Hi, My Name is Reagan Hudson, and I love to eat
I know I’m pretty small
Six point two nine inches tall
So while I might not be able to go pound for pound
I sure can go round for round
I make sure to eat every day
I usually eat on a platform for hours and hours
And then I’ll eat some more
Just so you can know that I’m consuming more than you
I usually eat too much
I order apps until I’m ill
My symptoms?
Well, I get really bad headaches
And I drink out of prescription glasses
So, no, blue light is not an option
And my eyes start to ache too
When that’s over, I’m ready for another plate
A never-ending highlight reel
Because, according to the insights
This is growth.
Hi, My Name Is Reagan Hudson, and I love to eat
I know I’m pretty small
But I make sure to eat every day
I eat the words of the world
I swipe the tip of my finger
Across the knife of your vernacular
And then double-tap your stories of pain
Just to see if I can bleed, I like my food a little rare
Six point two nine inches tall
I’ve never been good at chatting or small talk
It’s one of the only things I hate
I want you to eat my words until you are sick
Because I am sick of wanting to be great
Didn’t you look at my repost?
“Twenty-Twenty Five Rhodes Scholar
With a Free Ticket to Cambridge
Raises Over Two Million In Scholarships”
Someone bring me another plate
I might not be able to go pound for pound
Because exposure deletes the storage
That a childhood takes up
My youth is archived by what I choose to show you
The extent of my knowledge stops at reels
I don’t learn from real-world experience
Instead, I learn from the world of reels
And the only thing that I can reel you in with is the fact that my plate stays clear
I can go round for round
My streaks have lasted for years
Fear never cracked my screen
And my password locks away the tears
I’m used to eating your words
And swallowing the hate
Hey
My name is at Rea dot giselle underscore
And I am five foot 1 point eight
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Georgia Parent Support Network for commissioning an Atlanta Youth Poet Laureate ambassador to create an original piece for at the Capitol! We’re grateful to bring opportunities like this to teens at VOX ATL — and to bring youth voices to community events like yours!
