Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibsonis an award-winning poet and activist who lives in Boulder, Colorado. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform and the struggles LGBTQ people face in today's society...
rain heart angel
It's your worst sin saving your f***ing life; It's the devil's knife carving holes into your soul so angels have a way to make their way inside; Life doesn't rhyme. Still, life is poetry, not math. The whole world's a stage, but the stage is a meditation mat. You tilt your head back; you breathe. when your heart is broken, you plant seeds in the cracks and you pray for rain.
inspirational sweet heart
My heart is still a leather jacket I am waiting to give to someone sweet.
grief writing want
The trauma said, ‘Don’t write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones.
destruction
We have to create; it is the only thing louder than destruction.
doors window written
I’ve written this poem before but always through a window, never through an open door.
growing-up simple boys
Hey, are you a boy or a — never mind, can I have a push on the swing?” And some day, y’all, when we grow up, it’s all gonna be that simple.
stars dark flashlights
If you’re handing out flashlights in the dark, start handing out stars.
inspirational light new-orleans
And we were Banksy on an overpass in New Orleans spray-painting porch lights on the hurricane. We were welcome mats for the un-forgiven. We never sold our windpipes to make a living. We were the letters sent to the wrong address, but opened anyway. We opened anyway.
would-be sane ifs
If love did not exist, I would be so goddamn sane.
gun safety safe
Safety isn't always safe. You can find one on every gun.
land fire volcanoes
Remind me that the most fertile lands were built by the fires of volcanoes.
heart empty weak
You are not weak just because your heart feels so empty.
inspirational team kids
So guess what, if I ever have my own team I am picking everyone first even the worst kid and the kid with the stutter like a skipping record 'cause I know all of us are scratched, even if you can't hear it when we speak.
love-you small-talk
Everything but "I LOVE YOU" is small talk.