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Petition for Value
When I was 19 years old, I petitioned the leaders for an inclusive educational program to orientate me towards myself. I wasn’t qualified to make a request for such a program, but I tried anyway. I … [READ MORE]
Testimonial Fire
It came about during Holy Week, the season of Easter. If ever we would remember the Lord, his mission, his sacrifice and his love, it’s on Easter. I was walking and I heard and saw a man, he was a … [READ MORE]
Auspicious One
They call me the Auspicious One, A for short. I live in a beautiful world full of madness. I reclined for the night to heal my bruises, and I drifted into a sleep portal. You never know if the sleep … [READ MORE]
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I Talked with my Mother, Moses Talked with God
The mist was in her eyes when she looked at me as we exited the court building. “You can’t keep doing this, not to you not to me. I can’t take this. I can’t, I am tired of it,” she said. I turned and looked down. I didn’t want to see her cry. I was […]
Battle Ground: Image Wise
Images are tattooed in our memories like the information on a computer’s motherboard. Some images in our minds will never go away. The image of President Obama will forever exist — his looks, his walk, his beautiful wife, his dignity and his intelligence. The image of his opponent’s hysteria and disbelief that a man with […]
Fallout III: Stress to Death
Even as the sun shines we move and are occupied in our occupations, moving to and fro while death speaks of a thirsty earth. I still didn’t understand why my mother’s doctor couldn’t come to the hospital with his files and consult with the hospital staff for treatment. I was under the false impression that […]
Lessons from Strange Places: Ants
I went to visit one of my elders and she said, “I was thinking about you, and how you used to play with those ants. They used to bite the hell out of us. I mean, they would tear us up — but they never bit you.” Now, I don’t know if that’s entirely true. […]
Monkey Wrench
When I was young, I always wondered why so many men stood in front of liquor stores? It was a question that stayed with me as I grew up. I never thought of those men having a childhood. It seemed to me that liquor stores were the action centers and it was their jobs to […]