Dear Alessia 080621
You met my folks yesterdayThey drove from OhioAll the way to BrooklynMy sister lives down the street and they stay with her and her beautiful family We fell out years agoBut I’m hoping your arrival Goes a long way in bringing us all back togetherA little love seed You are shaking in the morning Arms […]
Dear Alessia 080521
How to be brave?Know that this too shall passAnd know that life is like a play Whereby the scenes change And characters oscillateEven if the same ones remainTheir standing Position And importance will rotateDon’t be afraid to be a villainDon’t be afraid to be hated This life is full of timesWhen the unpopular thing to […]
Dear Alessia 080421
Today was the third morning waking up with you. Your mama asked me Is this the third dayOr the fourth?I had to pull out my phone and look at the date time is an illusion all the time But especially this time I said to your mamaI feel so complete Waking up next to visions […]
Dear Alessia 080221
Would you believe it?None of those other days were your birthday at all You were born today! August 2nd 2021. 70 hours of laborThe process of your arrival so intense It was beyond what we bargained for But life tends to be that way Watching and helping your mama go through the processOf bringing you […]
Dear Alessia 073121
Turns out this is your birthday Or it had better be1030 am and the sun is beautiful outside Brooklyn New YorkThe year of our lord 2021 Praise JesusVan Morrison singing through the iPad on the glass counter “These dreams of you”It’s off moon danceYour mamaBouncing on a big blue birthing ballWearing my maroon robeOn a […]
Dear Alessia 073021
The enemy can be compelling Intimidating and persuasive But don’t believe the hypeDon’t be intimidated by the threat of a snake bite. Or anyone who blows a horn of hatredAcross the landscape of your creative visionsConsider instead what type of person Would do thatWhat would bring a person to outwardly focus Obsessively on an object […]
Dear Alessia 072921
Don’t be afraid To speak your mind To share your voice To give those with ears to hearHope and encouragement That freedom of thought And friendly debate Are allowed and ok The universe within aims to expand outwardly And soil from a flowering mind is oftenDissenting voices Burial forces Derangement jealousy and hatred Come with […]
Dear Alessia 072821
The weirdest part of this time War!huh!good god! What is it good forAbsolutely nothing Say it again! People are divided as like nothing I’ve ever seen before. George Orwell said In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. And that sounds romantic and heroic and even fun in some way […]
Dear Alessia 072721
You aren’t here yet WellThat’s not entirely trueYou are beyond here in your mamas bellyA few days past dueAnd so big That your mama has to exert herself a great deal just to roll over in bed And one of my favorites things to do is sing to you with my lips on your mamas […]
Be your brothers keeper
Be your brothers keeper Pray for others When you see them submerged in addiction When you see them buried in the dark When you see them confused and left behind Be your brothers keeper Be your sisters seeker And pray for them Heaven will stop on a dime God will pay attention To those prayers […]