Jasper Morton

Is violence all we now know

Can we know now how to stop this

Can we turn a table upside down

Down is up is what is the upside

What is the inside of a killer

Is their DNA barbed wire

Why’re we like this

I

Resist

I

Wrap

My

Heart

In

Ace

Bandages

I

Tuck

Bra

Cups

In

My

Boxers

I

Persist

I

Am

Jazz

My

Sex

Is

I like poetry

Because english grammar

is stupid

And when you write a poem

You are a genius for

ignoring

said

mediocrity

Fact: States with less gun control have higher rates of shootings

Fact: Suicide attempts are far more likely to succeed when a gun is involved

Fact: On average, 316 people in the US are shot every day

Dear friend,

your presence in the present moment is the best present I could ask for

ironically, speaking of presents, it seems I've forgotten yours

so I'll hope praise and prose will work until I can buy you candy

Hold up your chin 'cause you're still you —

somehow, someway, someday — you will be you,