Love is life. But what they don't tell you is that it is all forms of life. Underlining all forms of emotion, the hidden dosage is love.

When your eyes hold the weight of 2020 right behind its lid's.

Pain is present where love can hide. But it is still there. Like the poor tastes of problematic patriotic peasants in the US capitol, affecting the taste buds of Canadian mouths.

Love is the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Love is the judgey.

Love is the prejudice and the racist, for their love for separation unites them.

Love is twisted, Love has never been straight.

We iron the wrong areas of love and burn the very clothes meant to cover us.

We feel hurt in love,

As we feel hurt in the lines made to bound love.

But love is life.

Love is everything.

Love is boundless.

Love is hate.

Because creating space for someone to live in your head, rent free, could never be because you hate them.

You see love is in all places.

Atoms and cells of love all around us bound us in open cages.

Invisible, but felt by the body. You see love is constant, love is everything.

Love is life.

"Need Some Koi", is a multi-talented facilitator, spoken word artist, dancer and two time author. In 2019 she gradated from the University of Toronto, with a degree majoring in sociology and minoring in African and media studies. In 2020, after she saw the need for communication during such a critical time, she created a program called Floetry Fitness that encourages Black people and POC to express themselves verbally and physically through poetry and dance workshops. With plenty of experiences to share, Shakkoi's unique and raw approaches to storytelling reminds us that everyone needs some Koi in their lives. Follow her on Instagram.