Life Quilt

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Roundhillpoet Tikar and WordDrums

Roundhillpoet Tikar and WordDrums

At the intersection of blueberryduff and stuff is my grandma and them. Who are we to each other? Sista’s are vibration, motivation, creation and elation! Our ways of knowing, sharing and caring withstands the test of time. Energy, movement and memory show up in our conversations when we acknowledge and affirm each other. “It’s so good to hear your voice!” says one sista to another. It’s a…

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Suitcase, Footprints and the Moon

Suitcase, Footprints and the Moon

Wolves and dogs, desolate logs

Bees and flies, flight the skies

In life we must discern the chatter

The craze of the matter

Rise above the glitz and glam

And recognize the Real for real I am

Who you are, who you be

Do you recognize who you see?

Love yourself, embrace your mold

When young, then old

The curve, the brown

The way you get down

The laugh, the love, you rise…

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Dear Ruth

Dear Ruth, I heard your message I received your call I came to tell you That we gone make it After all

Sickness and pain Loss and Gain Crooked and cross roads Super and save mode

Cross your heart Look to the sky Miles apart We may never know why

But we gone make it As things unfold Our people will still be around To make sure the truth is told

History will be That we fought hard Although we…

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Walk Around the Sycamore Tree

On my daily walk And what did I see? A sycamore tree Looking back at me.

What are you rooted in? Do you have faith? Do you have a friend? When trouble comes around And danger is in the wind. Do you drop to the ground Like the sycamore fruit? Do you stand tall and Untangle you’re roots?

Strength in your roots! Don’t you see? The bark upon a tree Revealing how life can be Layers of protection Remove…

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Re-define

Pain births greatness I’m bright and shining Re-defining What it means To be me One day We will All be free Until then I will re-define What it means To be me

Freedom dreams Freedom rings Freedom brings Casualties Until we’re free To be TO BE

Re-defined…what it means To be me What it means To be free

Going in circles Up hill Battle

On the black hand side Rising tide See you on the other side

Re-D…

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Exodus 2020

I walked in the rain today To keep my stress and pain at bay Pouring rain Rain and pour Made me feel safe More and more

No COVID 19 No other people to be seen Just me and my God Like peas in a pod

Pick up the pace Goodness and grace No time to look back Gotta stay in this race

WE wear the mask! WE wear the gloves! We’re missing hugs And high fives They say we’re high risk Just trying to stay alive

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Corona Cut

Covering my face Wrapping my hair Wondering if tomorrow Your loved ones will Still be there

Corona has spread Corona is out of sight We’re fighting this virus With all of our might

Fighting is coping Fighting is hoping Fighting is re-defined Fighting is not moving Out and about Fighting this virus means No one can come out

Lonely Intensive care halls Social distancing Long phone calls No where to…

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The New Upside Down...is the Old Downside Up

The New Upside Down…is the Old Downside Up

Whether we like it or not….death still hanging from the trees in America.

Death reel to reel….for real…tho!  They say YOLO but I don’t know tho’ cause

ADOS got PTSDbut can’t nobody see….cause we wear the mask behind the ball, the bat, the mic, the ride, the hustle, the two step, the startup, the next come up, the turn-up, the keep up, the break up, the political shake ups, the misrepresentation,…

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Palms Up...Mustard Seed Down

Palms Up…Mustard Seed Down

Sometimes I get stuck inside my head and it’s hard for me to come out. I stay home…I feel isolated and need to detach from the world. I try to grasp on to that mustard seed faith. It’s tough…long road ahead. All that used to be significant in my life…gone…can’t change that…empty. Trying to grasp that mustard seed faith. Momma used to cry…now I know why…cause I cry too. Even with my God, I cry…

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WOW! So beautiful! Her melanin and her fro are just so adorable!

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Reblog if you support teaching black girls that their natural hair is beautiful.

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Triumph out of Tragedy

Triumph out of Tragedy

How many ways can I remind my son that he is so much more than the cumulative reflection of how society views the black man…the black woman…our families? We come from a dynamic, unimaginable space in time that many would not be able to withstand but our ancestors survived the horrific torturous savagery that was bestowed upon us for multiple lifetimes. Although America was built on the backs of…

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Medicinal Mind

Time re-aligns our life like a virtual jigsaw puzzle; reflecting a new scene without our permission.

Discernment is powerful…..comes in moments of distress; in the wake of the night; and even in conversation the gives way to the reflection of an opportunity evolved from unexpected change.

Wait for it…..then embrace it….and move forward.  

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Beyond Self

In life we must think and care beyond self.

We are all connected; in trials and tribulation as well as in love and laughter.

Be the love that you want to receive.  

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In life we must think and care beyond self; we're all connected; in trials and tribulation as well as in love and laughter. Be the love that you want to receive.

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