i love that you’re the last person i see at night
and the first person i see in the morning i love that you’re used to my sporadic snoring i love that you laugh and give me side eye every time i say, “i can’t help that my throat is just gargling air” i love that you don't realize you snore louder and more often than i do i love our ritual morning sex each time feels like the first time and always better than the last i love how you explore my body and the way you make me feel i love cooking you breakfast cheese omelet with tomatoes, mushrooms, kale or spinach and a dash of black pepper and salt pancakes and some fruit i love when you make me coffee you know just how to make it half coffee, half french vanilla cappuccino i call it “coffee-cino” i love that you know what i like listening to Marvin Gaye, reading autobiographies, Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream, spa mani-pedi’s deep conversations, religiously spiritual meditations the meaning of life, universe talk why are we here, dreams and aspirations we talk about everything from politics to sports to music to culture to race relations in america to God to relationships to love to our wants and needs to our future to what’s for dinner to everything i love that you support my career every day, you want to hear how my day went you’re so encouraging and i want to hear how your day went, too your highs and your lows i love that i'm the first person you want to share your good news with i love that you're family oriented and everyone comes to you for sound advice i love that you're boardroom intelligent and street smart i love that you understand and can detect my moods you know just what to say when i’m feeling happy, sad, frustrated or bitchy you recognize the full spectrum of my lioness emotions i love that you have an even keel personality and you know how to balance my energies when I'm having difficulty i love that you know when not to talk to me during shondaland thursdays unless it’s a commercial break you know i don’t want to miss a single detail i love that you give me foot rubs when i’ve worn heels all day i love when you give me backrubs or full body massages that fully relaxes me and almost puts me to sleep and i don’t have to ask i love that you push me to challenge myself when we exercise together even when i talk shit i love watching scary movies with you and the way you hold me and rub my arms when i jump in fright or how you kiss me on my forehead or shoulder and play in my hair during romantic flicks i love your sense of humor hilarious, sarcastic, corny at times i love when we're being silly with each other and how we both can take each other's jokes without offense i love that we can share comfortable moments of silence sometimes we don’t need to speak but we fully feel each other’s vibes especially when we lock eyes and our facial expressions say it all i love our make-up sex after we argue intense, passionate, intoxicating, fulfilling what were we fighting about? i love lying on your chest and hearing your heart beat your strong arms wrapping me in your warm embrace and i can smell the scent of your magnetizing cologne i love your commanding presence when you enter a room i love the undeniable swagger in your walk i love your sunny smile your piercing, bedroom eyes your chiseled back and abs i love how you can wear the hell out of a suit and still look sexy in a fitted cap and sneakers i love how you express yourself i love your brutal honesty and sincere loyalty i love your commitment to us i love how you strive to make me happy i love how you care for me i love how you love me I love how you love God i love you…
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i fell in love
right there, while we stood in the bathroom together brushing our teeth i saw a lifetime of mornings each day better than the day before i felt real, true love he spat, i spat we brushed i fell in love it was clear to me as clear as anything has ever been i talked to God about him my spirit knew my soul felt the destined connection God said, "it's him" my heart is pounding my mind is racing as i try not to swallow a mouth full of fluoride my eyes smiled at him while i watched him brush his teeth, tongue and gums he looked back at me with the same exact vibe i spat, he spat we brushed i thought should i tell him right now? over this white sink full of our saliva mixed with Crest Pro-Health Advanced toothpaste that i’ve fallen in love with you that you’re the one for me that I want to be with you for a lifetime and the next… he spat, i spat he handed me the mint waxed dental floss, and I snapped off a length i handed the floss back to him, and he did the same and we flossed we Reach have we reached? i thought should i tell him first? should i wait? i really wanted him to tell me first does it really matter? yes. no. maybe… yes. what was i going to do? when is it the right time? we finished flossing and gargled with Listerine Total Care mouthwash i spat, he spat he rinsed the sink then he gazed at me for a few seconds leaned in to kiss me and said with a slightly nervous yet assured breath i’m in love with you… every life is a masterpiece
we spend our entire journey mastering pieces of our own unique existence attempting to figure out our puzzle's path connecting distant sections of ourselves one by one trying to make our lives look like the perfect picture on the box we came in we lose patience to see that vision the complete image we know is possible instead of fully comprehending each piece as it is laid how one connects with the whole some portions are easier to link than others and there's always that one piece that you think is missing but it's there, you just have to look harder to find it you are complete you are whole you are enough historically, no
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Handwritten short review by legendary poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni for "Just My Thoughts: Mind, Body & Soul"
"It's not a #1 record but Just My Thoughts: Mind, Body & Soul catches the times of the heart and minds. Thank you so very much for sharing with me."
Poetically, Nikki Giovanni (excerpt) (side note: It's dated one day after my 22nd birthday! I cried and died when I saw that part!!) #Won'tHeDoIt! Yasss!!! Dear J.D. -
I'm delighted to grant permission. Good luck! Keep on keeping on. Poetically, Nikki Giovanni (her response to allow me to use her review for promotion) (side note: This is dated two days after her 67th birthday!) This is Nikki Giovanni's review for my still unreleased book of poetry, "R.I.S.E."
THIS is why I'm NOT stopping! Celebrated ICON, poet, memoirist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou acknowledged receiving my book with this kind card!
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