I wonder,
do you think of me?
if so,
tell me…?
if not,
keep me wondering
I’ll get it…
or not, I hope
Existential Namesake
looking at you
is akin to seeing the unseen
I can only see your name
but your name is like a dream
manifesting as a theme
causing casualness to evolve into supreme
its hard to explain what I mean
when all I’ve attained was a dream
unchained that changed everything
being more than a thing that we think
or a fiend on the brink
peering inside of a cup or a sink
pondering if I’ll pour or if I’ll sink
if I’ll expand or if I’ll shrink
if I’ll force or if I’ll free
inside of my days where I stray or I lean
deciphering when to pray or when to glean
to be a ray or a beam
or how to display more than my genes
because I’m more than what’s seen
and the more that I see
dwarfs every corner of sea
building a forest of ‘we’
and given all that’s between
like organs and an assortment of needs
I can only morph into peace
despite the distortion of ease
inside of life’s tortures and pleas
entropy forcing an order policed-
by fear and domineering torrents that cease
the moments I envision the purpose of being born, while
expanding over my feet
looking into the vast infinite,
courageously calling and speaking your name
with only two choices
either become, or to be
and if you could become a bird again
would you fly or would you flee?
either way, I’d revel in your power and choice
and from afar or up-close,
I’d still marvel your wings
and your namesake would be my wish-
my wish to be free
Let There Be Sight
I used to feel
unseen
now what I feel, is
unseen
truth feelings revealed-
through seeing, the unseen
by feeling, the unseen
where no feelings, go unseen
nor feeling, unseen
because feeling, is seeing
though feeling, remains unseen
until you,
EXPRESS YOURSELF!
and none will be left blind in your wake
Unplanned Destiny
I wish they’d understand me
I wish they’d understand it
nothing goes as you planned it
becuz a plan is hard to manage
if they see from my vantage
they’d understand organic
because I’m never planning
that way I’d manage damage
because nothings expected,
now everything’s a blessing
carrying a lesson or message
I don’t know why we met…but,
I guess it was destined
Harambee
we can’t strengthen America
with policies that separate its families
we can’t celebrate America
when certain cultures feel left out
we can’t fortify America’s foundation
when focus leaves out communities
we can’t call ourselves Americans
if we don’t “come together”
Wiseman said, ‘Things’
‘things’ you chase-
already behind you
believing free from past
creating new one-
each moment
so that you chase-
already behind you,
if you try keeping up-
with yesterday
tomorrow will be today,
but long as you go-
forth,
there can be no ‘thing’-
beyond your reach
besides,
all it ever was behind you-
were just ‘things’