i love u and goodbye

let love into your life
don’t be afraid
let those who can’t love you
who can’t help but paint you
into the darkest corners
let them go gently
it’s okay if you can’t
or won’t understand me
or misrepresent me and my growth
cuz i gots lotsa luv just bubblingup
all over me and got the light
so u can’t give me fright
u can’t control me don’t try
i love u and goodbye

Queen Mother Moore Symposium, Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Eventbrite – The Iberia African American Historical Society presents Queen Mother Moore Symposium – Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Sliman Theatre for the Performing Arts, New Iberia, LA. Find event and ticket information.
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the years

the years i was a threat to myself
was long hard aching years
the years i gave to the machine
was mean lean greasing things
the years i didn’t know the land
was wrong wrong sour sand
the fears the tears the yellow years
was smears on the conscience
was smelting orange jeers
i was going and denying myself life
itself was dying in my bathroom mirror
crying and trying to be
a coy toy is a lot easier
than facing the machine
every day watching me
oh i’m a raver
a misbehavior
some of y’all savior complex
getting out of hand i would know
cuz i used to make the same demand
but it never end / you break and bend
you ache and spend more than u got
i do that a lot too partner
it’s not an investment
it’s a barter so don’t order anything
a la carte

on the hill

he came running for his bae
on the hill of the park where she lay
having taken a tumble she was splayed
bleeding from her head
in the middle of the day
“the dog knocked me over”
“and i’m bleeding and i’ve lost”
“an air pod”
curly haired duder
bespectacled and concerned
leaned into the ambulance
reassuring her
“i’ll be there before you get there”
“i’m here right here”
“i love you,” so nice
his shoes untied
damn don’t
tempt fate twice!