The Real Me

Fiercely introducing myself (photo by author)

I use DMTakeshi as a pseudonym because when I first started writing my poetry, I was too embarrassed to share it with anyone and I didn’t want my name attached to my work. I didn’t know if it was any good. Now I’m very proud of my poetry but I still love the DMTakeshi name.

I am thirty-six years old and grew up in the nineties and early 2000’s. The era of Biggie and Tupac, Spice Girls, Friends and The Fresh Prince, very straight hair with…