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...
#nolessalamp

#nolessalamp

by | May 29, 2021 | Poetry

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

by | Apr 21, 2021 | Poetry

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...