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...
I Wanna Refund

I Wanna Refund

by | Aug 14, 2021 | Poetry

I bought inSo dumbI thought I could trust the mediaI thought they told the truthTrue beautyEven though I didn’t see meWell, except for on MartinA Different WorldSo differentIn Living ColorLiving Singleand other showsMeanwhile, Rodney Kingand other...
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...