Artist Statement

Divine Poesy

Show me Mercy

It’s just my story

I share my

philosophies

To get you

Off your knees

I want you to see

You can do it too

On your own feet

Well not just your own feet

Remember the Story

Of the footprints

on the beach

You see

They try to

Sell you

A dream

That comes with a salary

On the condition that you sacrifice

the first 22 years of your life

Pursuing the piece of paper

we all call a degree

But they don’t mention

The debt, dependence, and depression

That comes with

Your pension.

But okay

You make your money

And it is your means

To feed your Family

noble

But for the ones who actually need

There’s none

left over.

We already know how that works

We all know its backwards

The people with the least get less

While those with the most get more

Don’t get distracted with meaningless and abstract wars

Issues  identified

Foundations funded

Progress Proclaimed

And yet politics continue to get in the way

Of all efforts for Change

Our country is like a brand new MacBook running on Windows 97 Software.

A problem that even Bills and Jobs couldn’t repair.

So where’s our hope?

You See

It’s beyond a matter of policies

YOU seek comfort

Avoid risks

And look for guarantees

But each comes with their own fee

Which YOU won’t see

Until YOU’RE 93

And as YOU struggle to breathe

Justice will ask YOU

“What did YOU

Do for me?”

And in that moment

Nothing will compare

To the pain, regret, and despair

That YOU will face

Because YOU never took YOUR

LEAP OF FAITH