What good is your pen, they ask
dem just words on a page, you know
markings on a sheet
indication that maybe
you have
too much time on your hands
maybe…
I tell them
there’s power in this here pen
what I’m doing is
making war on this here page
and sometimes love too
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Loving
Saturday mornings
when there’s coffee
and sun showers
filtering through old windows
when it’s clean
when there’s flow
when I’m writing
while the house is still, quiet.
When age-old griots inspire
and new-age poets remember
we share our tales and stories
make them tall and personal
women writing
remembering
sharing
flowing
my ancestors dance inside me
beckon me to finish
welcome me to the circle
“the floor is yours”, they say
“you, yes you”
the oldest sway
nods yes
no words are spoken
no need
the middlers hold court
we make merriment
Our dresses laugh
make sport of rainbows
for we are so much more colorful and beautiful
radically unscripted
even in our quiet
in our regaling
we affirm each other
our individual might
our stealth
our silent strength
We are power
yet it’s me
who’s made anew.
“A person is the product of their dreams. So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream”, says Maya Angelou, in Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now.
Lord rest her soul, but Continue reading “Dreaming of A Nightmare Killer”
In the meantime,
I’ve been….
Writing
But, of course!
Watching
My babies grow.
Enjoying
Summer.
Investing
In….
Loving
him.
“He loves me…. he’s special…. ly different”
In the meantime
I’ve been
Working
On a masterpiece–
“Thinking of a master plan/’cuz ain’t nuthin’ but sweat inside my hand”
I’ve been
Affected
No doubt
Inspired
By
Little, but Tuff lights
Glowing in a dark world
But back to
In the meantime….
I’ve been
Recharging– everyone needs a respite
Reprioritizing
Settling
Into my new
Physical places, and
Metaphorical spaces
Tying up my literary shoelaces….
Getting acquainted with
Folk,
Fictional and otherwise.
Shedding
Clothes that don’t fit,
Pounds that won’t sit.
Lifting!
Them
Yes!
Lightening the loads.
Can’t nobody walk tall weighted down!
Ah….
Quiet, personal victories.
Accepting….
A New Season.
In the meantime
I’ve prayed.
For….
Our children,
My sisters-
Several of which,
Though new to me,
Lived in me–
My very nerves and sinew
Long ago
From the start.
My brothers too….
It’s complicated.
In the meantime
I’ve been
Writing
Speaking…. Greater
Life
Into my own Life
Reveling
Quietly
Yielding
Humbling…. to my own gifts
In the meantime….
I’ve been praying for–yes again,
And receiving too,
Divine inspiration
In my….
Writing
Healing
Encouraging
Reading
Engaging
Submitting
Connecting
Loving
Acknowledging
Spoken Word-ing
Injecting
Real…. Meaning
In the time-ing!
I’ve been
Still…. Present
Yes!
Me
In the meantime
Loving
Me.
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