Light spills into the gap between here and gone yesterday and tomorrow what is, and what will be. Walk the illuminated path to the other side. When you get there, turn and wave. A recognition of the distance you’ve traveled. A greeting to those walking…

I have a plan for us. When the sun sets and all is quiet We’ll steal a boat and sail upon  the lake We’ll bring a lantern a blanket, and ourselves and lay looking up at the stars in its hull. “I have a plan…

In this 5th hour I feel the need to say I am a black woman With black children Who matter to me. In this, the 5th hour… It is important that you see My black family is just as important as all you have produced…