It hit the floorAnd stood tall in quiet reliefLike only coarse things can You must be careful touching that whichReplicates itself a million times overThat which springs. Back.That which is never too goodto scrub the floorswith steel wool accusations All of the pullingPullingPullingWhen all it ever needed was a gentle push It would have given youContinue reading “A PSALeM 40 Days At The Well…”
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Blax Hx 2023: ♥️
And ain’t nobody got survivor’s guilt like the bees and their honey; mosquitos and your blood; a heart being held safe in such a time as this. #MAHism2023 (🙏🏽 Keep us safe Oh, Lord!)
Blax Hx 2023: Stories & Fairytales
More on Arks and Middle Passages… Who knew the unlearning would seem as though a vice to even ourselves? Who knew it would feel like hell? Have you ever listened to Anita Baker’s ‘Fairytales’. I was afraid of this song as a child; along with ‘Little Walter’ by Toni! Tony! Tone! (I just got theContinue reading “Blax Hx 2023: Stories & Fairytales”
Blax Hx 2023: In the Name
There is power in your name. Study its history, its origin. Love on it. Write it down, ball up the paper, see how it unfolds. No matter how many hard or soft covers beckon its beginning and end; no matter how many faces they give it, there it is. Etched inside. Parting red seas. AContinue reading “Blax Hx 2023: In the Name”
Blax Hx 2023: Broken Cages
Once we realize how imprisoned we are…. Only then can we appreciate broken cages Can we admit to the ache in our wings Can we recognize the great importance of a call(in’), its song, and its flight
Blax Hx 2023: ☮️ by ✌🏾
I was born on an army base in Texas. With the word ‘kill’ leading the way – war shielding a precious love. Near borders. In desert-like summer heat. To parents who inherently knew the importance of 2×2; but too young to realize the gravity of the nails placed in wooden boards. Around the corner fromContinue reading “Blax Hx 2023: ☮️ by ✌🏾”
MAHism2025: prose, poetry, peculiarities... 