It Held Her

"Swimming I am excellent Gliding Across the pool Ageless Timeless Head down Arms outstretched Sleek Legs tuck Then kick out Unhurried An enormous Graceful African prince From Buffalo Swimming among..."

"The Ghetto Business Let’s talk for a moment About a plague That is ravaging our communities Breaking up families Spreading crime And increasing poverty Yes it is the ghetto business And this is a ph..."

"Is There A Daddy In The House? Is there a Daddy in the house? For years I hated The drunk Who proclaimed That he was the daddy in my mother’s house I watched in shame As he drove her to work And p..."

"Memories of a Black Childhood When I was 12 Me and my brother James Would walk for hours Up and down Main Street In Buffalo One of the hatefulest cities In America Down the street From where we live..."

"Antisemitic? For Donna and Steve I find myself grieving For our friendship Three years after You left Milwaukee This grieving Is for a friendship We did not hold dear enough You gave me Your cloth..."

"Appreciating Myself Appreciating myself A meditation for Kenyatta Things are things to remember when bills depress me employers stress me muscles ail me memory fails me checks bounce me I just had a..."