12:45 AM GRATITUDE

01) MO IS HERE!!!!!! 'Nuf said.

02) That YOU ARE PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME. Love ya!

03) My lime green Ipod shuffle.

04) She got the yard done so I wouldn't have to do it..... You've seen that back 40! And it's been raining, too.

05) The Red Party and my shade tree....

06) Did I say Mo was here?

07) One hot night of Poetry. For the first time in a long time I'm looking forward to it!

08) Renewing and rejuvenating.

09) ONE WEEK OF FCKING GOOD POETRY!

10) That I might actually get to meet Nikki Indigo. Girl I got a drink or two for you!

11) I'm almost through with my volunteer task. I called everyone my damn self.

12) G.O.D

13) and all that I receive from that direction.

p.s. my girls' determination and friendship. yes, we've been busy, but we get chicken today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STINK!!!

Happy birthday to my BABY SISTER....

Stars when you shine, you know how I feel....

01) My heart pounded a poem, that my lips are afraid to part for or with.. My breath has been taken away.
02) That I can always talk to you, thank G.O.D. you NEVER SLEEP!
03) My sister friends, you speak to me even when we don't share words.
04) My mom's birthday...
05) That I am a student of life, and don't allow past experiences to grade who I am TODAY.
06) Blind trust.
07) New beginnings.
08) My sister...
09) A sense of accomplishment with this Volunteer Coordinator thing.
10) I found my muse!
11) A birthday that never ends, with friends, liquor, and a lot of ass whipping! Yup 'chelle and i tagged some asses in bones and cards!
12) Staying in my lane.
13) G.O.D.

Let the Youth Speak.. and they did

brent, k.o.r.i.m., ruby and shay

young warriors....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, M. E. T.

Inheritance....
I have the shape of my mother’s eyes, height, sharp tongue
and her insatiable thirst for love
She would swear I wore his swagger,
Like a tight sweater..
That I had his tendency to be a voiceless braggart
that simple air of arrogance
Hidden behind feigned innocence…
He, both Dads look at me
And see
The only woman that loved them freely,
They would never see me…
She would say, I had the
Need to cling and love as hard as he
In relationships I hang on too long and much too tightly,
In life, I need to act slowly and not re-act so quickly
He, both Dads look at me
And see
The only woman they wanted to love them unconditionally…
But none of that matters and I’ll tell you why......


Mom..
there were never any handmade cards with scrawled writing wishing you a happy birthday. Never an opportunity for breakfast with burnt toast and runny eggs. We didn't have a lot of years together, as Great Grand said, "God loved and needed you more." I'm not sure, once I learned the true meaning of forgiveness; that I've actually forgiven anyone, including God, in my lifetime. The Creator knows I've tried. Such a brutal lesson in blind trust. No child should have to learn these lessons at such a young age... I was only five. I have made life choices based upon a five year old's pain... And some how, at times, it's managed to work. Great Grand's story telling worked out. I was a good student at her feet. I am now a published poet. A book with a bar code. My bio, is simply a reflection of my village. Three generations of strong women. In there, Our name, TAYLOR, because Taylors make their way despite and in spite. My name, the first gift you gave to me, and as time would have it, the only one that I have held onto. On another July 19, I pray that the village celebrated with you. Happy Birthday, Mom.
your eldest....

week of completion and thanks

01) See above.... my girls... and I am absolutely blessed! Yes there are a few missing.. but these are the photos I have...

02) A celebration that is lasting a month; and that she is allowing me to be there every step of the way! If I put a pic up there she would KILL ME!

03) Not giving in to bullsh...... and believe me it can be thick.

04) Lunch with a Magnolia... it was wonderful.

05) Funky Mike.. nuff said.

06) Poetry is still alive in me.

07) OUR SHOW!!!!!

08) The creator, for all that you place in my life to sustain me.... I realize I am truly in your favor.

From This Life To The Next

Happy Birthday, ELM...

Happy Birthday Korim!!!!

there's this man I know,
and he makes me want to be a better woman;
makes me want to be the queen he needs
so that we came claim our earthly and heavenly kingdoms;
makes me want to live up to the idea of being the half, of his whole;
his rib, my soul;
his smile, my voice;
his ideas, my mission;
his love, my passion;
because i am...
incomplete.
simply a fragment of the woman I am to be,
without him.
his breaths, the morning sun that sustain me.
and every time i look into his eyes,
i am reminded.
see, there's this man i know,
and he makes me..
well, he just makes me want to be!

happy birthday to my finally legal (in some states!), baby boy husband...

thanks all the time

01) watching a beautiful young couple begin their lives together..
02) being asked to be a part of that beginning
03) despite my discomfort making decisions that are in my best interest.
04) late night im conversations... keep your head up
05) finding love in those beautiful brown eyes...
06) spending time with a sister friend who makes me truly feel alive...
07) poetry tag at a wedding reception.. Neo is still very much alive
08) beautiful gifts from another sister friend who I value deeply
09) two months of exercising...
10) cold turkey by anthony david....
11) i got a poem in me!
12) realizing the value in our differences and being okay... really
13) 30 dollars! ha..



thanks Nikki..

Weddings and Friends

This past weekend, I had an opportunity to attend a wedding. I generally don't go to weddings, opting to purchase a gift and send well wishes. Often, not making a judgment, I've peeped their relationship and observed what they "claim to have versus that which can be TRULY seen." Now I'm not saying that they don't love each other, but I am saying that marriage is not always a logical step. And most people look at it as just another step.
NOT in the case of these two..... to say they love one another is an insulting understatement. They embody the essence of what it truly means to love someone unconditionally. In addition, to say they are the air the other breathes, is not only accurate, but a thing of beauty to witness. You may never hear me say this, but I will write it... I regret little in my life, however... she makes me regret that I never truly thought of having a child. Especially a daughter. On Saturday, I felt like the crazy auntie she calls me.... And I was tearfully happy for her and all the possibilities their future brings... It is wide open. And I truly thank them for allowing me to be a small part of the beginning of the rest of their lives. But even more for the friendship which allow me to not only witness, but to be a part of it all.... And to not only pray for, but strive to have and keep that type of love in my life....