Dear Alessia 092821
Where do I beginA half century later here I am And you and your mama are the light of my worldIt’s a blessing unparalleled in the darkest of timesBut we are moving towards the light all the timeAnd finding our way thereThrough love And what is love but the willingness to sacrifice?Having a child puts […]
Dear Alessia 092721
Grace is the teacher at the front of the classWhispering instructions Which get louder when you tune inThrough the radio dials of prayerFaith is a set of train tracks built on actionIt motivates you in the morning To let cold water hit you in the showerAnd take giant gulps of airJumping into the fight against […]
Dear Alessia 092621
From Tribeca to Cleveland thru Soho to Brighton BeachThe F train to the QAnd a Coney Island Of The Mind I started a fastAnd so decided to walk to my afternoon meetingThe sun beaming downThrough the avenues I had walked down countless timesTo others where I had never been beforeThat’s New York City for youI […]
Dear Alessia 092521
The strangeness of the times is a real abstraction to me latelyI’m much more liberated from social media than I used to beAnd the reality of the world blooms into sharper focusMy life even reflects the life I had before social mediaYour mama and me watch movies and tend to youI go on runs and […]
Dear Alessia 092421
For those who have let the times numb themFor those who have succumbed to their lesser selvesWith the world beating down their doors with the hammers of insanity For those who are lost in repetitive habits Which do nothing but further distance yourself from the center of who you actually are. I pray that you […]
Dear Alessia 092321
It’s been a minuteBut life has kept happeningIt never stopsYour growth is a daily reminder of thatYou can drift to autopilot but not for long The big blue windows of your eyes reaching for new depthsWe played with you all morning You smile between grunts and groans which say it’s feeding timeIt practically always isAnd […]
Dear Alessia 090721
We took you to the beach yesterdayYour first time seeing the oceanThe ocean is like freedomLike the womb of GodA place to surrenderTo be baptized To be born againWe struggle through these times to find these pockets of normalcy To bath in the sun and heal in its light Finding a way so that fear […]
Dear Alessia 090521
The power of the lord is here to help us overcome Listened to a Derrick Prince sermon upon awakeningThe algorithm guides you like a digital therapist at timesEven as I’m being called to put down the digital tit to a degreeTo separate myself a bit more from the bad news of the worldTo bring myself […]
Dear Alessia 090421
Some days are built on Led Zeppelin’s Tangerine criesAnd yogurt hangovers What have we got to lose?The world is a topsy turvy turnoverAnd depression is around every corner You could argue delusion is necessary to prevent itGet yourself a mood elevator or twoAnd preferably one that isn’t addictive A mustard seed of faith is neededA […]
Dear Alessia 090321
It’s Friday and I feel like I’m really ready to start the week nowKinda like being ready for bed at 5 amSome weeks go like that and it’s better late than never I got a text from an old friend todayOne of my best friends actuallySomeone I went on many tours with All over europe […]