homesick too

homesick
for a home unknown
are the stars the same there
would feeling orphaned disappear
would the wind speak my name
please ancestors
tell me

haiku

pitch your words here love
were the rain cannot touch them
my voice holding yours

haiku

we find our rhythm
moon low in the bonsai tree
the moonlight turned down

smooth is smooth

whew smooth
sure is something
leaning into his stride
owning the sidewalk and my smile
bling all in them brown eyes
deep dark warm skin
thick lips

head up
posture perfect
clean shaven smelling good
brass voice saying, "hi, how are you?"
holding tight to what's dear
his daughter and
wife's hand

You Beget Blue

Old school fool

downpessor dude

Funky host druthers

depression clues

Along for the ride

wild we drive

Completely

colorized

Blue,

you too?

Othello,

knew...

Hobbyhorse

truths

Breaking

bad news

Moody blue

moods

Threatening

hues

Thundering

skies

Bluesy

inside

Atmosphere

wise

Flying ~

sky high

The bluest sky

you do

SHINE

Hustling to the man's delight

straight-up city jungle life

run and gun like a kite ~

keep God's Light

shining bright

Kings and queens of Africa

children want to self-destruct

Ghetto child running wild

do or die overtime

Getting high

blow your mind

half lived lives

die on the vine

a note to a beautiful black man

 and yet

there is still this...

somewhere there is a place

a place that will allow me to rest

in your true beauty. a place

where to be a black woman

full of love and hope and splendor for you 

is as common as salt water in the sea

is as wanted as the touch of your hands

is as necessary as the air inflating my lungs

true, there must be a place 

a place where i can stand beside you

full of admiration for your humanity

full of dedication to your manhood

full of appreciation for your consciousness

for it is in this place

that i will greet your tolerance with tolerance 

match your respect with respect

praise your honor with honor

uplift your kindness with kindness

yes, it is within this place of harmony

that i humbly thank you for loving me

the way a beautiful black man loves 

butterfly

close your eyes butterfly
coil my vibe in your wings
fly my groove high let my
shape contour to the sky
let the moon soak me in
night queen oil on my skin


two shades darker i soar
bareback on butterfly
the stars riding my hips
my moves punching through clouds
moonbeams tonguing their light
on my african sway


paradise is the sky
fly me to a fountain
pitch a coin from your wing
make a wish butterfly
now fly higher higher
yes your colors so bright


mesmerized in our flight
open eyes butterfly
breaking through my cocoon
i will fan my own wings
then take flight beside you
beautiful towards the moon

We're Hanging Lightly

No!

Rolls Royce,

you're not my choice

I weighed in happy

once we divorced

yes, of course

I give to you

everything

coming

do

gentlemen

home boyz

Mr. man

decoy ~

girlfriend

sister queen

prettiest eyes

mine have seen

I ain't lying

no use trying...

when can I

see you again?