if you’re reading this then you’re still alive

alyssa monks 

I was born in baltimore 

with its dirty streets 

and red brick rowhouses 

I came west 3000 miles 

To fill the california plates 

with poems and nonsense 

go ahead and eat your fill 

and toss the leftovers out 

to the dogs and roaches 

I love it here in california 

all I miss of baltimore 

Is the deep love of baseball 

and the fried crab cakes 

now this bit of nonsense 

is done 

-james lee jobe

We don’t have to build and rebuild a “me” on the passing content of the body-mind. Instead, we can stand as the observer. 
-Teah Strozer, “RAIN”

alyssa monks

life goes on 

one moment 

a new living being begins 

and in that some moment 

another being meets its end 

don’t dwell on it 

just be in the moment that you’re in 

if you’re reading this then you’re still alive 

that’s enough

-james lee jobe

When I found out that we're in the degenerate dharma ending age where nobody can get enlightened, I thought, ‘That sucks. Why am I even doing this then?’ And then I decided that's a great place to practice. If we don’t have to worry about getting anywhere with it, we can just sit.
-Jason Dodge

alyssa monks

age 

the flesh grows weak 

but the spirit remains strong 

what have I become 

who will I be 

when nothing is left of me 

but my heart 

-james lee jobe

LINKS:

Advice to the Able-Bodied Poet Entering the Disability Poetics Workshop, a poem by Liv Mammone

Why Are 30,000 People Studying Poetry Online With This Guy?

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