Greater Than My Fear

I am greater than my fear. I am greater than my fear. I am greater than my fear. I could say fears but there actually is only one ultimate fear…failing or failure. This is not who I was when I was a child. I had wide opened ambitions. I wanted to attend West Point not […]

Poetically Speaking

April is National Poetry Month here in the United States. National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, bloggers, and, of course, poets marking poetry’s important place in our culture and our lives every April. It was […]

I MISS MY MAMA

My mom died today. Well actually today is the anniversary of her death. It has been a few years now. It has been enough years where the deep ache in my chest and gut has dulled but still enough to be noticed. Yet no matter how many years pass, I will miss her. She was […]

The Greedy Get Got

My late father a reformed con man, hustler, and street smart type, always said, “the greedy get got.” He was referring to victims of con games or schemes. I didn’t agree with him for all instances, such as the elderly or children being hustled or conned. He agreed to a point that what fooled them […]

Guilt Tripping

I’m feeling guilty today. It is one of the holiest times of the year in Christian faith. This weekend is the time when Christians remember the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. On Good Friday the day that commemorates the crucifixion of Christ, I attended the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus […]

Purple Potatoes

We all have at least one thing we regret. If you don’t have any regrets then you haven’t lived long enough. Okay young people don’t be offended it’s the truth. When I was younger, I had no regrets or that is what I thought. Life and decades pass and we all look back, thinking there […]

Looking For Nothing In Return

This past Friday, March 6, 2015, The President of the United States, Barack Obama held a Town Hall meeting at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. Benedict College is a historically Black college in the state that he, others and myself know helped propel him to the White House by winning the South Carolina Democratic […]

Oh Stop Whining

I hate whiners. Okay maybe hate is too strong a word. There definitely are things that I do hate. I hate when children are mistreated and abused. I could say I hate child abusers but what if they themselves were abused? They are part of a hideous cycle but make note I don’t excuse what […]

My Dr. King Holiday Weekend

This past Dr. King holiday weekend was mixed with many activities. On Friday, I went to see the movie, Selma. After seeing it my heart was full. Full with the fact that I need to be sure that I am present in my own existence. What that means is that I help bring solutions and […]

Thoughts: Seeing Selma The Movie

I saw Selma last Friday evening. Immediately after work, solo. I was surrounded by some who looked like me, and some who didn’t. We all watched silently, with reverence and respect. But no one really looked at each other. Maybe in different ways, and for different reasons, it just hurt too much to acknowledge our […]