Enlightenment Part I: The Question
On top of the green, infinite mountains
stands a man no older than eternity,
talking to nature as the soft whispers
of the wind echo in his ears:
telling him of a time before man,
when nature ruled in harmony around the globe.
...
Enlightenment Part II: The Answer
He awoke to the sound of birds singing as the morning
sun rose up from behind the bleached horizon,
and chased the night away with its holy fire.
Feeling apologetic for his behaviour, the man
decided to ask the wind, once again,
but this time a...
Plywood and Duct Tape: Part II
It hit me full blast In an instant, Crack I fell It poured over me, Rushing and coursing. The hallucinations started to laugh as they took a fuller form, “Really?” One mocked. “You didn’t know what we were, Who we were?” I could...
What does being black mean to me?
Being black means being part of a stronger community that is outside of myself
Being black means power on all fronts
Being black means watching your surroundings closely especially in public
Being Black means my dark skin is beautiful
Being Black means not just jumping over hurdles but...
The Clouds
Life likes to throw so many curveballs and if you are standing in a certain spot, you are going to get hit hard.
Think about your time in your life too, we waste it on worrying, stressing, and stretching ourselves to the point when...
We are not petting zoos
People think that they can just come up to us and
Touch our hair because it’s different
Black peoples hair is important
It let us out of slavery
It created a bond between mother and daughter
Barber and black men unite
Made us a stronger people
Wig, braids, cornrows, natural, straightened
Hair...
Night & Darkness
While the night beckons me to her breast,
I push myself into it and suck thick darkness into me.
Fill the body with void,
conduit numbness,
paralyzed thoughts,
shed color,
& embrace silence.
Still the vestiges of light were waving around my corner.
I cut my ears,
pluck my eyes,
stitch my mouth and...
One Last Leaf
Fall;
the most ravishing season of all time,
how mischievously she often knocks on the door.
For the man who dreamed of tan over his body,
she gives the best dressing,
maybe over his wounds.
As the dim green blood drains from my body,
I see blood clots all over, freezing my...