THE PRESENT

Today is a present wrapped in blue skies and fresh air

The trees are shining bright under the sun's care

Everything is affected by the light

The flowers turn their faces up

In hopes of being kissed 

by sunrays and sweet breeze

The wind whistles and rejoices 

as the birds sing their song

And that's just in the morning

The possibilities are endless

What we could create

If we keep tomorrow in mind

We will succeed every time

Our todays create our tomorrows

Don't borrow from her

If you keep on living

You'll find her unforgiving

when the future brings her reward

They say life is hard

It is if you say so

Words are seeds that grow

like deeds and actions

What you give is only fraction 

of what you receive

Today is a present

Treat it with respect

And you will always be happy 

with what you get tomorrow...

LIGHT

There is a light pursuing me

That shines through the darkness

That tries to ruin me

No matter what weapons form

This light sustains me 

Through all storms

Everyday it gets brighter

I garnish more strength 

And the darkness becomes

Of no consequence...

The Seed of the Child Molester

I was spawned from a sexual predator's gene pool

a child molester

a fool

To my utter shame 

he chipped seed

and stained my mother's name

With his lascivious pension for innocents

and no conscience to correct

molesting my future with dirty fingers 

and perverted sentiments

He smeared blood stains on Zion’s

daughters

Confused Nubian queens

turned crack heads and harlots

Throwing their pearls to swines

His actions defined them

shaped them, sedated them with lies

Complicated them with demons

Deposited in their bellies

toting pernicious poison 

Passed on by their precarious predator 

  A.k.a my father

He took what was precious (the heartbeat) 

and left only the carcass     

Karma was not asleep

while he was out thieving innocence

compensation was due him

that’s where I came in

Everything he did to them was done to me

Daughter of my father

a leaf from his tree

Nourished by his roots

His deeds grew 

and blossomed 

like noxious fruits

-He bent forward smiling

here sweetheart: you can have them

that’s all he ever gave me

His name and his karma

And a life time of drama

my father the child molester

I'm sorry if he wronged you

if he stole your will to live

if he burned down your house 

and left you to sit in ashes

I'm sorry you hurt so bad

and sleep is complicated

If it's any consolation to you

When he hurt you

Even though he didn't mean to

He hurt me too

Except I carry his curse on my back

Like the marks on a crab

and no matter where I go

these scars are all I have

Thanks to my sperm donor

who never was a father

but gifted me his karma

the seed of the child molester...

 My Writing Process - Blog Tour

I am extremely grateful to the lovely, and talented Lyn Vroman who invited me to participate in the "Writing Process Blog Tour". She is a talented writer, letting her wit and sarcasm hang loose, and a page-turning, laugh-out-loud to yourself read. Her YA fantasy debut, TAINTED ENERGY (Energy Series, #1), is set for release winter 2014, by Untold Press. I personally can't wait to get my copy. To find out more about her visit www.lynnvroman.com, or check out her blog, Facebook, or twitter.

What am I working on?

For some time now I have been working on a children's book called " Moshia Bee". The book is about an 8 year old honey bee who suffers some tragedy before destiny appoints her the queen bee. I can't say much about it since it's still under construction, and  not much is concrete. I expect to be finished with it by July. I constantly write poems about my experiences, and as a result have written two different poetry books, my first "Reflections: Enter The mind of  a Broken Butterfly" and my second "Transmute: Use Your Pain", both can be found on Amazon. I have several projects I am working on including a nonfiction book called "Make Me Forget". It's about a little girl who endures incredible duress while separated from both her parents, she's later reconciled with her mother but the damages were extensive and the relationship strained. She soon makes some very adult decisions that lead her on a roller coaster ride. I  will have my hands full fleshing out these stories for the coming
months.

How does my work differ from others in my genre?

Well my poetry is not quite like others, though I find myself sometimes in a Langston Hughes poem or essay, and sometimes sprinkled sparsely in others poetry. Mostly, I am candid to a fault in my expressions, sometimes Gothic, sometimes hopeful. I can't say for sure what separates me besides the fact that I am separate and I am different, a trip through my blog might clarify this.

Why do I write what I do?

I write what I do because I am compelled to. It's that simple. They woo me until I give them life. I sometimes get busy and neglect them, but they keep calling me back until I get back on track. I write my poems to release them. I write children's stories because I love them, I am addicted to them. I prefer them to adult stories. I write nonfiction because some stories need to be told as much as we need to hear them.

How does your writing process work?

I honestly don't have a set writing process. For each type of writing there is a different process. Poetry almost always writes itself, unless the topic was assigned. If I am free to choose the topic there is passion which gives rise to flow. If I am writing fiction I start by flushing out my character, then my settings, and so on. If  I am writing nonfiction I simply sit down and start, whatever I remember later I will just edit in. Well That's my writing process, and I hope I was an interesting read.