Letter To My Former Self

Listen baby: The very things you tell yourself are the very things that are true You like listening to a whole lot of folks but you’d do better if you’d listen to you You’re at a new place in your life Leaving college filled with knowledge But you...

Three Stripes

They tell where you intend to go. They tell where you’ve been. They hint to me Before you speak If you might be a foe or a friend. They protect your sole as you walk Support your sole as you talk Sole solely relying on them The shoes you choose to don Might look nice ...

Matrimony Poem for Danitra and Randall

You have received the divine salute from the Alpha Commander-in-Chief to carry out your military orders. Operation: Romeo and Juliet. Donning your Uniform, you rest assured that it is surely divine as it took some time to unite this belle and beau. A Southern...

Poetess’s Declaration

I purposely did not and will not commit this to memory Because I hate poets that have established their own definitions of what “Real Poetry” is. Paper does not take away from the truths I speak. And talking like this or like that won’t make them any truer. Truth....

The Twelfth

(Looking in a full length mirror lightly undressing after a day. She’s picking at her imperfections while speaking.) This is the 12th night. The 12th night that his incessant snoring won’t echo through the halls. The 12th night I’ll be able to stretch and not have to...