I'm so lucky. I have the dopest mentee, and she's writing and performing and writing some more! It's been a while since Bonnie and I met at one of the Youthspeaks after school workshops, but I'm honored that she calls me her mentor. Now lookie her! It is with my utmost pleasure to introduce you to my girl, Bonnie, who is holdin it all the way dizzown...!! -Ruby

-letting go-

verbal vibrations from you used to send an instant glow in my eyes
caused my cheeks to feel a lovely pain of smiliness
and a heart that found itself falling

but hurt one too many
it fights to stay a float
fists up and clenched
doesn't want to say hello
to love again
atleast not for now

used to believe that two people could be joined by veins at fingertips
only to find the other set no longer runs through
strugglin to uplift them
maybe i trusted too much
and now they don't wanna leave

wanting to settle for so long
they became rooted here
bringing out a part of me i thought couldn't grow anymore

at one point
this was right
not that now it's wrong
my story with him is just over
and getting over it has been hitting me hard

the longer it's been
the more i can feel us sailing away from each other
but still part of me doesn't wanna let go
hoping that just maybe
one day we'll cross paths on the other side of the globe
and fill in some blank pages