Dream Catcher

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This is my only way out

I keep telling myself

If it drops in, I'm in

Out of the projects

Out of poverty

I need 30 points in stats

My grade point average

My coach will handle that

If it drops in, I'm in

Dream catcher

Untitled, Alliyah 2020

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It may be a long time

Before there is justice for her

In my life, she's my Queen

A beautiful soul

I worry when her smile fades

So I gift her with a rose

I shower her with love

Today, I know

Many eyes have washed over her

Bathed in a generational mindset

In our home, she's my Queen

Together we pray

In His Kingdom

Thin Mints

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My husband was home

I smell bergamot, pepper, cardamom, saffron, and leather

He left a note on the kitchen island 

It read, "I ate the last thin mint cookie" so petty

I can't entertain him ruffling my feathers

Rolling my eyes headed to the wine cellar

What do I see next to 14 Hands, his empty glass

With exhausted hands, I carry it to the kitchen 

Turn on the faucet and in the sink, a teabag

Sometimes he can be so draining, am I surprised

Job Shaming

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He job shamed her with his pickup line

Promised a better life, if she was interested

Like he was a savior or some god

Flashing hope on chunky gold jewelry

Like he bought freedom on his watch

Freedom to reside only in places of peace

To enjoy all the joys of life

Like his money bought total life fulfillment

Clearly, that man doesn't know

Salvation only comes from God

Some women may seek him

Like he is the savior they've been waiting for

Ready to take whatever they can take

Life, can someday take everything that he has

Salvation will never come from him 

He is not your savior!

Fishermen

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A fisherman and his net

Throws the fish back in the ocean

An experience that felt like death

The salt of life taken 

An entanglement for his amusement

To say, Ha! I got you

Now, back into the pool of hope

I never really wanted you

I never intended to keep you

I wanted to see if I could have you

It was all a game

A sport that fishermen play

You are the salt of life

The Obituary

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He was a man that practiced peace and self-control

He didn't waste his time puzzling women in a net of lies

Knowing that he wasn't at any advantage

He believed Ecclesiastes seven

One-tenth of one percent could be said to be wise

But not one woman

So he thought, a mass were not qualified

To even be interviewed

So most men could be thought 

Just as capable as a woman

What a waste of time 

Catching many fish to later find

You are entangled in your own net

He wanted to prove himself to be a man

To master godly qualities

To be thought of as a man

With every failure, he allowed himself

To receive the grace, mercy, and direct teaching

From the Lord

Strengthening his relationship with God

Studying His Word

His mother's lover left him fatherless

He was a son of God