Me, the Snake Plant and the Fish

The venetian cuts the sad,

I knit with it.

There is an endgame between us.

I somersault,

you cartwheel.

We nijinsky through the afternoon,

me, the snake plant and the fish.

We are familiar here,

armored against the free fall,

your hair is in a cleanline room.

Conjure far away,

I am a sunflower gone.

I wish I were with you.

Dreamer

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” -Harriet Tubman

This year’s theme for Black History month is “African Americans and the Vote.” 2020, an important election year, is also a landmark for voting rights. 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) which gave black men the vote.

First Born Homo Sapiens

Homo sapiens idaltu (“elder/first born”), Herto Man, is a number of early modern human fossils found in 1997 in Ethiopia. They date to around 160,000 years ago. The fossils establishes that modern human morphology does indeed initially appear in Africa.

Success

“Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” – Michelle Obama

First Forget Inspiration

“First forget Inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit is persistence in practice.” – Octavia Butler

Angry Man

“To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And when your conqueror makes you ashamed of your culture and your history, he needs no prison walls and no chains to hold you.” ~ John Henrik Clarke

Me, the Snake Plant and the Fish

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