Weeks before the big day Momma buys me a new pink dress and my brother a new gray suit. On Friday she washes my hair, greases my scalp, and plaits my hair. Saturday night I…
Category: Family
Change
Everything must change Nothing stays the same Everyone will change No one stays the same The young become the old And mysteries do unfold ‘Cause, that’s the way of time Nothing and no one goes…
Pulse of the City
Can you feel that? If you stop, you can feel it. Maybe even see it. Some of us are aware of it and some of us are not. It’s so subtle that you really, really…
One
We go through great lengths to understand our self, outside our self because deep down we are longing for within our self and are not getting enough from outside of our self. But we can…
Enough
Throughout this four-month writing journey I’ve written a ton. Writing does not stop for me. All I want to do is write. It’s awesome. I’ve written about many things. All stories raw from my heart.…
Play Cousins
Don’t mess with Jayquain or Taniquequala or Shaqueta because they my play cousins and don’t no one mess with my play cousins! Does that sound a little familiar? Okay maybe not the names but,…
Super Heroes
It’s that time of year again. The temperature outside starts dropping giving us a break from the three digit days of last summer. The darkness gradually comes earlier than months before. The grass and trees…