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...

Eternal Perspective III

by | Mar 27, 2021 | Poetry

“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

by | Mar 13, 2021 | Poetry

“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...
Room Needed

Room Needed

by | Mar 6, 2021 | Poetry

The poetry inside of me has just been eeking out, and there has been no context. Normally, this wouldn’t bother me, but I feel like the nexus to experience and expression has entirely too much room for all kinds of unintended results. So, in a show of...