I remember my mother telling me stories 
 of those who rose above 
 saw themselves as eagles and left the flock of crows
 unburied themselves from life’s burdens 
 telling me to be great you must study the great 
 walk and talk as they did 
 Surround yourself with those who do what you want to do
 History tells you how
 You need just the patience to…

I am proud to be a millennial 
You call us 
Narcissistic, 
anti-social, 
impatient, 
lazy, 
snowflake 
destroyers of restaurant chains, 
and the diamond industry.

I have always been an angry person, my mother said I was born with a scowl. I guess I got it from my father. Except he was only angry when he drank, which was always. For awhile he would just yell at the TV until he passed out. But as I grew up, it got worse. He began to take swings at my mom and sister, so I would make him angrier. We would go back…

This is a public service announcement
To the boys
Who front as men
Step up

We are told to be
Violent
Angry
Emotionless
Dismissive of life
Of women and children
Only able to value ourselves

My Good and Faithful Servant

“Where am I?”
 George Patterson woke up on the side of a street, head pounding and body feeling like he had been hit by a truck. He sat up shaking his head, hoping his memory would come back. As he became more aware of his surroundings he saw a the aftermath of a car wreck behind him. An old…

I once heard the difference
Between Guilt and Shame
A difference between
I did and I am.

I am ashamed.
For leaving my self.
For allowing myself to be squashed
Passed on. 
For abandoning courage
And wearing fear in its place.
For letting dreams die…

I envy those who remain 
A child.
 Living in fantasy 
Brandishing a sword, 
Or 
Greeting the world with wand in hand.

Who shot an arrow 
Or cast a spell 
When the world told them
No 
 Demeanor…

I often wonder about black widows. 
Does the male know, in his arachnid brain that his one purpose is to get laid.
That his first will be his last
That she doesn’t intend on staying around for breakfast?

I used to sit and think
back to when I would wonder
when it would stop 
the ceasless pain, panic and pressure
memories haunting 
making me settle for dirt and believing like that was too much. 
Mask after Mask
with chains wrapped around my heart, mind, and throat. 
The Keys were snapped and locks smelted
My soul had become stagnant and life was all…

I am a fan of RnB. 
The way it forces you to move, 
Like Nina Simone telling me,
that yes
I am feeling good.

It’s us in a hotel, 
grabbing your hips and making you dance with me,
they are quite the temptation
and there ain’t…