never meant for you to stay…But, you have.
Her Face
……She tells the story of her beginning and end her coming and going Her eyes whisper the joys of her children and the heartaches of her love and his struggle The birds melodies vibrate along […]
PHOTO
Lightening stretched across the sky and beamed through the curtains.. Twilight slept upon my dreary face.. Fallen shoulders lie on purple sheets. A breath… a blow. To sleep but never to dream. Uneasy and restless. […]
Night Navigator
Night train.. rolling over hills, and drifts, winding roads..and worn metal. 11:16 pm. Take the Eastbound train. Exit at Stadium Subway. Head West to 4th street. Pass the Ball Park, 2 blocks ahead, on the other side […]
Love Me Right
I got rivers flowing through my breast; ancient rivers that griots tell stories about that babies suckle from that tiny toes dance through I got rivers flowing through my breast Elephant trunks sip Grandmothers bathe […]
Sweet Talker
Wet Liquorice lips Peppermint tongue with a Red Hot tip Cotton Candy breath and Sugar Daddy words He’s a Sweet Talker Strutting his Fifth Avenue walk[…]
FIGHTER
I am the descendant of a long line of fighters. They survived the oceans, the whips, the chains, the bars, the rapes, the injustice and lies. My family survived fires, persecutions, hypocrisy and genocidal attacks. […]
Think Big
A Thought can become a WishA Wish can become a DreamA Dream can become a PossibilityA Possibility can become an OpportunityAn Opportunity can become Reality. True right? Well, not exactly. Let’s change it..and Flip it […]
The Source
Isn’t it something..how God puts you smack dab in the middle of possibilities that you never knew existed? Isn’t it awesome how… when your tuned-in to the Universe and listening to what (Spirit) wants you […]
Push UP
Push Up.. Muscles flex and waiver Chin down, head straight..now lift. Steady. Hold. Fingers Stuck. Elbows in. Back straight. Wrists strong. Drop Chin to the ground. Breathe. Push up. Up! Hold. Steady. Toes stuck. […]
