Spirits of free

Flowing from me

Of rhythms and words

I’ve already heard

Soulful stitches

Of new flags waving

Taking me back to better days

Nikki is pulling at my social consciousness

Langston has proclaimed my place among others like me

And Maya…..oh Maya has made it ok to be…

A spirit flowing free

Gordon’s pictures,

The Dukes passion,

Ella’s melodies,

are defining me.

In a way that only Dunbar could articulate

Sing Billie!

About the blues I’ve lived

Or the loves I’ve had

And lost

Borrowed words from Essex

And scats from Sarah

Soulfully stitching together some sense of life

With the life clarity of Martin

I’m waving my new profoundness

I’m building a quiet riot in my head

And in my heart

A new renaissance

That empowers my spirit

Of all of your rhythms

And all of your words

That I’ve heard

Cause they take me back to better days

And move me forward

To new freedoms

And spirits of free