Crumbs . . .

Education is the undergirding of justice.  If there is no education, there will be no justice.

I didn’t miss your birthday.  I’m early for next year.

Aging is the blessing that comes in disguise.

Concentrate on walking the path.  Look ahead. Plan steps. Exercise patience.  Take your time. Go all the way.

If you’re still enough and quiet enough, if you’re paying attention and open to where your mind and body take you, art is there.

It’s a waste of time to be unforgiving.

That you are still worthy of love, of time, and touch is what you must believe. That you are holding your own weight with strength and grace, is what you must believe.

I have come to take back my name

I have come to take back my soul

I have come to take back all that I know is within me

I have come to take back

I have come to take back

Reclaim who I have always been

Too many families awakened today without their sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, husbands and wives because they were violently and senselessly killed by police while being black; while being women; while taking out their wallets; while walking in a stairwell; while standing in their homes; while in a subway station; while holding a toy gun; while being homeless; while sleeping; and while being a child. 

The grass may not be greener. But it is the other side.