Pedro, 1994's Milk?

In 1994, Pedro Zamora brough AIDS to a national spotlight through his open honesty on The Real World San Francisco, Season Three.
"He brought the disease to the spotlight and brought a humanizing element to this most feared and misunderstood illness," said QueersUnited. "Pedro became the face of HIV/AIDS activism for the younger generation and his courage to stand up and be counted has made a difference in countless lives and he made a place for himself in history."
He changed the lives of thousands, passing away on November 11th, 1994, just a few hours after the finale of The Real World. Tomorrow, MTV will debut "Pedro", a movie of the young man's amazing life, an incredibly relevant and necessary film that will premire tomorrow night.

Here is a clip of the upcoming movie of Pedro Zamora's life, "Pedro" which debuts on MTV Wednesday [TOMORROW NIGHT!] April 1st at 8pm EST.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/358237/his-life-and-personality-are-very-inspiring.jhtml#movieId=1606095

Cigarette Sabbaticals

(Ever notice how "smoke" and "don't" kind of rhyme? Maybe not rhyme, sound similar might be the better word... Theo)


Broken promises and cut
Short
Cigarette sabbaticals
After pulling down to the filter
Where it tastes like a barbers parlor
The hair spray and tar linger…

Throw it down now.
Crush, rub, snuff,
Into the ground.

I’ll leave the cement
And head north west.
Upstate, nature’s pavement,
The granite slabs that
Move in wind
As if they can breathe…

Unlike these city streets
Lifeless and polluted with
Ends of cancer stick butts,
Means of taking each breath
For granted…

Cigarette Sabbaticals
copyrighted 2009 by Theo Martin