Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Ancient DNA


Upon the rolling dust, lingering in my nostrils

You found me crowned with infancy joy

Painted up to the head,

With a tale that tailored my tomorrow in bliss

Denied being a roll of chance,

That Gambled life to be what it is.


As upon the rolling dust, blistered upon my hands

You found me chiseled to be a provider

Natured by those of the old,

That upon the sweat of my head

My stomach will find a rescue

No! Not on soft hands but on happy blisters.


For upon the rolling dust, served sweetness upon my tongue

You found me scarred by a taste of royalty

Birthed from dust the gave way to the lush-ful green

Inherited from the ancient crown

Where smoke spoiled the sky

To fill a child to life.


Upon the rolling dust, embedded on the mind

You found me endorsed in royalty bliss

Where the dust upon my feet spoke loudly

Creating a rhythm unforgettable to life

As it was the rods held me from infancy

Learning to walk on kingship roles.


Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Whispered Prayer on Shouted Truth



Please!


Please let me resize my mind

Before you rerun your thoughts to my midnight

For you sold me before my birth

Yet you knew me not

But crowned me, a pupa.


So, please!

Let me resize my mind

Before you endorse me to be royal

For in your eyes my crown was dust

And my blood was the anthem you love to oppress

Yet from the cradle of creation, I reign

While you belittled the dust that birth all.


So, please let me resize my mind

Before you… place me to fit your size

For you call me small to everything

Choking my words

So, they are never loud enough

For me to be heard

Yet my home is the dust you despise

A third world continent is what you deemed us



But please let me resize my mind

Before you forget who started with the figures

You are boastful about

As from the same cradle of creation

They were drawn to life.


So please let me resize my mind

Before you throw me down to eat the dust

As I reign from the land of kings and queens

Full of rhythm of soul that jumps alive

Danced to by all nation

Yet looked down upon.


So please let me resize my mind

Before you crown me, a pupa!

For you took a snap of my home upside down

Tell me to embrace my smallness

Yet I was larger than the rest

While you sketched me little

To tell a narrative that belittled my home

Rolling some dice to break me away from my royalty.