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...
awhile email heard iraq love wake worry
He is over in Iraq now, ... I worry every day when I wake up. 'How's he doing? I haven't heard from him, what's going on?' Every once in awhile I get an email and he'll say, 'I'm okay, I love you' and that's pretty much how it is.
loving-yourself lifetime radical
Commit to loving yourself completely. It’s the most radical thing you will do in your lifetime.
loneliness hitting bruises
But when I thought I hit bottom, it started hitting back. There is no bruise like the bruise loneliness kicks into your spine.
sick never-trust wells
I could never trust anyone who's well adjusted to a sick society.
skins bullets lovers
We all have bullets beneath our skin we pray our lovers won't flinch at when they find.
okay feels knows
Know you belong here. You belong here and everything you feel is okay.
destruction
We have to create; it is the only thing louder than destruction.
someday dare trade
Someday we will dare to trade good for true