"Sometimes it's just easier for me to write. Mostly because people only hear what they choose to hear which isn't always the same as hearing what was said. Writing, more specifically poetry, acts as sort of buffer that makes people think about what you are trying to say." Although he has yet to catch the public's eye, Donald Perkins Jr continues to write thought-provoking pieces that are evocative and expressive yet refreshingly heartfelt and vulnerable.