My heart is a mirror.
It reflects only
Your beautiful eyes.

Life is a school
Living alone
Like a fool.
Be patient
Is the best tool.
No need to rush
It might lead to a clash
Go back inside
You see?
There is only one side.
I am neither  a Saint nor a monk
So stop poking your conk.

My heart has no exit door.
He who gets in,
Will  be stuck there forever.
My heart has no key.
Try it now
And you will see.

the sun's beaming face
did smile upon the landscape
with a bright visage

I look at the moon and think of you.

Take pride, Black girl, in
Your eyes—keen, ablaze
Thick, comb-breaking hair in puffs

We were meant to be,
Here, in this place, now
Though told we’re others, outside.

                                                                             Take pride, Black boy, in
                                                                    Your smile—wide and bright
                                                                   Long, wiry arms, perfect hugs

                                                                                     We deserve the sky,
                                                                          Clouds, sun, stars and all,
                                                                Earthward they pull as we soar.


                                       You’re worthy of life
                                           But guilty at birth
                             Of living while Black—full stop.

                                          The power in you
                                        Cannot be measured
                                Narrow your life for no one

                                          Quietly screaming,
                                    Under masks and knees
                              Slowly on we trudge forward.