
START: An Ode to the Birth of an Idea
At our recent Performery Open-Mic Night, I decided to participate by reading a poem I wrote called, START. I composed it in 2013. I had attended TEDxRVA in Richmond, Virginia on an early spring day and my brain was filled with stimulating ideas and emotions. I had a lot on my mind as I turned in for bed that evening. At the time, my wife and I were adjusting to life with newborn twins. Our nighttime routine had us waking up in the middle of the night to feed each baby their b