I sing on top of mountaintops I sing at births and weddings I sing at jazz clubs in Hip-hop clubs Reggae fests and Auditoriums plays and musicals parks and supermarkets bathrooms and bedrooms I sing […]
Category: poetry
Blue Notes (for Billie)
“Chile, That LADY sang dem’ BLUES”… She sang of Men and Women, boys and girls, Love and Beginnings and the Beginning to an End. She sang of her trouble and triumph She sang through lynchings […]
Escape of the LOONS
“How can I move on..when I’m still stuck to you?” (Two Troublesome Loons Sticky and Glued………..Heavyhearted, Torn, and[…]
I died today
Originally posted on Mantra:
I died today… my skin darkened, and color changed. Air rushed from my body. I became silent. Softly I closed my eyes, felt my limbs freeze…stiff and still, I left. I…
WE RIDE
Originally posted on Mantra:
We ride on the backs and breast of those that have come before On ancestor’s shoulders and great, great, great, daddy’s toes With drops of frankincense and myrrh and rows of…
The Lie
Please..just let me be tonight. Whatever my offense..hold me fault tomorrow . I need my rest tonight. Please. Consciousness shakes my sleep. Truth slaps my cheek..yet at your forehead I lay close. Face to face… […]
This Is A Stick Up!
Originally posted on Mantra:
Image Credit: Ron English I want the American Dream: Clean, Pristine, and Green! Give me a Big Butt with Wide Hips and Full Lips..with Taut Thighs, Thin Waist and Heavy Breast…Tucked…
The Quilt
Last Night, I sewed a Quilt for you Last Night, I stitched over 360 patterns for you Last Night, I needled in and out for you, out and in for you Last night I sewed […]
