How do you sever ties
The kind that wrap around your neck
Tightening like an umbilical cord
Asphyxiation
Set to kill you before conception
Blood didn’t make us closer
Under the same roof but with different futures
Still reeling from years of deciet
Jealousy is a wicked disease
Corrupting even…
When did I forget the meaning of living in the present?
Yesterday the children played in the leaves
Their little feet step on vibrant orange, and brown hues
The sound of their parent's impatience ignored in exchange for
a few seconds more of carefree play
I am reminded of the…
Take off the layers
What remains when you leave your expectations at the door?
Hanging insecurities like coats leave them hidden in the closet
What remains?
We flow seamlessly
Skyline- crystal halos
I fall through the abyss let the universe color me golden
No end to this synergy of selflessness
Finding home…
If I’m deep just let me drown
I’m dripping on his crown
The one he never tips because I hold it down
Rubies, diamonds, and emeralds my baby a jewel
Willow Branch where I ran barefoot
Dandelions dancing under me carrying me forward to fates unknown
Broken English and wandering eyes
Curiosity gets the best of me so I explore with my spirit
Have I been here before?
151 Jacksonway
transitioned from the projects to section 8
Two bedrooms, one…
