Fall into Autumn Frolic in its fallen leaves dressed in colors that adorn the harvest moon Envelope yourself in all things flannel From shirts to blankets Share stories around the roaring campfire Lighting the chilly night Cataloging those summer days recently passed to be merely memories Fall into Autumn Find those wooly socks buried deep…
Tag: People
A Writer’s Mind
Complex corridors construct my brain Labyrinth illusions reside in this domain Home of the intricate Delicately crafted from Memories of old And Intuition anchored to my soul Planning, deciphering, analyzing faster than The MacBook resting upon your desktop Buy a ticket Bring your passport Buckle in Get ready to glide to another dimension More than…
Queen of Vengeance
I will arrive at your castle I will sit on your golden throne I will drink delicious wine from your gauntlet I will clench your diamond-encrusted scepter I will wield your mighty sword And I will do so violently Before you slip into that endless sleep my dear king I will kneel by your side…
Unordinary
Free me from your commonality Locked in a cell built by all your expectations Nourished by your admiration Berated by your discontent Treating me like the mindless drones Prompting me to fall in line I think And that’s where our problem lies Diamonds don’t dim down their shine Just because plastic is all around
Friday Night Delights
Twas the night of Friday And all through the brick house Every creature was stirring Oh God! Is that a mouse? A pair of yoga pants hung from the silver chandelier soaring in the air Because Jimmy spilled hot cocoa Over Jenny’s freshly dyed hair That rolled down her back And onto her legs greatly…
The Beast of Life
Tethered to nothing but a wish and a dream Floating in unsettling gravity Grappling for a branch or twig to grasp onto A mere ledge to hold you afloat In this life there are but few certainties You will be born into a world of instability Haunted by fears that infect your decent soul Festering…
We Are Queen
We are the queen of this land you call home Civilizations were born from our wombs Suckled in our bosom Rested on our hips Protected in our arms And flourished from our wisdom We aren’t a queen We are the queen We hail from the land as old as time We are Africa Mother…
What Blackness Means To Me
What is Blackness you ask? Blackness is not the color of our skin For that is only the God-given crown that makes us shine Blackness is the beauty of a reemerging flower Blooming in the spring time Blackness is beauty like Nefertiti, Cicely Tyson, Angela Basset, and Lena Horne Blackness is dignified Blackness is regal…
Slippery Slope
In a forest dead of life, a woman stands Lost of her sense of direction She stands there waiting for someone to find her and carry her home Thinking she is alone she talks to herself Reminiscing about all her bad deeds Saying things that she would never tell a soul As the tears rolled…
Peppermint Sunshine 