REFLECT REFLEX
Shovel says to sand-
“I am built to break you
but will never be
as solid as land.”
Boat says-
“if I’m being open,
I am strong when I float
but will never be an ocean.”
Mind says to heart
“I will guide you through,
but you gotta let yourself start.
We got mountains to move."
Shovel says to sand-
“I am built to break you
but will never be
as solid as land.”
Boat says-
“if I’m being open,
I am strong when I float
but will never be an ocean.”
Mind says to heart
“I will guide you through,
but you gotta let yourself start.
We got mountains to move."
Shovel says to sand-
“I am built to break you
but will never be
as solid as land.”
Boat says-
“if I’m being open,
I am strong when I float
but will never be an ocean.”
Mind says to heart
“I will guide you through,
but you gotta let yourself start.
We got mountains to move."
Reflect Reflex is a collection of poems for those who realize the importance of vulnerable accountability as much as the importance of humble dignity. From the perspective of a young multi-racial POC, raised in the south by a single mother of Korean-Italian decent, a young man who has found gratitude and strength in a continuous fight with addiction, who moves with purpose as he navigates the journey of fatherhood. The book confidently explores identity, love, addiction, and family with grace, rhythmic language, and gritty realism.
★★★★★
“One of the sickest poets I’ve ever known”
—Sciryl Cooper, HBO Def Poet; National Youth Poetry Slam Champ