A place for Huey

To the beautiful woman whose walk resembles the faithful elegance with which the moon chases the sun at dusk You who sees in companionship depth unbound, fearless in love You who gift your prized possessions like the sinning woman her alabaster jar of perfume at Jesus's feet  You will love again. Today, the moon, the brilliant moon, has set again Disappeared You are frustrated, it pains again The faint of heart tell you that love no longer exists "Where did the moon go for it has set?, they question again Love promised a lifetime, they opine again You consider again, why the swooning eyes that used to tend to you no longer watch Betrayal tetters - the spiritual boils of unsurpassed and unrequited understanding, your compromising, your forgiveness You are going to be alone again The thought is tiring and unforgiving Today. In some time, Love past the horizon, you will love again, And again And again. Love will excite you again The thought of intimate em

DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #72: The Future Has An Ancient Heart By Sugar May 5th, 2011 From: http://therumpus.net/2011/05/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-72-the-future-has-an-ancient-heart/   Dearest Sugar, Light of My Thursday Afternoons: I teach a few creative writing courses at the University of Alabama where the majority of my students are seniors graduating in May. Most of them are English and Creative Writing majors/minors who are feeling a great deal of dread and anxiety about their expulsion from academia and their entry into “the real world.” Many of their friends in other disciplines have already lined up post-graduate jobs, and many of my students are tired of the “being an English major prepares you for law school” comments being made by friends and family alike, who are pressuring them towards a career in law despite having little or no interest in it. I have been reading a handful of your columns to my students in an

*Inspiring* *Had to Share*

Hello everyone, The position I was offered back in February has been extended till May. Again, I am fully committing to that and as such, will not be able to keep up with this blog. The good news is that I have a lot of writing to share and new and creative ways I would like to use this platform come May. I hope that all is well with you. So till May, Love and blessings. “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” -- Zora Neal Hu rston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Folks, I have an important task/ teaching job for the next two months which will demand all of my time and mental fortitude. For this reason, I am deactivating/severing all of my social media accounts, including posts on blogger. I am truly grateful that some of what I have written have been of interest to you all. I am excited to say that by virtue of interacting with you all via this platform, I have come to realize that I want to dedicate a greater chunk of my work to writing - whether it is social commentary, poetry, or short fiction. I am truly grateful for the support and encouragement I have received from you all. Honestly, just seeing one pageview is encouraging. I have never felt as powerful as I do now. Looking ahead, here are some of the things I will be doing during my social media hiatus and when I have time away from my job: 1. Read, read, read, read. While I read indiscriminately and broadly on the web, I miss holding a book between my fingers and dedicating more

My mom says the Akan word anigyebrusu ⊃ to me often. I am sure I have misspelled the word but the literal translation of the word I am thinking of is happiness over the top , or an overabundance of happiness. To put the word in context, my mom says it to me when I speak of wanting to see and experience everything the world has to offer. Having been thinking about that word recently, I have been considering the idea of whether one can ever be too happy, or more accurately, search too desperately or fixate too intensely on the pursuit of happiness. I have also been thinking about Kid Cudi's interview in Complex Magazine which I read earlier this week. In it, he talks about coping with depression after a bad breakup, quitting his weed habit, getting back to his craft, being present and at peace, among other things. It is possibly one of the better interviews I have read in a while; the interviewer asks really thoughtful questions to which Cudi gives honest, thought provoking resp