Poems

My Blood ~

My blood is my home
My blood is my fam
My blood is Jewish tolerance and pursuit of happiness
My blood is Catholic toil and boogeying...
It's Grandfather gettin down like Frankenstein
Gets better as you sip it, so much like fine wine
Children who love, parents who care
Tyson looking me down with a stare
The Gunners the Raiders the Wiz and the Hoos
The kids always win, the parents always lose.

-- They are my fam too
They flow my blood through
John Wall
Latkes
Basketball
Soccer.
Selling out
For the squad
No doubt
We'll applaud.

For people who do them
And make sure that the truth is heard
No matter what
Who aren't afraid to go away from
What they know
To be more complete
Learners and listeners
Eager to change the world
My doorstep is your own

My blood flows through peace
And love
And joy
My home is everywhere and anywhere.
For any people who light up the world.
For anybody.  For anybody.
Mi casa es tu casa
I want to hear you
I love you.


Ice in the Books ~

The bouncing basketball buckets sating that fire for...
Sliding superficial soccer slingshots soaring through the sky for...
Making the last shot, gliding on high for...
Winning the medal, jump in the sky for...
It's icy but cold for...
What? It's the joy of getting yelled at to win a...
Game?
Flying on by going for the...
Fame?
Selling out, books and hook (shots), it feels the...
Same?
Look.
I run the court like John Wall
Make 'em fall
Runnin' past 'em so fast they can't think
"Hey coach, please give me a drink?"
Defenders, they stop, drop, and roll
We're not in a fire, y'all are so droll.
Look.
Ice in those veins that leave dreams deferred
The meaning of life, it ends up...
Blurred.
It can bring kids up, and take them down.
But freeze that moment, unless you're LeBron...
'Cause not many are gonna reach stardom
Truly, the ice is in the books.
Look.
School is what will make the world...
Shook.


Phoebe ~

Phoebe
Named after goddess of the moon
The same moon that looked upon you at birth
It glowed, an orb in full
And every night when I look up
I see you
A glowing orb
Of light.
In the darkness
A truth
Of boundless joy

Phoebe
I remember
When you were Yoda
Your crinkled, adorable face
Knowing in a way unknown

Phoebe
You're my zippy prophet
You run
And run
And run
Spreading warmth to everyone

Phoebe
Your smile
Lights up a city
I swear it does

Phoebe
What a beautiful name
Your eyes make the skies sparkle
And the heavens, you put them to shame

Phoebe
When I am down
You are up
Always
Eternally
My moon.
Of light.

Phoebe.
I love you.