Wildflower
Be nobody's darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around You like a shawl, To parry stones To keep...
For Judy: Dedication To The Plight Of The Homeless
The last time I saw you it was in San Diego's Gas -Lamp District. You were carrying a brown paper bag and a tattered newspaper in your...
Retreat To Advance
“I am worth my own time energy and attention……” Iyana Vansant Today marks my 20th year of sobriety after decades of self-abasing behavior...
Eclipse
Sink deeply in the world as it stands united in the eclipse. As division among humans in our nation, leaders shout "once in a lifetime"...
FOR MY ANGEL, ANGELA
daughter o daughter hear my whispers hear my screams within you I am my future my dreams As Black women, our gardens are...
Prison Is.....
When my father jokingly said about hustlers on the streets, "Nothing's going to beat that mofo to the penitentiary but the headlights on...
Smoker's Tales
After Lily and my girls left for Denver in the summer of '76, Tabu and I went full throttle into the drug world. Our action plan included...
AWAKENING
On blue horizons, I glow in hues of a sunset tinted orange Yesterday was shaded gray I could not touch the magnificent garden ...
Things Father's Leave Us
The new millennium began without much fan fair. I had no free time in the past year, and it was getting to me. When I had help with my...
Life Dance
In childhood, I danced Amethyst labyrinths through Impossibilities. Adulthood became hazy Improbabilities lost in timeless ...
