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Thursday, February 13, 2014
A Voice as Smooth as Silk:
a Spotlight on Jazz Smooth-- All the way back to the beginning A merging of worlds, A collision of souls Poured over ivory key...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Victim of the Hive Mind:
Spotlight on Jordan Davis Why am I not like the others? You ask as though we're bees forever clumped together Following...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Cyborg Nation:
Spotlight on John Thompson Sleek and slim Robotic limbs and instant networks, Disguised as ordinary... Common. We are inse...
Ebb and Flow of the Tide:
Spotlight on Nick Gabaldon Water is universal, Blue and white waves Breaking... Warm sand and broken shells... A universal poe...
Sunday, February 09, 2014
Do What You Do:
Spotlight on Charley Pride Some things come naturally, Like a spider spinning silk And natural tendencies shine. No matter how y...
Saturday, February 08, 2014
Express Yourself:
Spotlight on Thomas Blackshear The need to express oneself To release some of your essence In words, or sounds, or images, Meant...
Friday, February 07, 2014
Sacred Part of Me:
Spotlight on the Natural Hair Movement Locked in an air tight box, Put on display for the world to see The Pride Tree is cut and...
Thursday, February 06, 2014
Lost History:
Spotlight on Pedro Alonso Nino Wasted history overflows pages Overshadowed by untruths and more favorable tales... Time is ...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Dreams of a Sugar Plum Fairy:
Spotlight on Misty Copeland I was young Everyone was doing it-- Blonde ponytails, pink tutus And then there was me... If I'...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Overlooked & Overpowering:
Spotlight on Blanche Kelso Bruce Scraps, cast aside as trash Purposely overlooked and discarded Lonely, in their unfilled lives ...
Monday, February 03, 2014
Limitations Won't Stop Me:
Spotlight on Derrick Coleman I'm not perfect I have limitations But that won't stop me, Discourage or burry me I will f...
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Knowledge:
Spotlight on Dr. Ruth Simmons Knowledge: The original desire. Power such to see and understand That which gives birth To crea...
Saturday, February 01, 2014
Welcome, February
My freshman year in college, I posted a poem I'd written in honor of Black History Month. Someone I went to high school with posted his...
The Message
It amazes me how easily people can attach themselves to something they know absolutely nothing about. A cursory glance through social me...
Friday, January 31, 2014
Cliché
Is it cliché For me to want A happy ending, Glass slippers aside Put clean edges On loose ends, Securely knotted bows Sparkling displ...
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Something More
Something more than rain drops On fragile, unmoving glass More than the sound of impact As the glass steadies under its fist Repeatedly... S...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
The First Encounter
Plagued with tears, Violently thrashing, screaming People claim to meet you-- They call out your name Weep guilt and lies, Fall to the ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Window to the Soul
It starts in the eyes, There's something there you cannot hide And when I gaze upon them, I'm mesmerized by something so m...
Monday, January 27, 2014
Self Conscious
Double, triple, quadruple check-- Look back in the mirror one more time And then when my face flushes Run back to the mirror to confirm ...
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Elusive
Elusive The truth hides in plain sight Invisible because you refuse to see Lie to yourself To avoid the image in front of you As though...
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