-
Hair and the Nervous System
The year 2009 was big for me. I moved away from home, went natural, and advocated for it by producing a documentary after watching Chri Rock’s Good Hair. I set out to do my own research and interview my own people to find out the root cause of all this hair talk. After all, if I… Continue reading
-
Hopeless
The blazing echo of darkness as it hovers its deception over welcoming eyes…. is it easiest to speak of morning than to actually believe that it exists? are we walking contradictions…. do we fill our hearts with hope and yet…are we hopeless? Continue reading
-
Dear Humility….
Dear Humility, Let your hit of youth strengthen calm my memories and feed me with the essence that is your backbone. Continue reading
-
Biblical Quotes that are actually not in the Bible
“Adam & Eve ate an apple” It actually doesn’t name the forbidden fruit, just says fruit– Gen. 3:1-6 “The 3 Wise Men” The bible does not give a number; it just says wise men-Matt. 2:1 “The Lion shall lay down with the Lamb” The bible says that the lion and the wolf shall lay down… Continue reading
-
Why Poets Are Poor
I am NOT your Sonia Sanchez, your Langston Hughes, your James Baldwin or Maya Angelou. In fact, my name may never find itself uttered among the world greats. And I’m fine with that. No, I LOVE that. Not ALL poets are poor, but I think the best ones are. They are the people who still… Continue reading
-
Wickedness and Wisdom
“Better are those who hide their wickedness, than those who hide their wisdom” Continue reading
-
“What’s Your Poetry?”
Like angels are playing on the strings of my vocal cords. Words that cannot remain unmoved or concealed however introverted I am. What’s YOUR poetry? Continue reading
