Love for Philandro Castile and Alton Sterling

philandro the friend of man alton the town by the river these are their names and our names are one of the ways we reflect to the world beautiful beings beautiful spirits you are in our hearts and minds you are loved you are and no one can take that away from you you are…

about choosing music

they listened close  the songs were the words they were waiting for they were songs that comforted they were songs that moved them to action  and they thought ah, now i see i know what to do and i feel confident in my forward direction such is the power of song

vigil 

in the morning, i light a candle and today i asked for guidance i asked for help because of anger i felt underneath it all anger over injustice anger for the lie that we are hopeless that we are few that “this is just the way the world is” no when you look at me…

lingering before connection

back room flashing with bright lights at the beginning only the dancers and the music a symbiosis no one could interfere with groove twists the beat groove spins and the dj’s swaying from side to side cueing up the track cueing up the track music filling pink red foggy air dry ice makes clouds inside…

song about a heavenly gift

From the heavens Fire blossom Raining down joy Raining down care Telling us that some of the simplest, sweetest things are within Within the heart  A great beating  The type that grows louder when it is being stifled The type that will sound to you clearly as  You move forward Forward direction Never deterring  Not…

rose garden

scent of beautiful flowers fills the air while bees zip and swirl around the garden soft grass and clover sound of a fountain and cascading water a little breeze picks up and you can take a deep breath in walking along the rows of roses and seeing the many different ones bloom gold with lavender…

the shapes in the blue hallway

blue hallway with golden light streaming through shapes dance on the ground the geometric outlines of truth a patterned wall light filters through see-through paper like gauze it drapes down  a veil between worlds and in this cavernous space no one is seen all is shape and light and colors of all kinds imaginable sometimes…

Smoothness

Smoothness The kind that lends softness to skin The kind that lends grace to movement The kind that brings a cool, confidence to voice The kind that relaxes the beat of music Smoothness keeps the jagged edges from catching Smoothness brings you on a ride Smoothness wraps you up with nothing extra Blending Gliding Flying…

bright orange birds

there are bright orange birds sitting on my window but when they erupt in song i don’t know what it is i keep looking around  saying you see that? you hear that? you hear that? it’s like no one hears them it’s like no one sees them and i’m dying  because i think they’re so…

let me set the record straight

you are not too big you are not too old  you are not too much you are not too little you are not alone you are not helpless you have a voice you are strong you have power you don’t have to get everything right you don’t need to apologize you don’t need to hide…