Love in the Wind

A love as fleeting as the wind. You can have it, But never hold it. We’ll all try to, But never control it. We will all want it, But it’s futile. We will never own it. We will give everything we have to give—our time, our love, for some family and blood, But it will…

A Thousand Moments Like Those

We may never have a moment where we just chill. no need to say anything. we sit and not speak, where we'll sit and just think. with no words needed. they will remain unspoken. and thought is our token. I'd like it better if we, just, relax, because we don't have to try. I'll know what you…

Afterthoughts

You told me once that you ‘know me better than I think.’ And part of me wanted to ask ‘what's that supposed to mean?’ But the other side of me won. Because if there was anybody at all, then you were the one, who could tell me all about my wants and needs that you…

My Namesake (cont’d)

“Whuddabout the othuh name?” I asked. “Whea you git Oshea from?” “I got it from this music artist I used tuh like,” my dad answered, again with little explanation. I thought through the old-school artists I knew my dad listened to, but the name Oshea did not jog my memory of late-80’s/early-90’s hip hop and…

My Namesake

I told my friend I liked him once but I guess he didn’t return the feelings, and he turned me down. I was hopelessly rejected. I was distraught. I was alone. I was single. He didn’t want me. But to be honest, I was none of those things besides single. I had little to no…

A Year from Yesterday

A year ago today, I didn't think things would be this way. I didn't expect for you to be there, Where I could meet up with you. Or for me to be here, Where I would need you. I didn't expect for things to change so much. I've loved so deeply And yet, I've lost so much.…