Thinking about what it means that our elected representatives in Aotearoa are so close with those in the US who are complicit in the murder of their own citizens and what that means if our current elected representatives are elected for another term.
January 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Thinking about what it means that our elected representatives in Aotearoa are so close with those in the US who are complicit in the murder of their own citizens and what that means if our current elected representatives are elected for another term.
You can’t invite violence to the dinner table
and be shocked when it starts eating.
@rudyfrancisco
and be shocked when it starts eating.
@rudyfrancisco
September 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
You can’t invite violence to the dinner table
and be shocked when it starts eating.
@rudyfrancisco
and be shocked when it starts eating.
@rudyfrancisco
Apropos of everything.
September 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Apropos of everything.
Day 28/31 - Helium by Rudy Francisco.
From “ I Bet the Trees Are Thinking” - “If they’re willing to pay three dollars a gallon for gas, imagine how much we can charge them for oxygen.”
#RudyFrancisco
@sealeychallenge.bsky.social
#TheSealeyChallenge2025
#Poetry
#Poems
#Books
From “ I Bet the Trees Are Thinking” - “If they’re willing to pay three dollars a gallon for gas, imagine how much we can charge them for oxygen.”
#RudyFrancisco
@sealeychallenge.bsky.social
#TheSealeyChallenge2025
#Poetry
#Poems
#Books
August 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Day 28/31 - Helium by Rudy Francisco.
From “ I Bet the Trees Are Thinking” - “If they’re willing to pay three dollars a gallon for gas, imagine how much we can charge them for oxygen.”
#RudyFrancisco
@sealeychallenge.bsky.social
#TheSealeyChallenge2025
#Poetry
#Poems
#Books
From “ I Bet the Trees Are Thinking” - “If they’re willing to pay three dollars a gallon for gas, imagine how much we can charge them for oxygen.”
#RudyFrancisco
@sealeychallenge.bsky.social
#TheSealeyChallenge2025
#Poetry
#Poems
#Books
"Solitude does not scare people like us. And our absence is something that we are not afraid to give to those who call for it."
-Rudy Francisco Poetry
@RudyFrancisco (IG)
-Rudy Francisco Poetry
@RudyFrancisco (IG)
July 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"Solitude does not scare people like us. And our absence is something that we are not afraid to give to those who call for it."
-Rudy Francisco Poetry
@RudyFrancisco (IG)
-Rudy Francisco Poetry
@RudyFrancisco (IG)
Hello poets & @brokenspinearts.bsky.social - for this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out to #RudyFrancisco - ordering own copy
My Honest Poem
"... Yesterday I tripped/ over my self-esteem, landed on my pride/and it shattered like an iPhone/with a broken face."
#poems #poetry #ButtonPoetry
My Honest Poem
"... Yesterday I tripped/ over my self-esteem, landed on my pride/and it shattered like an iPhone/with a broken face."
#poems #poetry #ButtonPoetry
June 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hello poets & @brokenspinearts.bsky.social - for this week's #LiftToTheSky I'd like to call out to #RudyFrancisco - ordering own copy
My Honest Poem
"... Yesterday I tripped/ over my self-esteem, landed on my pride/and it shattered like an iPhone/with a broken face."
#poems #poetry #ButtonPoetry
My Honest Poem
"... Yesterday I tripped/ over my self-esteem, landed on my pride/and it shattered like an iPhone/with a broken face."
#poems #poetry #ButtonPoetry
Aren't we all waiting to be read by someone, praying that they'll tell us that we make sense? - #RudyFrancisco #booktok #booknerd #bookstagram
June 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Aren't we all waiting to be read by someone, praying that they'll tell us that we make sense? - #RudyFrancisco #booktok #booknerd #bookstagram
“I know,
Somewhere in the future
There’s a better version of me
Brandishing a smile and saying
I knew everything would work out”
-Rudy Francisco
Thinking back to selling my first painting and needing a moment to say goodbye… #paintings #goodbye #rudyfrancisco #art
Somewhere in the future
There’s a better version of me
Brandishing a smile and saying
I knew everything would work out”
-Rudy Francisco
Thinking back to selling my first painting and needing a moment to say goodbye… #paintings #goodbye #rudyfrancisco #art
April 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“I know,
Somewhere in the future
There’s a better version of me
Brandishing a smile and saying
I knew everything would work out”
-Rudy Francisco
Thinking back to selling my first painting and needing a moment to say goodbye… #paintings #goodbye #rudyfrancisco #art
Somewhere in the future
There’s a better version of me
Brandishing a smile and saying
I knew everything would work out”
-Rudy Francisco
Thinking back to selling my first painting and needing a moment to say goodbye… #paintings #goodbye #rudyfrancisco #art
I do this daily with spiders, moths, bees and even snails.
Especially with bees.
Hence, my name, Dances with Bees.
Gently carry them outside and wish them a happy day.
Especially with bees.
Hence, my name, Dances with Bees.
Gently carry them outside and wish them a happy day.
April 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I do this daily with spiders, moths, bees and even snails.
Especially with bees.
Hence, my name, Dances with Bees.
Gently carry them outside and wish them a happy day.
Especially with bees.
Hence, my name, Dances with Bees.
Gently carry them outside and wish them a happy day.
If you're looking to get into poetry, but don't know where to start, start here Pick up Rudy Francisco's books/videos if you're looking for someone who plays with words, but at his heart is just trying to put into words what makes us human #rudyfrancisco #poetrymonth #poetryrecommendations
April 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you're looking to get into poetry, but don't know where to start, start here Pick up Rudy Francisco's books/videos if you're looking for someone who plays with words, but at his heart is just trying to put into words what makes us human #rudyfrancisco #poetrymonth #poetryrecommendations
Reading #poetry this morning, because the news is depressing and scary. I highly recommend #RudyFrancisco.
February 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reading #poetry this morning, because the news is depressing and scary. I highly recommend #RudyFrancisco.
I love Rudy Francisco's work. Its full of hurt, heart, and hope as he explores language, mental health,& what it means to be human It's a great place to start if youre just getting into poetry #blackhistory #blackamericanhistory #blackbookrecs #blackhistorymonth #rudyfrancisco #poetryrecommendation
February 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I love Rudy Francisco's work. Its full of hurt, heart, and hope as he explores language, mental health,& what it means to be human It's a great place to start if youre just getting into poetry #blackhistory #blackamericanhistory #blackbookrecs #blackhistorymonth #rudyfrancisco #poetryrecommendation
What is the best poem about bugs and why this one.
December 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM
What is the best poem about bugs and why this one.
“What's your toxic trait?
I show up for people who don't even show up for themselves
and then wonder why I'm doing all the heavy lifting.”
—RudyFrancisco
I show up for people who don't even show up for themselves
and then wonder why I'm doing all the heavy lifting.”
—RudyFrancisco
December 8, 2024 at 1:17 AM
“What's your toxic trait?
I show up for people who don't even show up for themselves
and then wonder why I'm doing all the heavy lifting.”
—RudyFrancisco
I show up for people who don't even show up for themselves
and then wonder why I'm doing all the heavy lifting.”
—RudyFrancisco
December 3, 2024 at 11:46 AM
have the courage of peace
though the world rages on
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
📷 © ► @esma.chergetusha
though the world rages on
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
📷 © ► @esma.chergetusha
November 26, 2024 at 1:04 PM
have the courage of peace
though the world rages on
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
📷 © ► @esma.chergetusha
though the world rages on
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
📷 © ► @esma.chergetusha
November 23, 2024 at 3:11 AM
-🙃- Sometimes I'm the mess.
Sometimes I'm the broom.
On the hardest days, I have to be both.”
*Rudy Francisco*
#Bluesky #Life #zen
#RudyFrancisco
Sometimes I'm the broom.
On the hardest days, I have to be both.”
*Rudy Francisco*
#Bluesky #Life #zen
#RudyFrancisco
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
-🙃- Sometimes I'm the mess.
Sometimes I'm the broom.
On the hardest days, I have to be both.”
*Rudy Francisco*
#Bluesky #Life #zen
#RudyFrancisco
Sometimes I'm the broom.
On the hardest days, I have to be both.”
*Rudy Francisco*
#Bluesky #Life #zen
#RudyFrancisco
🫧𓇼𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊ ᡣ𐭩
have the courage of peace
though the world rages on
༺
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
🎨 Kate Lycett
Tree of Life
have the courage of peace
though the world rages on
༺
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
🎨 Kate Lycett
Tree of Life
October 5, 2024 at 7:52 PM
🫧𓇼𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊ ᡣ𐭩
have the courage of peace
though the world rages on
༺
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
🎨 Kate Lycett
Tree of Life
have the courage of peace
though the world rages on
༺
have the audacity of beauty
even when the world is ugly
@RudyFrancisco
🎨 Kate Lycett
Tree of Life
"Because that's how we've always done it" is a dangerous excuse.
It will leave you standing in ashes thinking of all the ways you could've extinguished the fire.
—RudyFrancisco
It will leave you standing in ashes thinking of all the ways you could've extinguished the fire.
—RudyFrancisco
June 5, 2024 at 11:03 PM
"Because that's how we've always done it" is a dangerous excuse.
It will leave you standing in ashes thinking of all the ways you could've extinguished the fire.
—RudyFrancisco
It will leave you standing in ashes thinking of all the ways you could've extinguished the fire.
—RudyFrancisco
“Some say,
don't burn your bridges.
I say, if necessary, let the kerosene kiss it on the lips and watch it turn to ash.
There's always more than one way to cross the water.”
—RudyFrancisco
don't burn your bridges.
I say, if necessary, let the kerosene kiss it on the lips and watch it turn to ash.
There's always more than one way to cross the water.”
—RudyFrancisco
March 9, 2024 at 5:44 PM
“Some say,
don't burn your bridges.
I say, if necessary, let the kerosene kiss it on the lips and watch it turn to ash.
There's always more than one way to cross the water.”
—RudyFrancisco
don't burn your bridges.
I say, if necessary, let the kerosene kiss it on the lips and watch it turn to ash.
There's always more than one way to cross the water.”
—RudyFrancisco
Some people will take until you have nothing left and then hold a grudge against your hands for being empty.
—RudyFrancisco
—RudyFrancisco
January 13, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Some people will take until you have nothing left and then hold a grudge against your hands for being empty.
—RudyFrancisco
—RudyFrancisco
“Solitude does not scare people like us
and our absence is something that we are not afraid to give to those who call for it.”
—RudyFrancisco
and our absence is something that we are not afraid to give to those who call for it.”
—RudyFrancisco
January 5, 2024 at 7:38 AM
“Solitude does not scare people like us
and our absence is something that we are not afraid to give to those who call for it.”
—RudyFrancisco
and our absence is something that we are not afraid to give to those who call for it.”
—RudyFrancisco
"Stumbles and mistakes are not foreign to people like you and I.
We fall, scrape, scab, and then ask the skin what it learned.
The bruises fade, the wounds close
—proves the body is still working"
—RudyFrancisco
We fall, scrape, scab, and then ask the skin what it learned.
The bruises fade, the wounds close
—proves the body is still working"
—RudyFrancisco
November 29, 2023 at 11:40 PM
"Stumbles and mistakes are not foreign to people like you and I.
We fall, scrape, scab, and then ask the skin what it learned.
The bruises fade, the wounds close
—proves the body is still working"
—RudyFrancisco
We fall, scrape, scab, and then ask the skin what it learned.
The bruises fade, the wounds close
—proves the body is still working"
—RudyFrancisco