I hope you did not listen to me what little did I know and how little did I know it how often did it show? I hope you did not learn from me I hope that it was clear my life was plagued by…

The stars shines so brightly like the sun Comforting the souls of many from dark days A piece of God’s heart Looking over us Waves of lights yellow hues Sparks the life we live over again White pure lights Burns with God’s might Central part…

Dear Chidi This is as good a time as any to say these words. To tell you of words that you nurtured all these years for me, that never found utterance. Words that lived in your heart for me, like a hermit, secluded from the…

Like a wrecking ball, The Iceberg of hardships wrecked my fortress And with no life jacket on, It boxed me into a bottomless ocean of adversity. With no proper swimming skills, My mind blacks out And spirals as I sink deeper and deeper And I…

I’m on you like a trapdoor spider but my hole is the mat and I pull you down to me because I’m not afraid of your weight I hold you there and inject my venom by tightening myself like a snake and using my leg…

    Dear Harvey   I am thrilled to course through your veins and down to your hands onto what looks a lot like typewriter keys but I know is something else.   I’m your grandfather Harry and you were named for me.   You…

Dear Mama, I miss those days when we laughed and joked about everything and nothing. Your quiet resolute tone when you encouraged me to be my best Those sweet treats that you’d make to titillate the senses Prayerfully saying the Name of Jesus Arguing with…

This letter won’t arrive the usual way, via post. i know how much you love to receive mail. You buy stamps just like you did as a fifth grader ordering from Mystic Stamp Company for the first time and wanting every stamp to be the…

The Dog’s Birthday (a Tanka) This day is special they say. I just want my breakfast.

I witnessed you in darkness without a firm footing struggling to survive because nature abhors suicide so lost and drowning in the alcohol and drugs; anesthesia for your pain; also blunting the happiness and joy that continued to exist no matter how empty the chasm…