LOW BATTERY

my heart

beats

but i have nothing 

really sweet 

to keep me here 

yeah 

and the reason 

is still 

unclear

so i cry 

yeah 

mostly at night 

yeah 

because 

i have no

 romantic love 

and

 that does seem right

to my eyesight 

yeah Father  

 where's  my 

shooting 

starlight?

BETTER YET?

my life

is 

Christ's 

but 

i still long 

for all 

of the 

sugar

 and spices

of 

love

yeah 

where are my doves?

or better yet 

what's wrong with me?

my eyes are wet 

so i can't see

yeah

why can't i?

 be happy 

in my lonely 

season 

yeah

Father

give me a reason 

to stay 

this way 

yeah 

somewhere 

in the blue 

and the gray 

A REAL GOOD KISS

MAN

all i wanna do 

is 

kiss you 

and for you 

to wanna 

kiss me back 

yeah 

that is the true 

 yeah 

that's a fact 

but 

you are only

 in my dreams   

and that 

make me wanna 

SCREAM

because 

i would 

really love 

the real thing  

A VERY PRIVATE PROFILE pt 2

 Man

y'all don't understand 

why 

i am 

really on this land 

yeah, 

it's to hold 

your hand 

and 

to keep 

your deep 

secret 

my Brutha 

yeah/

 that's why 

you & I

have the same 

last name 

and 

mother 

DUH 

A VERY PRIVATE PROFILE pt 1

 MAN

i can 

keep a 

secret\ 

or 

two 

yeah 

just look 

how much 

i hide 

all the 

blueness 

i really feel 

inside 

yeah 

and still 

i ride 

with pride 

and a smile 

yeah 

like a child 

my thoughts 

are wild 

and 

mild 

but 

my overall 

style 

is 

a secret keeper 

profile 

6,839 STEPS

MAN

i jus wanna take a walk

without a walker 

before i  pass

yeah God 

is this too much 

ask 

the sand 

in my hourglass 

or 

the muscles 

in my legal 

that now 

move like pegs 

or  

lead 

in a pencil 

yeah

but Lord

i know 

that I'm so 

not accidental 

but my mental

feels like 

it got swindled 

sometimes 

but Father

your daughter 

is not 

tryin' to 

whine

no, 

i jus' so 

wanna walk 

or 

fly like 

a hawk 

on water 

or concrete 

yeah Yeshus 

 that would

be so 

sweet

yeah

before

i go 

6 feet

60 to 100 BEATS PER MINUTE

DAMN\

my heart doesn't know any better 

yeah even, 

in this crazy weather 

it still 

wants to feel

someone falling 

in love 

with it 

for real 

yeah 

forget 

the second-guessing 

or

the potential 

stressing

from the romantic 

blessing 

or 

life lesson 

but

this girl 

right here

yeah

regardless 

of 

her past 

tears 

and 

fears

over 

the years

is 

still 

real 

clear 

that 

she 

wants 

to 

be

loved

by somebody

  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA JUNE

we're black 
yeah

 that's the truth 
 that's fact 
yeah 
no turning back 
ooowee 

we're free 

to move 
and groove 
on our own 
yeah 
to sing 
a freedom song 
and to right 
an earth-shattering
wrong 
yeah 
we do belong 
here
now 
yeah 
we too
are

 June's child   

MAKE ROOM FOR JUNE

EVERYBODY 

get out your balloons 

and change your tune 

because 

we 

are 

free 

yeah 

no chains 

on our frames  

no trees

with ropes

or

 boats 

on seas 

yeah 

give us hope 

please 

while 

we run 

and have fun 

yeah 

let's do something 

our ancestors 

never done 

 in June 

WISHFUL DREAMING

MAN

i wish 

i was 

a legal 

wife \

and 

a biological

 mother

yeah 

i wish had 

the sugar and spice 

yeah 

that sure would be 

nice to see 

in front me 

yeah 

i have a heart 

but 

no key 

to start 

or 

to spark 

something 

in me 

ooowee

I'm so lonely 

but 

no one

 seems 

to care about

 my dreams

of 

being

 a queen 

and having 

a bambino    

HERMAN'S HOLIDAY CARD

 hey daddy 
i still need 
you 
hey daddy 
i still grieve 
you 
yeah 
after two 
years 
i still cry 
real tears 
on the inside 
and out 
yeah 
dad 
what's that all about?
yeah
i wanna scream 
i wanna shoot
yeah 
because  
i love 
you 
but 
you didn't 
get to see
me
live my dreams 
in full view

but 
here's a new
 note 
that i wrote 
yeah daddy 
and i hope 
that it makes 
you 
get 
all 
choked 
up  
in Heaven  

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

MAN

before  i leave this earth 

yeah 

before my birth 

loses 

it 's worth 

i would love to

meet and greet 

you 

face to face 

yeah 

be in your 

presence 

yeah 

be in your

grace 

yeah 

to taste 

your thoughts 

or 

to get caught

up

in 

only God'

knows 

what 

would 

be 

a blessing 

not luck

 

IN THE WRONG FLESH TONE

MAN
my flesh
is 
so frustrated 
yeah 
even though
it is '
so unrated 
yeah 
i hate 
because 
even though 
yearn 
for my turn 
at love 
TRUST
i have often 
times 
settled  
for lust 
yeah
the place 
where 
the sun
 doesn't  
shine 
 yeah
sometimes 
i feel 
for real
that 
my spirit 
has  totally 
left 
my breath
behind 

WHAT A SCRIFICE FOR LIFE

 so i woke up

 this morning

feeling good 

yeah thinking 

about the cross

yeah thinking 

about the wood 

and who stood 

on it 

just for me 

to be

 here 

yeah 

the message  

is 

real clear 

yeah 

blood sweat 

and tears 

MAN

WHAT A SACRIFICE

FOR LIFE  

 

WHAT WE DON'T WANT?

 MAN

we always 

want 

what we can't 

yeah 

wanna 

cry 

but 

\instead 

we laugh 

at the overcast 

of life

yeah 

so help us 

christ 

find a slice 

of paradise 

or 

something nice 

than this 

dicey 

situation 

on this nation 

a.k.a. 

our creation 

YOURS TRULY (6/8/23)

MAN 

i truly 

believe 

that i 

was 

conceived 

to wear 

God's heart

on my sleeve 

so yeah 

i try to

really love

who's 

in front of 

 me

honestly 

yeah then 

like a tree 

i long to see 

the kingdom 

grow 

from head

to toe 

but 

from the floor 

or 

the core 

of 

Earth 

yeah

i truly 

believe 

this is 

the reason  

for my season 

or 

my birth 

and 

my thirst 

for more 

THE TRUTH ABOUT MICAH

 the truth about Micah
is
she was sent by Christ 
she saved my life 
yeah 
she was with sugar 
and a little bit of spice 
yeah 
and so 
her bain is 
smart 
and her heart is
nice  
yeah \
she is 
twice 
the dice 
if 

you were 

to roll

or 

bet 

on her soul 

which is 

beautiful 

yeah 

she is 

my self-control

yeah

she is 

the reason 

i stay whole 

in my mold \

yeah

she is 

my inspiration

 for almost 

 all of

 my creativity 

my honestly