Dear Alessia 101421
I make this joke with your mamaI say The student is now the master It’s not a joke really More like encouragement That she now can cook as well or better than me I was a cook in Atlanta I also worked the door as a bouncer Until one night my career ended violently(That’s a […]
Dear Alessia 101321
Your mama is in our room with you nowParticipating in her own rescue Aka On the phone with her therapist I’m so proud of her. Inspired by her. In love with her. Lucky to know her. And the healing she has brought into my lifeBy the weight of loveBy the weight of you Not that […]
Dear Alessia 101021
Jesus praise JesusIn Jesus name we prayJesus praise JesusWe are thankful for this day On this day Miyamoto MusashiBegan writing The book of five ringsA warrior handbookAbout martial arts and every other thing I was listening to it walking into the city last night On my way to watch Tyson Fury beat Deontay WilderI like […]
Dear Alessia 100521
You make life too funIt’s such a happy feeling just hanging out with you and your mamaThat it’s hard to be driven and motivated In many ways for the first time in my lifeThere’s nothing missing to strive forNothing pushing me to seekSomething internal relaxedA feeling that things are complete Watching you push through the […]
Dear Alessia 100421
Are you readyI never would have beenReady I mean No ones ever readyPeople fall into this Everything is on the job training But the young family killerIs the sentence I’m not readyOr we are waiting to be readyThere is no readyThere’s only every moment you have with your childFiguring it outAnd hopefully you have a […]
Dear Alessia 100321
At a certain point you get burnt out on the liesAnd how so many can’t see that they’ve been buried by propaganda You check outYou take a mental health dayWhich turns into a mental health monthAnd the world begins to fade into the rear viewLiberation from the digital cage is easyIt’s a process of alienation […]
Dear Alessia 100221
I hope you find something that absolves youAnd redeems youSomething you love that gives you love backAs you obsess about loving moreA fortress in a world that can be coldA place to go to hide out for yearsAnd discuss politics or love or justiceWith the creatorI hope you become a creatorAnd never let perfectionism rob […]
Dear Alessia 100121
It’s October And we are officially in your first fall of planet earthThe green leaves turn to orange and brownAnd the earth turns into a Potpourri of new colorsThe beauty of changeThe sharp coolness in the airThe invitation to put on your favorite jacketOr flannel shirtClothes start to matter againBoots for flip flopsChuck taylors and […]
Dear Alessia 093021
Looks like your gonna be a red headEveryday a new you emergingSlowly so that we don’t notice so much but we notice in retrospectFor instance A one piece that used to be baggyIs suddenly too smallThe red haired blue eyed cluster feeding expansion machineYou are. We have red hair in both our family linesYour mama […]
Dear Alessia 092921
Trial and errorIs the game of lifeLiving a longtime is certainly an advantage If you don’t lose the thread of pushing forward Of maintaining hope That’s no small taskThe world is a game of capture the flagAnd the flag Is the highest level your soul can rise to Narrow is the pathAnd the obstacles are […]