I’m done
Getting caught in
Other’s stories
Forgetting all about
My own
Until
I
Have
No
More
Stories

I’m done
Getting caught in
Other’s stories
Forgetting all about
My own
Until
I
Have
No
More
Stories

Branches reaching out
Causally intersecting
I am here for you

Sunflower blooms with
No shame in its colors just
Saying, “Bees come on”

Start with a fog but
Flow into a wisdom stream
Rooted in decisions
Winter storm willed your
Early blooms harshly to sleep
Out they pop, refreshed

Not quite sure what you
Will grow into but caring
For you is hopeful
Sporting those red tips
I ain’t mad at you, naw girl
Sprout yo color proud

Natural colors exclaim
All shades pretty and welcomed
Nature made fierceness

Spring trees blooming fresh
Afro greens bursting branches
Speaking boldly joy

A Season of loss
Punctuated by a season of loneliness
Reminds us of
all those we hold dear
Reminds us of
all those we held dear
We reach out
Pulling closer to
Those who truly matter