The Plannedemic (Haiku)

The plan has been set Live from capital chaos Surrender your peace

Another day awaits

I don’t have no baby no one t’call me honey I don’t have no baby All of ’em left without tellin’ me goodbye Our contact as silent as a black and white film wit’ no replies I got a pocket fulla money Worn shoes that trekked thousand of miles But I ain’t found me no […]

City faces (Haiku)

Everywhere we go Every face tells a story Eyes dart for new plots

Stay deep

I can hear simpletons argue at the surface level They’ve become accustomed to systematic deception and corruption I can’t turn back it’s now or never As I sink back into my childhood fears Fears of becoming a victim to the depths I’ve tried my best to overcome But it’s comfortable down here where clarity is […]

Freedom Flight

Captive and lost in time A prey to a chain link oppression Freedom to reach everywhere and at any time was once a formality Pain and courage silenced by cold steel Blessings of a spring gust Brought momentum to push forth from the adversity Now this flightless bird has awoken now To begin once again […]

Ending seasons

Resenting winter Frozen air bathing in light New season is near

The class of Jazz (Black History 365)

In this entry for Black History 365, I want to depict the talents of legendary figures in Jazz and it’s derivative forms such as Swing and BeBop to name a few. I had the pleasure of attending a Jazz exhibit at the Museum of African American History in Boston where I live next to and […]

Sonic the hedgehog film review

Jim Carrey saved this movie because the rest is forgettable. Back in the 1990’s Sonic, the hedgehog was the flagship character for SEGA from videos games, to merchandising, to animated series. Other than Mario for Nintendo, Sonic the hedgehog was synonymous with SEGA. I’ve had Nintendo and PlayStation consoles my entire life so I never […]

Birds of Prey review

Margot Robbie portrays a likable maniac as Harley Quinn in her new film with a long-ass title “Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” in the opening credits but for all intents and purposes it’s shortened to “Birds of Prey”. Anyways Harley Quinn is an eccentric, foul mouth character if you […]

Two stories about Ms. Parks (Black History 365)

We’ve all heard and learned the story of how Rosa Parks refusal to give her seat to a white person in 1955 due to her sitting in the front of a bus. This defiance led to what would become the Montgomery Bus Boycott. However, she was not the first woman who refused to give up […]