Finally done with housework and those tiresome chores Clorox cleaner has my hands smelling like ultra-sanitized air molecules Cough from the chemical fog inhaled for the last thirty minutes Hear my mother’s melodic voice say, “Boy foods ready” Run up the hall, turn the corner, barely miss hitting my head on the hallway bend Sit…

Stepped outside the house with knees creaking and screaming The temperature feels as if it’s four hundred degrees outside Stumble run across the street on my bad gimpy surgically repaired foot Going for my three-mile jaunt around this picturesque area   See the elderly woman slowly pacing towards the hose to water her grass A…

I was told don’t look to be more than what you are right now I asked why can’t I strive to be so much more than what eyes perceive Life will beat you down and step all over you is what the shadow says Why can’t I dust myself off and pick myself up to…

Sat down to work on a classic Something thrilling a little dramatic Pen on the page, fingers on the keyboard No thoughts coming, there’s no storyboard   Sit and stare blankly for multiple hours No characters with a couple superpowers Toss several copies into the trash My expressions have become such a task   Looking…

The days are long and dark The snow has dropped The cars remain parked Clothes are layered The joints are stiff Shovels are gathered The trees are bare Wildlife has slowed Ice is forming Holidays have past Some are yet to come Winter is here everyone

Wake up as the alarm goes off Roll over, ask do I want to get up Been up all night studying Another day of class ahead Do I want to get out of bed Swing the legs over the edge Head to the bathroom to get cleaned up Open the closet to get the hot…

To know where you stand is key The power in your mind is what you need To be able to speak in any venue A worldly outlook is the window Learn and absorb all you can To be dangerous in any convo is the plan Be it understanding of arts & literature Discussion and communication…

These are the things that I love to do I love to write and be creative to I sat back and thought of them all Stories written large and small Reminisce about the drawings and poems Talent needs to be used or lose them I have been renewed with a purpose Creative thoughts are numerous…

The times I get home from work Head to the kitchen to pop the cork Don’t grab dinner, no knife, no fork Open the fridge to take out a beer Sit in the chair and think of this year Beer number 1 is gone in 5 minutes Beer number 2 haven’t reached the limit Beer…

As I write this I’m saddened by the events in Baltimore I understand anger over perceived misgivings ever more Some believe justice will never be served to their people So they take to the streets and demand that things be equal I feel the pain for the family of those that have love ones lost…