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Emmitt Owens

Poems

  • Johnny Sixx: A Tragicomedy

       I’m Johnny Sixx, a rapper from Kentucky. At 42, I’m still not where I want to be. I was born in Louisville, where my mother was 22 and my sperm donor was 38. I miss you, pops—wherever you He’s still“out for cigarettes” after 42 years.   At the age of 5, I moved to South… Read more

  • Stream of Consciousness 03272025

    Brain fog and clarity dance together as I stare at this blank page two hours into waking and already writing ideas swirl like autumn leaves too many to catch too scattered to organize my coffee sits abandoned cooling on the desk while I lose myself in the digital river of tumblr twitter facebook pinterest collecting… Read more

  • Untitled

    I need no fortress for my safety,No ember’s glow to warm my bones,No guiding beacon through the darkness,I dance when thunder shakes the stones.I seek no proof to trust my knowing,No nods of praise to feel my worth,No final answers to life’s mysteries,From unknowns I extract new birth.My words flow honest, unfiltered,My actions stand without… Read more

  • The Journey

    When you can stand tall in the face of failure,And see each setback as a chance to learn;When you can face your fears without wavering,Yet understand the wisdom in concern; When you can listen more than you are speaking,And find the truth in views you don’t embrace;When you can help another who is struggling,Without expecting… Read more