Christmas Eve | Poetry (video)

Video, Poem originally posted December 21, 2021 - Christmas Eve

Don't Meet the Family

Photo by Casila - Writing Table

A room full of women,

Present, present, present,

Every holiday,

Every birthday,

Every Mother's Day,

Every celebration.

A room full of women,

All invited, 

Girlfriend,

Baby-momma,

Boo-thang,

Wifey, but not engaged.

Emotionally invested,

Financially invested,

Present, present, present,

Helping his family grow,

Pregnant, pregnant, pregnant,

Buying his family gifts,

Present, present, present,

Auditioning for the family,

Devalued and not the prize.

City Visits

Photo by Vladimir Došenović

Bang, Bang, Bang!

It's the city, open up!

Oh, how's the property today?

How's your smiling face?

Let me rock your door,

Crack it with lightning bolts,

There is power in this balled fist,

Let me show you who I am!

This energy that I've created,

This energy that's unwelcomed,

This energy to disrupt,

This energy before my screaming voice!