ABOUT OTHER POEMS IN THE BOOK

In the first part of this book, even though the main subject is about love, (specifically romantic, deep hearted love and in some poems, sex) I still have my love for humanity and my fellow man/woman that I write about.

For instance, the very first poem in the book is titled "Of Mom and Oprah". I put this poem first in the book because I wanted to honor my mother with this poem. And to let her know that I look up to her and Oprah Winfrey as two positive role models in my life.How about a small sample of this poem.

Part of "Of Mom and Oprah"

"Oh ladies,
Separate yet equal I see you
Separate yet equal you have lived
Separate in lives, equal in emotion, struggle, and bravery

Through my eyes, I have lived with you both
Admired you both
Respected you both
One for the love of a son to an awesome mother
One for the love of an outstanding and inspiring human being

You ladies have overcome great odds
The powers of persistence, determination, and prayer were your allies
In becoming the fantastic women I see you as"


I wrote "YesWe Can, Yes I Did" to honor Barack Obama becoming president. I was told by a friend that it actually was BETTER than the poem read at his inaguration ceremony! I was floored by that comment of praise.

But I feel that the best poem I have written so far is the powerful anti gun violence poem titled "One Gun". This poem was inspired by a mother whose 16-year-old son was gunned down in the driveway of their house. She was on TV crying her heart out, asking why did this have to happen. How I wnated to go through the TV and give her a big hug of comfort and reassurance. On this poem, I got into "the zone" and it almost wrote itself. I clearly remember as I was coming out of writing the first verse, my subconscious just unleashed a flood of creativity. I found myself writing so fast that I could not keep up with my thoughts. I had this poem wrote in 40 minutes. I do not think it would be fair to you, the readers of this blog to read this about "One Gun" and wonder what the poem is about. So I have decided to put PART OF the poem on here. Of course, you have to read the book to get the rest of the poem.

Part of "ONE GUN"

"When One Gun is filled
And then emptied
Lives are emptied
Homes are emptied
Schools are emptied
While the jails and the graveyards are filled

When One Gun speaks
Someone’s blood leaks
When you see One Gun’s breath
Someone smells of death

Billions of tears, One Gun has shed
The color of fear, One Gun loves red
Where there are drugs, One Gun is there
When there are hugs, One Gun is rare
Dividing the races, One Gun has caused
Teary-eyed faces, One Gun needs to be paused

Rich or poor, suburb or ghetto
One Gun does not care where the blood flows

All over the Earth
One Gun has been felt
Not a blessing, but a curse
One Gun has dealt

Churches, malls, school halls, even city hall
One Gun has touched us all"

Powerful, isn't it? I am glad that I was inspired to write this poem.


I have wrote 4 poems in which the Earth is talking to us as humans. The most emotional of these 4 is titled "My Children (The Earth Speaks)". The Earth has a message to ALL of us and if we do not listen, then we will ALL have a heavy price to pay. The Earth sees how we as humans show our idiocy in "Love Each Other (The Stupidity Of Racism)" Another powerful poem here also in which racism in many forms are discussed. The last two in this series are "A Mother About Mothers" which is how Mother Earth feels about her human mothers and "Africa Speaks" which deals with how most of the continent of Africa is in so much pain.

I paid homage to some of the athletes of the 2008 Olympics in "The Heart to Win". I wanted to honor their achievements, as well as those who fought hard to achieve ANYTHING in life. And the very sentimental message in the poem "The Love Of My Lifetime Has Given Me a Lifetime Of Love" in which I honor those who have been married for 30, 40, 50 years or more.

And finally, I get a little goofy with the poem "The Animals Of Love". My two cats G-Rock and Asia inspired this crazy poem. I compare love to the animal kingdom.