Body Heat

"Not a simmer but a burn..."

My body is overheatedI am dripping melanin and honeyMy darkness bright and glisteningAgainst your skinAching for your tongueThe pull of your lipsThe bite of your teethHot like lava pouringRed and burningWith a heat that generates From my very centerReaches out...

You Ain’t Been Loved Right

"Save that coochie for someone that's going to love it right."

Girl, why you cry’n‘Cause he done let you goSpit you outFucked you this wayPulled you that wayAnd now your heart’s asunderI ought to slap you Just like he didRight up-side your headBut harder You see the problem isYou ain’t never...

A Poem for You

"He writes a poem ..."

I wanted to write a poem for you.  I've never written one before.  I've seen that little book you keep,  the cuts and pastes of your life, a collection of words.  I've seen the pictures and the artful curve of...