Poetry

  • The Gentle Dystopia

    The Gentle DystopiaBy: Emmitt Owens They won’t burn books this time.They’ll rewrite them politely—New editions with softer edges,pastel margins, and a smiling foreword. They won’t silence your voice with violence.They’ll just give you better optionsthat are easier to say yes to. They’ll offer you comfort instead of truth.Convenience instead of freedom.No friction. No fight. And Read more

  • Gremlins in the ECUWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon*    Waylon: “Well now, gather ’round folks, ’cause I got another tale from the boys down at Mad Mechanics that’ll make you question everything you know about electrical repair. This particular adventure happened on one of them dog days when the humidity was thicker than Read more

  • Mirror, Mirror

    Mirror, Mirror Don’t ever look at their workspace—   Shows you too much process or not enough mess,     Or worse, in every way, the wrong kind of chaos.  Every draft, every revision—    Every crumpled page, every saved_file—  Breath, tempo, conviction, the way they pause.    These are all the things you either desperately study,      Or pretend not Read more

  • The Art of You

    …begin with static—that hum between radio stationswhere your soul lives      you are verb.action.becominga living algorithm of choice/mistake/choice againcoded in the language of maybe    (parentheses hold your secrets)[brackets frame your fears]{curly braces embrace your contradictions}         DNA → RNA → protein → YOUthe biological poetryof existence refusing                    to                        rhyme scattered like:  bread crumbs   coffee stains      love Read more