Private Letter No. 1 (by her)

i wanna talk
back to
my past and watch
it cry.
i speak
abruptly at times
in the hopes of spreadin
wild words in our mornings
that will lend our night
times smooth nouns that
light fires
and spread my pores
full of smiles.
u gon be my man
after you look on me
and see not a trace
of the past. I’m present
just moving toward my
future…our future
and I wanna move at break-neck
speed, can you dig?




'House of Atreus' Publishing 2007

sapphic stanza

Sapphic Stanza

Ooooh 40's diva...trapped in celluloid-u

gave new meanings to 'grace' and 'distinction'-u

embodied upper class black-ism, honey,

you sho' beautiful!

'House of Atreus' Publishing/2006

*The picture of my friend R. George inspired this piece....thank you Ms. George!

'Shorty'

Hmmmmmmm I see you makin yo way

across the streams of history...

chile you took on blkness and made it

beautiful, made it endearing and lasting...

made us proud to be...proud to live it.

let them tell it...you were too

presumptuous...you were supposed to

hide yo looks and keep yo eyes

downcast,

shuffle yo feet and accompany each

question with:

'a-yes suh,' 'no suh, suh/mastah...'

no amount of

revilement from them quelled yo

firey spirit...chile you danced, walked, talked and

struted yo time just like'em

and in our hearts we were proud...in our minds

we smiled and thank'd the lawd for

givin' us one up over'em.

...Hey now, mulatto beauty...

yo profile is captured on every cerebral wall...

we see you in yo own clothes...

and babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

you wear

individuality well!

got me chucklin' in my spirit

thinkin of how diff'rent you be...how unique

you are; and you got to be in

a world where racism is still about as subtle as sunlight

in yo eye and evry'body

looks, acts, talks and walks the same.

Suga-foot...wear yo individuality...put on yo

name and comb yo hair with the

knowledge of who you is inside and out...

you are beautiful 'cause you are

blk history in its truest form;

you aint forgot where you came from and you damn

sho' aint forgot who

you been, will be and most important...

...who you are!

'House of Atreus' Publishing/2006

sapphic stanza's # 6 and 7

sapphic stanza#6

saw u gath’rin’yo love with hands dipped inside
righteous passion-baby to see you gath’rin’
me to yo night dreams-I enjoy u leavin’
me in yo season.

sapphic stanza#7

hey! can you let me get somethings together
like wrapping you in my arms and givin’ up
my thoughts to look like you and yours-see I want
freedom in you now!

'House of Atreus' Publishing/2006

sapphic stanza #5

sapphic stanza#5

took me a bath in the sunsets-washed me dry...

still got you lingerin' in my pores got you

singin in my hips with ev'ry step i take-

mayne u are real guuuuuuuudddddddd!

'House of Atreus' Publishing/2006

haiku sequence

haiku

(for f. walton)

each sinew-road maps

to new levels of passion

i sample and love

haiku

marked each ripple-left

my scent on yo skin, now you

walk around wearin' me.

haiku

it ain't hard...just give

in and let us both explode

in our song-blk skin.

haiku

i can't lie, i do

want to suck yo dry-want to

watch you nut for hours!

'House of Atreus' Publishing/2006

Sapphic Stanzas Sequence

sappic stanza#4

(for f. walton)

I.

damn! from the first...i dreamed in chocolate hues,

repressed sexual deviations-me and

u sex-fonky and completely bent on givin'

in...givin' all in,

II.

totally abandoned to our lusts...we were

great! i wonder what ur body tastes like be/

neath ur clothing, what your mind tastes like when

u impart knowledge.

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Sapphic Stanza # 3

sapphic stanza #3


if i could lay my head down and ease away
yesterday's fears...perhaps i could sleep un-scathed...
i still have you on my mind-you still have me even
as i sleep...got damn!




'House of Atreus' Publishing/ 2006