the “death” of a black man

Emmet Till, 14 years old.

La’mello Parker, 3 months old.

Fanta Bility, 8 years old.

Kwame Jones, 17 years old.

Angelo Crooms, 16 years old.

Adam Toledo, 13 years old.

Daunte Wright, 20 years old.

Stephon Clark, 22 years old.

Tanisha Fonville, 20 years old.

Gabriella Nevarez, 22 years old.

Tamir Rice, 12 years old.

Michael Brown, 18 years old.

If I have to know their names then so should you. Because my name could end up written right next to theirs. On a list of “men” who passed due to “poor circumstance” as your mind would say to cope. So will you see them as I do? Or just as another nigga killed by their poor choices.


santino llorens

other poetry

A correct way to look at a sculpture - yvette shu
Desperation of the night - britney lu
dreaming of rainy day phonecalls - sophia ma
going home - emma liu
masterpiece (a message to the critic) - Caitlin Delgado
so can you say it - santino llorens
so we danced - emma liu
hot singles in your area - green tea
the gingko tree - 216.66 (Pai Sinpatanasakul)
the hunger of the ground - santino llorens
then I saw a wonder - dr. cantwell
this is not a quiet voice - priscilla centeno
times gone by - Vienna (Jackie Shugert)
WE WERE PROMISED GREATNESS - 光头强
you remind me of a jazz song - kenny clay