“Oh, what the hell? What the freak just happened and why does it feel like I just got ran over by a bus?” saying out loud and holding my head trying hard to open my eyes and sit up. After what seemed like several minutes but was only seconds, my eyes open...
“Why did you miss your chance, you would have won this race. Don’t you know the prize money” my friend growled at me. Other day… When I was coming back after registering for the race, I heard a cute voice,“Daddy, you will win this race right? I will go to...
I have a little sister – she’s eleven. She’s not really my sister, but, you know how these things are. Stepsister, half-sister, it all merges into one. We don’t share the same mother or father, but I love her as if we did. She’s darker than me, and her ha...
The race to TumbuktuRiding a kangarooWearing high heel shoesAnd purple pantaloonsOnly women may enter this raceNational flags they paint on their faceThey will ride at a furious paceSo their country they do not disgraceThe race begins in the UKWhere all t...
Diaspora She asks me if I know what this means Like the seeds of a dandelion Blown by the harsh winds of intention versus expectation I am a black woman and the seed Is the marrow of my spine The wind has caught in the thickness of my hair Lifting...
What does a number mean? Can one's thoughts truly be scored? Is this a race, winning the highest vote? Many shun the chance to shine Others boast, thinking they are tops While some prefer to just try It is not winning that brings joy The challenge defies...
They lived on the slope of Antelope Hill In a run-down and weathered old shack. The older ones name was Grizzly Old Bill, The other was known as Grey Jack. You always could see them together, Old Bill on the left with Grey Jack on the right, No matter, wh...
I love living by the sea, I often look out and imagine myself sailing off over the horizon. I could sail the Atlantic and say hello to America, or head due south to explore the many wonders of Africa. If I kept on going, sooner or later the whole world wo...
