Compliments, Callings, & Michele

by | Jun 12, 2013 | Uncategorized

Before she passed in October 2011, my friend Michele told me, “at 35 you’re gonna be a beast!” I post this in honor of her blessing me with her life and friendship (with an audio recording of this post at the end).Had she read the post below, she...

Friday Poetry 6.7.13

by | Jun 7, 2013 | Poetry

Gonna keep it griot (as in… I recorded these)My friends are all artistsMy friends are all magicMy friends are all crazyOr maybe it’s just meMy friends are all strongMy friends are all loyalMy friends are all weirdosOr maybe it’s meMy friends are all...

Friday Poetry 5.17.13

by | May 17, 2013 | Poetry

CycleI am not sure what is happening…  Could I be giving birth or something?Or maybe I am just awakening myselfAwakening to myself?The sleeping dragon everyone seems to seeBut meI am thisI love this This meBut I am only barely aware of how toBe this...

You’d think I hadn’t been writing…

by | May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized

Hello there to those of you reading,I just want you to know that I still exist, such as the case may be. There are as always shifts, cycles, and changes taking place. I am in the midst of some graduate school writing that is FINALLY starting to feel like it is mine,...

The Humbling…

by | Mar 28, 2012 | Uncategorized

Since Sunday, I have been reborn. Sounds strange huh? But it’s the truth. I still have the same skin, blessedly brown, and I still have the same body and mind. But my spirit is different. I had a conversation that changed my life.Changed. My. Life.And it...