They saved me a seat at the table, but the seat was a test  Could I be controlled  Would I conform  How easily could I be consumed

But time always keeps score

You couldn't change their minds  But you never corrected their vision  Whitewashing my love with self-hate and projection

My heart makes a lovely piece of art  As the pieces lay lifeless upon our kitchen table  A final meal for the most undeserving of guests 

Processing the impact of being labeled a chore has on a person.

Have a seat on my porch and share in the chaos that is this magical life.

A bit of magick through poetry.

I want to touch the whole of Mother Earth  To feel her under my feet and between my toes To be caressed by her warmth and feel her...

"I see the hollowness behind my eyes as you smile cheek to cheek, each crease in your face paid for with the whispers of my soul ..."

Exploring grief two years later.

Let rest win.

Is it a light? No, a spark.  A twinkle.  That razzle-dazzle that makes you glow from within and fills every room you grace with radiant...

I am not responsible…   I am not responsible for…     your failed relationships   I am not responsible for…     your inability to sit...

“The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the...

Sometimes love dies at Valentine's. Sometimes the love doesn’t die with a big bang.  Sometimes there are no heated battles waged on the...

I’l preface this by stating we’ve only shared one Thanksgiving with my in-laws. It was our first Thanksgiving as a married couple and the la

Before they burn the world  I want to see the lights of Las Vegas  Gaze upon the Grand Canyon  Feel the heat of Yellowstone Laugh like a...

"These performances didn’t come with fame and money, though. There was only grief."

"... where does one go when there's no going back but forward feels too heavy a load to carry."

I wrote this after a wave of immense sadness hit me on Juneteenth. Today we celebrate freedom That's what the white folks think In...