Never waste time being someone you’re not Only accept a genuine love Do not get lost in deception In ones who lie in wait Forever playing fools game Thinking ally in those who love Be not leery of my intentions For my character is true…

I want to move to the beat of a lover’s drum the way it runs through the desert and the way it catches in my throat as my body sways and becomes one with the drum mother Africa on my tongue long legs and gazelle…

if what I said hurt, if what I said felt worse than me speaking of the rich, if what I said about the ghetto was unexpected and unacceptable then why on earth do you agree with me when I speak the same harmful words of…

And so we met Beneath the stars Combining in one flame Scarburst to star fall Perfection now takes claim The further she let go The more fell into place Elements combined Creating Earth and space

bright moon in night sky reflected in still water, beautiful springtime

In rebellious angst Your jutting jaw cuts the sky Without any fear    

A poem is a small bit of the soul wrapped up in hope. A hope that its words will pierce the heart and open the mind to pure possibility. A poem is naked and vulnerable; it is the gateway to self-discovery…

I am that broken piece, the chain…Keeping things together…I am Peace…I am Hope…I am here to gain & spread knowledge…To those ready to Listen…#Formation #BlackPanther…I am my ancestors dream…I am for change…I am for growth…I am that body hanging at the end of the rope…I…

A sacrifice we offer, a Sacrifice we pray as we go forward upon this glorious, wretched day. Humble resurrection.. a transfiguration… the word became flesh… but then, the Lord gives, and He takes away. On this day when life goes forth Blood and Water are…

The end The end The end. Nothing else comes any more. No more No more No more. The clock is ticking anyway. Tick-tock Tick-tock Tick-tock.