Running from foreign lands attempting to cross the scorching sands that has been blazed before us,the terror and defeat that has solidified the footprints that we retrace (generational curses) to open the doors that feel as if they have been closed to us. Patiently moving at pace that keeps. us from weary. Never did I…
I tried to stop and think what it is like to be a black man in America. But suddenly I stopped and didn’t want to waste too much time on it ’cause I can’t afford to be late. See if I was a black man I probably have to get up earlier, to start working…
Dear Satan, You were scoping me out since the day I was born. You killed my twin at 5 months. I was premature, and my mother was torn. ~~~ Dear Satan, You attacked me 1st thing at the beginning of my life. 5 pounds with a hernia and tongue tied. ~~~ Dear Satan, You took…
Right now to the world I’m intangible, so that means to most I’m unimportant, and that’s a selfishness on ones part. I’ve always heard that out of sight is out of mind, and now due to my situation I can clearly see that this is a true statement. Forget me, forget me not. Maybe, maybe…
Originally posted March 2019 I can’t hate you, for if I do I’d have to hate me I’m color blind for only through God’s love can I see I am a man of color they say; yet my family is of mixed race I have grandchildren that have blue eyes like you They share your…
Originally posted November 2018 Daddy dance with me, hold my hands and twirl me ’round Daddy dance with me, let me stand on your shoes so my feet don’t touch the ground Daddy dance with me, please just one more song Daddy dance with me, I don’t want to dance this dance alone Daddy can…
Originally posted April 2018 While I was an infant with an innocent smile, crying kept you up at night I was still mama’s child When I started school you said you were proud, when I played football you stood in the crowd Time past and many things changed; from school to the block is where…
I apologize for interrupting your life. There are important subjects I must, as a man, bring to your attention. This nation has been in a downward spiral for years. Understanding that we may have completely different views concerning the past, the present and the future of where we as a nation are headed, I am…
Originally posted April 2019 Red and white checkered table cloth covers the kitchen table. In front of me sits a bowl of oatmeal with sugar, butter and a dash of cold milk to cool off the hot meal. My grandmother set this table for me…. For all the women I’m close to–my nieces, sisters, aunties…
Originally posted March 2019 I find these truths to be self-evident. A child cannot continuously make the decisions a man would without creating chaotic consequences. This does not excuse the actions or the ignorance, yet confirms my explanations of the reasons for those actions. I seek not atonement from any sin I was guilty of.…