I am a poet in my own right, but I haven’t always believed this or felt this way. I would like to say that I just stumbled onto my floe-tic ability but that would not be the truth. I truly believe that I walked into something of Divine creation. I was stuck in yet another one of my ruff seasons. I was living in the results of a lot of decisions that I made. I was frustrated. I was angry, and I was tired. I felt like I was just going through the motions; doing a bounce of nothing; wishing, hoping and praying that somehow it would equal up to something. At that present time, I had developed a friendship with what I call, a mufti talented, uniquely gifted woman. On a lot of days, despite our very present situations, we would sit on the couch and just have a long heart to heart sessions. We talked about our past and how we wished we had done things differently. During these sessions, I discovered the true nature of my friend’s ability as she revealed the details of her life. I began to feel an even greater connection between us once I walked through her life; through her words. My friend is a poet with an amazing ability to put a picture into words. That’s where it all started for me. She mentioned to me, that I had that same ability; that I was a poet too. She encouraged me to give it a try. At first, I played around with this poetry thing. Then one day, I got up and just felt the urge to write and that’s what I did. I started painting pictures with words. It was like magic. I started rhyming in my head, while I was walking and even while I was talking. I had full-length life illustrations developing in my mind. I started sleeping with a pen and paper on my nightstand to catch the concepts that jumped into my head. I never really know exactly what I’m going to write about. It just pops up in my head and takes over and before you know it, I ‘m writing yet another one. That’s why I said, this is not an accident or a coincidence. It is truly GOD who gets this credit. I am not capable of this flow. GOD presents it to me and I put it on paper, but I must say that I am truly grateful. This is truly the most fulfilling, refreshingly vibrant quest that I’ve ever encountered. Not only am I writing, but I’m also exploring. I’m taking another look at what’s real and true for me. A lot of my poetry was developed through what I choose to call, “RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT”. I had to take a step back, rewind, open the door, and come front & center with my truth. “TO THYSELF BE TRUE” and it is time to do exactly that. If it wasn’t necessary, it wouldn’t present itself.

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