I’ve noticed that I haven’t been wearing any rings lately; on my fingers. No polish, or color; except for my own brown glossy shade. I’m attracted to the plainness, the shortness of fingernail, the roundness […]
Black Beauty’s Song
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 […]
The T’s Have it
Originally posted on Mantra:
Tantalizing Temptations of a Troublesome Twosome Tender Twists and Twinkling Eye. A Twilight Tryst with Tangy Twang Tasty Trifles Toppling Thigh. Twirling and Two-Timing Twined and Torrid Trapped and Tamed Tempted…
Black Woman
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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…
