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Come with me. I want to lie with you and feel your body close to mine.No, at this moment, I want us to feel the love and protection we give each other with our clothes on.I want to hear you exhale because I am not sensually touching your body, but because we reaffirm that lying … Continue reading Before

All I wanted was to hold your handonce more. To kiss you the passionate way only love can You are a queen Of all the titles I have worn, nothingmade me tremble with delight as muchas I wanted to be your man There is truth in your soul I can still hear your laughter ringingin … Continue reading Tears Between The Lines

I don’t go to the ocean anymore; it pains meTo smell the salty air.When I feel the sand beneath my feet, itConjures images of my first boat rideUpon the seaThere were no tickets or cabins alongThe decks, only a vast empty hull, ourBodies twisted together like cattle,Blood, vomit, and feces dripping downUpon the bodies belowSeasickness … Continue reading Distant Shores/Welcome Home

I realized last night that I miss being able to bathe in my blacknessTo feel my community, pull me in and restore my faith in our people every day, knowing I am centeredI miss seeing Big Mama standing in the kitchen humming her spirituals as if Jesus might be on the wayI crave those conversations … Continue reading Things I Miss

I am a Black man, African-born and slavery-tornI have walked in the warm sun of my native land and beaten, sold, and made to wear a brand on yoursCan I tell you of my will to survive, how I will never foldI carry the scarred skin you gave me, just a reminder of youforbidding my … Continue reading I Am A Black Man

Once upon a time in a land of cotton, we were a people the world thought time had forgottenThe world thought we were ignorant, but we had no choice but to prove our dominanceWe were already scholars with great cultures. You swooped in and thought since our skin was black, we must have no value, … Continue reading In a Land of Cotton

He weeps, a prisoner of his memories.Having lost what he loved once. Hesits and remembers the pleasure.The warmth of love long ago stolen.It still burns fresh in his mindand heart, thus he forever weeps, tryingTo wash away the memories, only toRemember them in forgetting.

There are so many things I enjoy sayingto you, like calling to say, honey, I’m on the way, and I can’t waitto taste your mouth and hear the sharp intake of air when you hear those wordsIt makes me smile to listen to you blush while holdingthe phoneit is as passionate as a phone call … Continue reading How Many Ways

Zeta is a character in a book. A warrior queen who represents the inner strength I see surging in the eyes of many black women today. A quiet fierceness that makes me mourn the loss of our ancestral cultures. We black men, need to unite to give our women a reason to be honored to … Continue reading Brothers, Can You Submit?

Sometimes I wonder why my heart does not faint when I look at you.The rush of love and passion makes me weak with desire. Some people debate whether their cup is half full or half empty. That does not concern me because you fill me to the top of my soul every day.How could I … Continue reading Half-Empty or Half-Full

When I write these passages to you, I am writing them in you, through you, and of you. My pen drips with the essence of your life-giving love, oozing around my soul, my pen. I am forever exploring the woman you are to lead my creativity into deeper depths, leading my creativity to higher heights. … Continue reading To You, For You

May I take your hand… PleaseCan I make you understand… I love youPlease don't walk away, girl… StayPlease don't make me chase my dreams again… I will I don't think you understand the depth of my love… TryYou keep saying you want to be loved… Come to meLet me caress and carry your heart into … Continue reading Evolution of Love

I want to walk you onto the world stage and show the world how to tease the animal out of a queen. I want you to stand in plain view of every being in the universe and tremble down to the core of your womanhood. Girl, I want to kiss you deeply and feel your … Continue reading You stand as My Queen

I love you deeper than the vibrations of my voice can reach into your soul I have loved you for so long it has made time an afterthought  My love for you exploded into existence when the universe came to be, and I waited for your beauty to emerge Our passion has inspired every lover's … Continue reading I Will Love You Forever

There are moments when I can smell the sweet fragrance of your skin. I feel the gentle brush of your lips as you give me butterfly kisses in the dark. I fantasize I can feel the curve of your hips as I run my fingers along the curve of your body into the crease of … Continue reading Creatures of The Night