For my Mama…

I’m a Virginian
who lives in New York.

I’m an African
who lives in America.

I’m an Earth alien
who lives in a universe
not big enough for my heart.

I am a seed,
planted to grow
and bloom
watered by God.
My mother carried the seed

My father fertilized the seed
and a heartbeat was heard.

And on the blind side of my eye
I saw love
and it was good.
I grew into an artist
who best understood myself
and I imposed myself on others.

I am a woman
who kissed another
and thought it was true.

I am a soul
cased tightly into a body
long mistreated…
and still I live here.
Do you understand?
And still I live here.




From "Hot Sauce & Honey"



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