Ooh Child

by | Apr 2, 2017 | Poetry

Once and again Here we are It’s deep on this end Personally uncomfortable Ooh child I showed up with my pants on backwards and shoes untied Once and again So much easier And harder Than it was before Ooh child I showed up and I knew there was a chance of...

USA Nonnet

by | Mar 18, 2017 | Poetry

America seems so full of rage Proof displayed in our sarcasm Biting wit that says so much This anger bleeds like wounds Betrays we’re white hot The joke is told And it shines Perceived Shame

Committed to the Ridiculous

by | Feb 5, 2017 | Poetry

I am committed to the ridiculous. It must be so. There is no life without the ridiculous loaf. Crossed legged on a tree trunk, hair spikes, singing Daft Punk, and bravery to debunk the rule of the mundane. I salute you, wings out, flying. I blaze the trail. There is...

Little Lioness

by | Jan 21, 2017 | Poetry

For Jazmine Rogers, with great respect. Her roar is small For now But you can hear what it will be Still she Waits impatiently for the shine of her own sweet self To dim so she can handle it She can’t see it quite yet Oh but she sees much Her black child magic...

Havin’ Somethin’

by | Jan 14, 2017 | Poetry

It is said that I have somethin’ Beggin’ the question Somethin’ for nothin’ Apostrophes abound around my destiny Contraction and contracts Give and take And take And empty And still giving It is said that I have somethin’ Beggin’...