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Some may be masked as bright. some worn, are wild. some are tagged ‘tight.’ & some presented, are mild. yet, behind these faces, there are real untold stories.   This poem was published [...]

Of umbrellas that drench, Under roofs that leak. Of pens that clean, With erasers that write. Of words that are silent, Written on books that only listen. Of jokes that evoke tears, And pains [...]

March 15, 2015 “Father, please don’t go! We hardly spend any time together, and now you’re leaving again!” I sobbed, clinging to his legs as if my entire existence depended on it. He struggled to [...]

My mother’s home today claims a note to sing a solo and then she acts like she’s okay when her voice falters through crescendo. She wiped her tears and the conductor instructs the pianist to [...]

Rest is blank notes on a tired canvas| Fugues| A trance oscillating between numbness and withering | Brief moments of respite from the yawning emptiness of my existence | A quiet sobering of my [...]

The call of the Muezzin pulls his spirit back to tether, and his form sets a-sail to bathe the world in its ether as the crowing roosters gather in their dirge to the night, on libated altars [...]

Suzy climbed out of her bed wincing at the jolt of pain that exploded through her body when her feet made contact with the ground. Aided by the wall, she dragged herself into the shower. [...]

Up in the sky, the moon lies awake Shining down the earth’s darkened path. She calls on sleep to cuddle us in While mother reads the old sweet tale. Up in the sky, the stars lay awake, Twinkle [...]

Annie, “You’re everything that spells divine. I wanted you to have the world, reach into the heavens, pull down the stars just to see they could shine on you.” My wife, [...]

“listen, not all languages can  make the kind of music you want.” —Abdullah Adedokun    You see this language of mine is a ballet of heritage beating with ancestral pride, ede [...]