poety reading @ branigan library
august 16 6pm
upcoming events
taylor paul / lizard feature @
little toad august 4th 9-12am
taylor paul / lizard king feature @ vintage august 12th 7:30-10:30pm
In my head I was [messed]
Up out of luck stuck
On the wrong side of the fence
Always playing defense, sucked
Up all my good luck, sucks
To be an imposter living such
A wonderful life it's
A wonderful life,
Peter bailey with his kids and wife
Oh me oh my please don't
Remind me of all those time I
Wanted to die wanted to find
A way out, through the dungeon or
The needles eye, I
But for the grace of God go I,
It was do or I, please don't
Drag my body to my bed,
And tell me you love you,
You'll make me cry,
I promise, if you wait, everything is gonna be
Great , and if you need a fast reminder
You can always call 988
And maybe it was fate
Someone answered back,
I called for help,
Powered down on the racetrack,
Last lap I'm out coach, got
Another panic attack, back
To back
legs shaking and heartbeat quaking
I was making
Monsters out of shadows
Been living
In the shallows
Searching for the hallows
Everyday hallow
Een, I dress up as myself and
Make me scream
Somehow
Found the holy door
Walked in a sacred room,
Heard everyone tell my story,
They had all the same gories,
Different ins and outs
But never boring.
Bad coffee and holy mornings.
Driving to work, I can't imagine what I did
To deserve this beautiful life
Whatever, it really is a wonderful life
Somehow today I'm happy, and breathing fine
But for the grace of God go I
I mean, some divine power saved my life
One day I'll tell you guys about the whole
Month I was seeing doves, no lie
Yeah Never alone, so many people
Held me up, I was never really out of luck,
Or [messed]
Up-- you're not [messed] up, you're just
Tired of living the same day on repeat,
Of reheat-
Ing the same thoughts and eat-
Ing all your fear, do you hear
Me?
I Could've never done it alone,
I learned that my people
Are my home,
&
I think God lives
In every telephone.
the glitter
poetry.
Lizard King uses poetry to speak the name of the thing and finally be free. Lizard Glitter believes one must write your way out.
art & music.
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mental health.
Lizard King believes we all feel weird sometimes and we should all keep talking about it until none of it feels weird anymore.
by making resources more accessible in our community, we are all working together to be healthier and happier and reduce the need for carceral actions that may harm upward recovery.
help is out there
don't hesitate to reach out
help is out there
don't hesitate to reach out