Poetry

  • Giving Thanks

    It’s that time of year when we begin to give thanks for what we have, even when it might not be much if anything. It is the start of holidays and celebrations and the endless end-of-the-year reviews when we measure… Continue reading

    Giving Thanks
  • for babyface

    Happy Birthday Sumire Gant. for babyfaceit’s been too longi don’t rememberthe last timei wrote you aflower songan orchidfull of colorsbloomingfrom my soulto your hearti don’t remember the last timei looked into your eyeswith wordstouching your face(those cheeks)whispering deeplyinto your soula… Continue reading

    for babyface
  • eight years

    I have been attending college for the past eight years, first at Long Beach City College and now at California State University, Long Beach. I will graduate on May 21 at the age of seventy-five. what is eight years in… Continue reading

  • I Got This

    You ever have a day, a week, a couple of weeks, a month, a year when sh!t seems to be coming at you fast and… I want to know, should I be screaming with screaming angry voices and making steaming… Continue reading

    I Got This
  • KING

    King        I was nineteen years old          on April 4, 1968when the bullet   full of hate          scorn          the fear of losing…a nation of white supremacyMURDERED Dr. Martin Luther King JR Do you remember where you were? I was living in my parent’s apartment in the… Continue reading

    KING