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I tend to the greenBrother Blend
Coffee, simple coffee
I do not ask for more
Not a finer blend than my nemesis
Nor a larger cup than my neighbor
I can cultivate the fruit on my own
If the sun is not stolen away
I can create a rich roast to crush
If my body is not relegated
Conversations we could have
My brother
Would I pour for you
Would you pour for me
Would we meet for coffee each day
Kālakā
Well those days I swore at you were something
The one person who acknowledged my sorrow
A world-full, I had, and could no longer contain
Here atop my shoulders
So you came and took it upon yours
Shared the burden, my ride or die
Put me back in gear and on the road
If you stumble now and then
Send up a flare, a signal to me
I’ll see the smoke and I’ll know
To link arms with you, friend
To help make life okay again
May it be, my brother
May it be
Out
(Said Silently)
(It’s 8 o’clock soon
Such a long time since sundown, and the naysayers have settled into the alone
All that’s left I know to do
Thank God for the time, and feel the heartbeat of the those who share mine)
Homeward
Why we need the woman-girl
Sharing the storyline
She will save you from yourself
Lest you think too long and hard
Let her show you the world’s flora
Should your day be canvassed grey
Dare to let her lead you
In some season of your time
Teach her of the wonder-workings
To the world you navigate
Wonder then, aloud, fine sir
“Her grace, how might I hold?”
even breaths
I will see
My brother
In your eyes
First and only
I can cheer
My sister
In her joy
Now and always
Apices
He’s afraid of coming close
She looks too much like him
The same sharp teeth
The same keen nose
The same deliberate swim
She wears scars so visibly
His brother’s constant barbs
They catch his eye
They call his cape
They yet keep him afar
