Diem on 99 Court St."


The ongoing wild electricity zaps behind me like a blue sparkling whip slashing on my back. I whirl around like a dervish in the land of rebels. My emotion is raw with exotic, alluring hues pulling me into a rebellious sensation. I dance like a wild horse, surrounded by dry smoke and blinking strobe lights. My hair flies around in all directions, a discordant punk blur. My blood discharges its outcries, combined with sweat, masking my whole flesh. This energy is a whaling voice of Patti Smith. My soul explores into other dimensions. The musique la’ anarchie’ screams out loud. It's an ultimate protest against the hypocrites. I shall prick their skins with my red rose thorns and wake them up from their deep slumber.


"Cry For The Summer"

I cry for the summer.

Warm rain
Kisses my face.
Gentle wind
Caresses my hair.
Sweat soaks my shirt.
My bare-feet dance on grass-blades.

Enjoy neon-lit amusement parks.
Taste sweet cotton candies.
Feel car hoods hot under the sunlight.
Swim in water into the night.
Cool wind kisses my wet skin.

See jogging men without shirts in the sun.
Laugh at fur-laden dogs sticking their heads out of car windows.
March with pride on the city streets in rainbows.

I envy for the sun burn.
Listen for birds singing in trees.
Crave for flowers in colors.
Seek for some warm water under the sun.
Drive under the summer moon.
Wear only t-shirts and shorts during the night.

I cry for the summer.



“All Is a Swirl Of Love (String Theory and Bjork)”

Photons dance through
Space and Time
In pure abstractions.
Invisible energies
Jazz up everywhere
In micro size,
In macro size.
All is a swirl of love.

Just close your eyes and believe.
They are our seas.
They hug us in beams.
Keep us warm and deep,
Always ever changing.
Dimensions morph in and out.
All is a swirl of love.

Touch anything and you will know.
Search inside and you will know.
Vibrating strings are in you.
Stretch from you up to the sky.
Enclose you and the whole time.
Blanket you and us all into one.
All is a swirl of love.

There is no need to hate or kill.
We are entwined
In micro size,
In macro size.
All connected
By unseen strings
That hold us
Like knots and ropes.
All is a swirl of love