Monthly Archives: December 2010

Light–A 2011 New Year’s Wish

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

the better to see my dears open doors and third eye windows clean closets and soul remove spider webs from heads and hearts unwrap fears and fly (From Allegories of Altars, We Inhale Press, 2008)

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That New Millennium Dime, Dreams, Installment 18

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

the dead visit often/i no longer fear them/some i know at once/even if i never knew them /others introduce themselves/ they bring things/ riddles/secrets/dreams of fire/memories/instructions/prophecy & the keys/they warn/they rail & rant at the bedside/they wander through the house/some … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime, Money, Installment 17

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

/money/ man made/not god given/god gives/man sells/ cant own nothing/didnt bring nothing with him/cant take nothing with him/god gave/god gave nature/nature gives/man sells/cant take nothing with him/not even the money/man made/ u only take what u brought /cant take the … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: i, Installment # 16

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

i am the she/ & shes the builder/ reformed once lost/now seeking found/i say dont scratch too deep/you might be frighten by what you see/i see forever/it makes me cry/i remember to try/i been known to stumble/i seen i fall/i found clarity … Continue reading →

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The Wheel: That New Millennium Dime, Installment 15

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

the circle/perfect expression/one/isness/reality check/one/circle/perfect/round as a state of being/full/circle/wheel/forward/faster circles/bigger/ motion/in motion/expression of overstanding/we stood/walked/talked/& discovered the perfection of the circle/together in the dark/the wheel an expression of overstanding/one tribe/in a circle/wolves outside/inside the circle/food/fire/song/overstanding/overstanding the divinity of oneness/in overstanding we wanted more/bigger circles/bigger … Continue reading →

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The New Millennium Dime: Them People, Installment 14

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

/They dont really care about us/ who /them people/ who /them people that did it/them people that didnt do nothing/them people who made it happen/let it happen/them/those people/not us people/other people/them people/who ruined it/wasted it/broke it/peed on it/them/those folks/not us/them/the … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: The People, pt 3 installment#13

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Part Three the people/we the people/my people asleep @ the wheel/ in the trunk of the car/ wolves driving the car/ /car full of sheep/ asleep/ my people/ sleeping on the bottom/bottom of  the boat/sleeping on the ocean floor/my people … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: The People, Installment # 12 pt 2

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Part Two we the people/ who/us/me & u/ the wolves work for us/read the constitution/not a good read but it sold well/ in our name/we the people/don’t care how u got here/we the people payin the cost/of the wolves/who boss … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: The People, Installment # 12 pt 1

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Part One for the people/ we the people/the people/ tied to the land/ dust to dust/ born in hope/ better tomorrows/ long days/ long nights/better tomorrows/we work/ we pray/ dreaming of better tomorrows/ the people/ unaware of the wheel/ the … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: The Artist, Installment #11

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

the artist/writes/murderous verbalist/ C4 B4 u cud write/the artist/has moved /grown/out of chaos/N2 purpose/this is not mellowing wine/this hard liqour/it aint checkers yungsta/ live then hollar @ me/battlescars & stripes/ i write/murder she wrote/w/ea lethal pen stroke/as tears flow/hate 2 … Continue reading →

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