I know it's here
somewhere

saw it yesterday
scurrying underneath the bed
hiding safely in the shadows
scampering into the darkness of the closet

I chased it
looked for the flashlight in the drawer
by the time I returned
shaking the pi...

They gave her a scarlet letter

without ink, without proof, without truth,

just a whisper that slithered

through rooms she never stepped into.

A rumor…

dressed up like fact,

perfumed in assumption,

handed out like invitations t...

the silence between us is a bridge where the echo of the chorus plays we strum the strings as we turn the page a thousand different ways to split a solo into a twin flame we always did belong on the same stage carrying notes but if it's a poem ...

personally I don't eat everybody's gumbo I don't know what the big deal is about it gumbo is like potato salad it's a right way and a wrong way to make it according everyone's taste if you ask me "don't ask me" I'm not a food critic and I don't do...

I learned that lies

don’t always arrive loudly.

Sometimes they come softly,

wrapped in kind words,

patient smiles,

and promises that sound like peace.

You came to me

with what looked like sincerity.

You spoke like a man...

Let's keep it Real,

Let's keep it 100,

Come clean,

make amends, and

be true,

Let the truth be known,

be known from you,

Just show your true colors,

Let's Love one another,

We are God's Creations,

My sistahs and brothas!!

We are a unio...

The rain came again

that beautiful surround sound

that rhapsody beat that rhythmic melody

massaging the mind the brain

the perfect therapy for my diagnosed PTSD

Come on down absolute love how you calm my soul

therapudic all the way around

L...

The rain came again

that beautiful surround sound

that rhapsody beat that rhythmic melody

massaging the mind the brain

the perfect therapy for my diagnosed PTSD

Come on down absolute love how you calm my soul

therapudic all the way around

L...

How does a man call himself a father

yet wake each morning with such ease?

How does he stretch his arms to the sunlight

without the weight of the children

he helped bring into this world?

How does he sit at a table and eat,

t...

Sunday morning, sitting on a pew near the door

A quick nod to the usher who just gave me a program before

I stare at Jesus and John, lit by the sun framed in stained glass

‘God is God’ the pastor with passion will ask

All the time!

White folks own all robots, so they all were saved

But that same technology forced people of color to all become enslaved!

Our oppressors are comfortable, huddled in their bunkers in stasis

While 3/4ths of the world serves as generators j...

Make your Day so Bright,

Optimistic and Light,

Do something uplifting, and

Full of Delight!!

Just Let it be known,

As your happiness is shown,

Let it stretch out for miles, and

Reach to others and roam

Be Happy and be free.

Filled with Lo...

This Madness has hit me again

let the games begin college hoops

at its best

young gifted atheletes being

put to the test who is better

then all the rest

Sports fans gettin geared up hyped up

for them tournament basketball game...

Part of the process is that you watch others come and go to understand that part of your process is that you come and go. There is a beginning and an end and in there you discover who you are. So the question is who am I. How do I make the most of...

When you're not FOR REAL,

How you think that makes us feel,

We hung on your every word,

Realizing you're nothing but a thrill.

Of the Feeling you let us down,

As we're realizing you're a Clown,

not keeping to your promise,

As we're frustrat...

Been have been at that stage of old age

The page just suddenly turned and like what just happened

I been doing this all of a sudden I cant

took me about 10 years to convince self hey man you

just no more can do then too all these healt...

YOU ARE FRAGILE,

PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE,

You are EASILY BROKEN,

So, PLEASE BE AWARE.

PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL,

YOU CAN BREAK WITH EASE,

JUST ONE SLIP UP, AND YOU'RE DONE,

BE CAUTIOUS, IF YOU SO PLEASE!!!

YES, YOU DO MATTER,

YOU ARE MADE OF...

Happy faces all around

let me see you smile,

Optimisms in the Air,

Put away that frown.

Feeling Happy,

being Free,

Ecstatic, vibrant, and

filled with glee,

nothing shouldn't

bring you down,

Just you wait and see,

Happier times are just ...

next door to the
Cabin Of Joy
next door
is where choirs sang
preachers preached
dust settled in the aftermaths of hymns
sung from faded green books
where uncles
aunts
cousins were packed in the pews
and choir stands
a weekly family reun...