Just for a moment I would like time to stop And for Miles to continue to play While Chivas Regal relaxes me Giving me the courage to say The things I’ve always wanted to say Like “Hey Sugar, I really like to get to know you” But I’m afraid So I take another sip And listen to the piano player play Thinking tomorrow is another day And that day turns into tomorrow And Miles is still playing … Read entire article »

Trebling Afraid to step another step Her knees connected with the ground And she began to part the earth Tenderly with her hands Making room for all of her emotional belongings   She removed her kindness Her womanly softness Her trust Uncoupled her vulnerability And natural sensitivity She now stood naked Feeling hollow Like a dead Paulownia Dragon tree   She rose to her feet Feeling a sense of nothingness Flowing through her veins And looked downward at her buried jewels Because of men Because of men Because of men … Read entire article »

Now is the time to explore the world. Activity, voice, and fearlessness. It is now time to start my projects. The first will be to publish a poetry book. My goal is over the next several months write 100 poems. … Read entire article »

I have awakened From a deep somber sleep And the alarm is still singing Ten thousand voices are calling my name For fear that I will fall asleep again   What was it that I swallowed? It must have been that bullshit you were feeding me But my eyes are wide open now And my nostrils are as large as Metropolitan sewer plates Taking in the foul stench that you still leave behind Every time your lips part   I am not a reflection of your negative image But of a more positive one created by me As my worthiness has been located In the place that you never thought I would find Within Close enough that allows you to continue To medicate the masses   I have discovered my own voice And it leaves behind a much desirable scent That people can comfortable bear And even embrace Because truth has much … Read entire article »

I was asking for change Change in our attitudes So I offered my life You can keep my cup And all the pennies that trailed To the alley where I was found Walk backwards And you’ll find pieces of me Collected together Still won’t make sense That is why we must change … Read entire article »

October 17th, 2009 Another brother sleeps Forever Shot dead Officially at 4:05 a.m. That’s what the coroner said while zipping up his black body bag Englewood Your neighborhood flag has risen another six feet As you continue to pile up your own brothers stack em high and tall not deep before going back to sleep … Read entire article »