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Ambiguity
The only man I’ve ever feared
Was the man who once feared me
And the only man I truly loathed
Was the man I longed to be
He once was you and you were him
But here’s the ambiguity
All men were at once both of them
And once both of them were me
Because You Know (For Alicia)
I cannot say I felt your pain,
For it would not be true.
Could not imagine, much less feign
This strange kinship with you.
I could not close my eyes and see
Myself devoid of her.
The somber surreality
Of memories when we were. Read the rest of this entry
Why I Smiled
It was the look I’ve always known
That stripped me live and whole
As if I were not flesh and blood
Or temple of a soul
That clearly said t’was my dark skin
Which granted him the right
To perpetrate a timeless sin
As black as he was white
Plan B:
It’s About Time!
You know…
There are times, sometimes, when it seems as if time itself is the one thing, of all life’s precious commodities, that I don’t have much of anymore.
When the idea of having free time is so illusory that I’m loathe to even considering it exists;
And leisure time seems an exorbitant luxury I can ill afford to indulge, much less waste.
Truth is … Read the rest of this entry
