By Mark A. Leon I am broken, I am brave I am strong out I am stubborn At times betrayed Swimming in place as the storm finds… Read more “Slowly Drowning – Original Poem”

By Mark A. Leon All I ever wanted to be The dream home, the perfect body, the loving partner a world of carefree Instant change Omission of… Read more “Dream Sequence – Original Poem”

By Mark A. Leon Fuck, I’m bored Shit, I’m safe Cheap cigarettes, a cold beer Maybe a malt liquor to numb the pain of this boredom In… Read more “Suburbia – Original Poem”

  By Mark A. Leon I’m on the edge looking down on the water below a cloud brushes my weakened heart On top of the world and… Read more “Fade to Black – Original Poem”

“The good old days” “Life was simpler then” “It was a different time” We have all heard the stories and the catchphrases, but when you think about… Read more “Leon and Passo Families Through the Years: Growing up in New York (1920’s – 1960’s)”

By Mark A. Leon – RU Class of ’95 and ’97 Today is a day of family and a day where we leave social status and prejudice… Read more “This is a Time of Discovery: A Message to the Rutgers Graduating Class of 2020”

By Mark A. Leon Angry Angry Don’t cry These lies are haunted in this life I lead An erection of the mind The philosophy of the inside… Read more “Erection of the Mind – Original Poem”

By Mark A. Leon I sit alone in every possible way wondering why I am alive I breathe, I bite, I fight, I feel no plight I… Read more “Virtual Reality Controlled by the Ghosts of Actual Reality – Original Poem”

By Mark A. Leon Darkness spiraling out of control A punk nightmare; a blues dream We are all just stereotypes of a cliché A boilerplate script in… Read more “Darkness is a Punk Cliché – Original Poem”

By Mark A. Leon Can you hear me smile through the darkness of my tears? Don’t wake me up Don’t even try Don’t tear me from my… Read more “Don’t Wake Me Up – Original Poem”