I write words that are meant to be savored, not scrolled.

A Space for Me

Gently holding to the knowledge that creating such a space

Does something to the fabric of worlds long gone

And worlds still yet to come

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Black Girl Rise

Bigness. Boldness. Blackness. Shine.

The stars embrace the moon

As you rise

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He Took a Knee

Truth is the flame

But love is the fire

And this love lifts them higher

And higher, and higher,

It is love that has brought them to their knees

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Shout Out

How can you ask us

To be accountable for our shadows

When we are living

In your shade

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Integration

I am friend of the Mountain

I am open to truth

I align with my steady trunk

As I deepen my roots

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Our Place in the Skies

They go to great lengths

To try and put us in our place

When our place

Is in the skies

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Africa Lives

Even the white man

Is an African’s Son

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