Our neighbors
Are often
Our best
teachers
They teach
us to find
Joy in
turbulent times
Sometimes
they’re where
We learn
Compassion
And empathy
being a good
Neighbor
mean mastering
The arts
Of selflessness
and compromise
Our neighbors
help us
Define and
redefine
Our concept
of family

Love is a
funny thing
Yea it’s
gonna hurt
But when you
Loves
somebody
Unconditionally
And unselfishly
You want
to see that
Person
happy
even if
It’s not
with  you

I never had a problem
With humbling
Nobody
See what you
Didn’t understand
When you gravitate
Yourself to me
You didn’t understand
You saw my price
You saw my work
You saw my value
Apparently somewhere
In there the spirit of God
Dropped somewhere
in you heart
And show you this
girl not only is she
A mechanic she can
fix things she
didn’t break
She’s also a doctor
she can heal
Someone she never hurt
Sometimes it’s a
blessing and a cures
I’m cool with the
blessing but I
don’t like the cures
now I got to leave
you in a situation
To humble you
in a different type of way
But don’t ever
treat me like
I’m a option
Because I with
opt you out

You’re so
sweet to me
Your touch makes
me calm
yet so fearless
Your presence makes
me feel so ****
yet so vulnerable
Every look,
every kiss,
every touch,
every prayer
let’s me know
God secures us
Me and You

While there
are guys
In here
who looked
At a guy
like you
all they
Saw was
the color of
his
Skin
There are people
out there
Who look at
me and all they
See is the
color of my
uniform
So you would expect
to know how a
black man feel;
but they don’t
because they get to
take there uniform off

Let me undress
your mind
And make
love to you mentally
Penetrate your soul
Connect with
u intellectually
Lemme deep
dive inside you
And Baby-
I don’t mean sexually
Listen, you are
a Queen
You are worth
more than *** to me
I’d rather massage
ya scalp
While u relax-
laying next
to me
Your heart
is my peace
Nothin about
u stresses me
I am so thankful
God never stops
blessing me
I am so grateful

The reality is,
I didn’t truly
love my ex,
although
I loved her
hard I loved
who I painted
her to be.
I loved the
idea of us
& what she
could become.
If I had accepted her
for who she really was,
I wouldn’t have
loved her at all.