Torn moments before the monstrous birth, 
I had to not-see in order to be freed 
Insight through blindness 
A fondness for the deep—
The Stage, The Sea, and Me 

One morning in Greensboro I vowed to not-see myself anymore
Found a hiding place in the layers of clothes I wore
Body horrors and PB & J’s from Aggie Source
I grew bored staring at Ethiopian Orthodox sculptures 
and techno-organic posters 
Cyborg #10 is the culture
Eye of Gloucester 
Growing redder
Fetters of linen 
In goes the first incision 
skin 

A car encased in ice, 
I left my keys in the dorm and stormed outside
RAs had the tools, but I hadn’t stopped and tried to borrow 
Eyes blood red, Grandmother’s sorrel 
All I felt was the sorrow 
From cutting into my tired body 
Moor Mother crossfaded into Tchaikovsky’s Op. 64 
My little heart couldn’t bear that french horn 
I started to cry, ripping at the ice with bare hands 
I couldn’t see shit but the(e)n(d)!

Cyborg 10 (feat. Chell <3)

a suburban white man who has an uncanny ability to rap about violent subjects in rapid succession.

call me titou
⠐⠒⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠿⠾⠷⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠿⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠾⠷⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠾⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠖⠒⠒⠒
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡀⠀⡀⠀⠤⠠⠶⠷⠶⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠠⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣥⡙⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣦⠶⢦⣄⣠⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣶⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢷⡆⠉⣩⣥⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣦⠀⣨⠿⢧⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣄⡉⠳⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣶⣿⡉⠉⠙⠳⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣷⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡆⢷⡀⠀⠈⣉⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣝⡳⣦⣄⠀⠀⢻⡎⢷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠳⢦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣦⠉⠻⢶⣄⡀⣿⠈⢛⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠙⠳⠶⠴⠟⠈⢧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠳⣦⡀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢷⡄⠀⠈⠛⠛⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⢷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣆⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠷⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⢧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣿⠛⠻⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣌⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣭⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠙⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠶⣤⣄⣲⠋⠙⢿⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣦⣼⡁⠈⢻⣿⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⡟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠙⠻⣷⡄⣸⠁⠈⠓⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠈⠙⢷⡦⠼⠇⠀⠉⠻⢦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⡄⢹⡟⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠙⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣧⠠⣿⠛⠶⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠳⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⡌⣿⠀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠘⢷⣿⡀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⢶⣤⣄⡈⣿⡜⣷⡀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢷⡄⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⢶⣤⣀⠈⣿⢷⡀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣴⡿⠿⢿⣿⣶⣦⣿⣧⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣠⣤⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⡄⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⣿⣧⣈⢿⡄⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠘⣿⡿⢷⣾⣇⣤⣉⠩⠿⢿⣿⡀⠀⠀⣀⣭⣿⠿⢛⢉⣭⣍⣉⠙⠿⢿⣿⣄⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠙⠷⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡄⠀⠘⣿⠀⠈⠉⠻⠿⣴⣿⡿⢿⡇⠀⠈⢿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡿⣧⠀⠈⣿⡉⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⠌⢻⣷⣤⣿⣿⡟⠉⣿⣷⠀⠀⢹⡟⠳⠶⣤⣈⣿⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠻⢷⣤⣘⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣷⣾⣇⡀⠀⠀⢻⣏⠙⢿⣟⠙⢳⣿⣷⣿⡆⠀⠸⣷⡀⠸⠧⣬⣽⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣌⣿⣿⠷⣴⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀⠈⠉⠛⠀
⠀⣤⣤⣤⣶⣆⣀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⣷⣀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣧⠈⠛⠻⢷⣤⣠⡿⠀⠈⢿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣦⣀⠹⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⠷⣦⡀⢈⣿⡿⠃⠀⣹⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠄⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡛⠶⣼⣿⣿⡆⠀⣀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠷⣾⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣧⡀⢹⣿⣿⡁⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀⠀⠀
⠀⣿⣿⣿⣼⣧⣸⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢷⡄⢸⣿⣿⣷⣬⣉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣶⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⣼⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣆⠀⠀
⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⣿⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣄⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⡶⠻⣿⠛⠷⣤⣀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣦⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⡌⠛⠶⣤⡀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠈⠛⢷⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⡟⠻⠿⠋⠛⠉⠀⠀⠙⣷⡀⠈⠙⠿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠙⠷⣤⣀⠀⣴⠾⠿⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣆⠀⠈⠉⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢷⣤⣠⣾⠛⠛⢷⣤⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⢠⣼⣿⣆⠀⠀⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⢶⣄⡀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣧⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⠿⣿⣿⠻⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠉⠀⢻⣧⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡇⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⡀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡈⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣄⣀⣀⣰⣛⣋⠙⢶⣴⡶⠒⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣷⣟⡛⠳⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⡍⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⢹⣧⢰⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣯⠙⠓⠶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⡀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠻⢿⣿⣶⣤⣀⣀⣻⣷⣤⣤⣶⣿⡿⠟⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠳⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠈⠂⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⡟⠻⢦⣤⣀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢻⣧⠉⠛⢿⣦⣌⡛⠻⡿⠹⣿⣿⣇⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡟⣿⡀⠀⠈⠉⢉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢻⣧⡀⠀⠈⠙⠻⢷⣤⣄⣹⣿⢻⣦⣼⠏⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣷⠙⣷⡀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠹⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⣋⣁⡀⣿⠏⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣻⡦⡀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣏⣀⠈⠃⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⢙⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡉⢉⡿⠻⠄⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡿⣿⡛⣷⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠇⠉⠛⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠸⣍⣻⠛⠶⣤⣀⠘⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠘⣷⣍⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡃⠀⠀⢸⣿⡆⢠⣀⠙⣿⢿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠘⣿⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠷⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠓⢀⣼⣿⡇⠀⠈⠛⠁⠀⢸⣷⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠑⢶⣾⠀
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thank you come again!

feng shue

basket weaver

omen observer

scribe

tapestries

patterns

within

throughout

its written and being written and translated and retold then established as truth then established as fiction then  repurposed.

its said and unsaid.

warmth

the ground is always there
the way
the weight 
the wait

the way, the path, the journey, forward.

the weight, is carried. wisdom and wounds, the baggage but also the tools you bring. 

the wait, till the end of life, the present, the beauty of transience. it passes. it always is.

the ground is always there. the destination is the journey is the destination. take detours to see a creek. the path remains. 

safe travels.





Cyborg 10 (feat. Chell <3)

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