Year of Expansion

Year of Expansion

by | Sep 13, 2021 | Poetry, Work

Dear Tiffany 2026, Has Jesus returned yet? If not, what countries have you been too so far? Are you in more than Africa, Germany, Columbia, Canada, and England? I’m proud of you for laying *it* down I’m proud of you for picking *it* up The fasting The...
What I Have

What I Have

by | Aug 21, 2021 | Poetry

I fall down in my promise keeping, sometimesCaught up in my ignoranceAsleep at the wheelBinding up my boldnessI have stopped blaming others I am in the process of repentingHolding harmless the ones who harmed meForgiving them as I have finally forgiven myselfBecause...
In the Shade

In the Shade

by | Aug 7, 2021 | Poetry

In the shadeour shades are not so differentBut with timeI wonder if that will changeI wonder if the goldenand the chocolateof our brownswill cause a dividing of any kind In your shadeYou remind me of the joy eruptingIn my shadeYou remind me of molten wrathPeople who...
Juneteenth Bliss

Juneteenth Bliss

by | Jun 19, 2021 | Poetry

Some thoughts I’m riffin’ on: I know I am a slave’s dream come true I know I am a Nigerian princess too come through But I don’t know a single soul not battling for their afterglow That freedom never came cheap That politic was slick and...