i had a dream
i was at a poetry slam
i forgot to sign up,
so i was
eating my words
i was literally
eating chalk
some chick
was asking
about my new book
but i didn’t
bring any copies
not even one
to read from
i was ill prepared
then i saw
Saul Williams
sitting in the back
he read a poem
like it was nothing,
like he was there at every
slam, no big deal
i approached him
after the slam
and i bowed to him
because his words
give me goosebumps
every. single. time.
and he was smiling
& humble
and then i woke up,
pissed
coz i couldn’t read
my stuff
so ill prepared
in dreams,
i hope i have my
shit together
in waking life
aaaaaack so stressful! well done, in this waking life, this poem.