
GRIMOIRE INVITE

Upon a boat
one can survey the
merging of memories
projected upon the backdrop
of a skyline marred by fear
One can
spot the wall
opening up
as it separates
into a gateway
for the healing
of broken hearts
Knowing that it’s been
two decades
since we kept remembering
where we were that day
when lower Manhattan
became a metropolis of ghosts
Knowing that it’s been
two decades
since we remembered
in spite of our collective trauma
beckoning us to forget
Knowing that it’s been
two decades
since the monumental
loss of a monument
Sensations of sirens
and stenches
of sorrow
under the sunset
no longer feel
like such distant memories
This landmark
is a reminder
of how the spirit realm
formed a vortex
in which our souls
connected
within the
phantom platoon
commemorated
every September
Positioned at the helm
illuminated by two
luminescent monoliths
in place of stone
Standing stoically
as the heartbreak
of a nation
fixates upon a
landmark of light
-Jacob Moses
Grateful to the following people for their gifts…
Brandon Melendez
Kyoko Heshiimu
Scottt Raven
Nicole S. Goodwin
Brian Van Remmen
Brendan Gillett
Tayyaba Qaiser
Thomas Fucaloro
Rocío Uchofen
Vincent Thomas Vok
A.i. Firefly
M.A. Dennis
Michel M. Antoine
James Dean Rivera
Keisha Molby-Baez
Patrick Roche
Kassie J. Runyan
John Gosslee
Amirah Al Wassif
Audrey DiMola
George Guida
Umar Yahaya
R.Sen
Marguerite Rivas
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OK, so I tried looking for work from Staten Island’s first poet laureate. However, I wasn’t able to find any books for sale. It’s just as well that I’m posting a video instead. Marguerite is a good friend of mine. She is one of the reasons I am a poet. I first saw her perform as part of a poetry troupe called The Sepoy Rebellion. I saw what she and the other poets were capable of conveying and my perception of the art form changed completely. A year later, I started performing at open mics and the rest is history.