I keep forgetting to put focus on my to-do list. I keep forgetting to — Buddy Wakefield

"This poem may have meant nothing to you but I am confident that tonight my taking the time to actually write out my anger instead of acting on it has saved the life of at least eleven people in parking enforcement."

"A waste is a nine-year-old boy playing catch with the roof of his garage who already understands that his existence makes for the perfect insult- gay. "Youre so gay" a.k.a. stupid a.k.a. dumb a.k.a. wrong. Do you have any idea how gross it feels to hide inside the pile of lies it takes to make you, Sweet Angel, comfortable?"

"Listen, if youre from Arizona Im not making fun of your home. Im making fun of you for gathering there and building a community in an oven. Smooth move."

"Jordan tattoos the words "forgive me" in thick black letters down the inside of his arm so that when he looks at his wrist he will remember not to hate himself so much. What he keeps forgetting is that there is life after survival."

"Dear Angry Older People, over 21-ish, anyone who considers themselves an adult, still bitter: Next time youre wondering what wrong with kids today, you might wanna check the examples youve been giving us to work with."

"We are the fed up grass roots movement of goose flesh, hell bent on living this one life by the way we feel our spines, saying what we mean, refusing to allow the few to preach to the many when it is the many who need to be hearing eachother."