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Juneteenth Bliss

Juneteenth Bliss

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...
#nolessalamp

#nolessalamp

Our lives are a solo performance Beautiful and beautiful In the ensemble and alone We are no less a lamp for the company Each time I write I must Seed, time, and harvest Prepare and procreate I am no less a lamp in my working For the hope I’m building From what...
Dedicated to Darnella Frazier

Dedicated to Darnella Frazier

Brave, watching witness A seventeen-year-old star undimmed by fear How beautiful you were You were a pillar You were a conduit You were a mirror And now, today Standing in the light you created Fearless and free You are a pillar You are a conduit You are a mirror The...

Eternal Perspective III

“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds…” My voice and history Feel like perpetual Robbery or Rape (capital “R”) that I try to see the beauty in Because Despite this history I never lost my divine Me Divine Like the Earth...
Eternal Perspective II

Eternal Perspective II

“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds…” Her legs are so small and golden but she holds the past in her stance. Tiny little thighs underneath the beautiful weight of her beautiful heritage. Cafe latte calves strong like her...