Considerations of home
I know I’ve just started
traveling the globe
but the thought of getting
old alone
doesn’t appeal to me, so

I know the family needs me
The eyes of proud Black man
who never showed weakness
asking his son to “come home”
leaves the son speechless

Things were altered
two September’s ago
Never mind that October
Clementine told me never
come over anymore

I find myself at a cross roads
wondering why in the hell
would I ever want to go home

To a place where Foxes
hound with Fake News
My pigment black licorice
to those who hate hues
similar to mine or darker

The image of a daughter
with Clementine
had me in the Halls of Arden
waiting in line
to view rings of engagement

Never mind the racists
who claimed religion
was the drug that saved them
But due to them
I settled for a bracelet instead

Indigo Elephants
traveled up her arms
I wish I could hate her
but I still wish her no harm
because I love her still...

If I can go home
I know I can be strong
not just for the family
but for you, Yoshi,
word is bond

“Honorable” judges
arrive an hour late
Making me sick
acting like they really care
and can relate

Y’all Dollar Store steak
acting like you full and vital
but in reality imitation
that’s why y’all reviled

Shoutouts to AMG
It’s your brother remember me
Trust, I need you
more than you need me

I’m sorry I wasn’t there
for you and Yoshi
too busy “doin’ me”
like Clementine told me

But, Lord willing,
I’ll be there for you and the family
Clementine, I hope your friends tell you
how the tragedies in my life
made me the man you wish I was

Though, truth is,
I wasn’t the type
you thought was up in the club
But it’s all love
I needed to understand you better
I read the “Milk & Honey”
can’t you please visit in your sweater

I’m better off
with the kids in Sac.
asking me to kick
poetic raps
that might not even
put me on the map
with Camps of Mahogany

Like Baldwin
home is calling me
and what happens after that
only the Lord knows, philosophy

But I know people
overreacting to Kaepernick
are really not prepared
for the Lord’s final judgement

I stay blessed
I’m not getting political
Like I said before
this is strictly the biblical

Or any of the major scriptures
that you say you co-sign
My religion encompasses
all the sacred text you find

Where all the mistakes are mine
Toxic masculinity
blinded my sight
to divinity
I wonder if you
really getting me

To Chicago’s Very Own
And my family in Shanghai
I got much love
so in the end
this isn’t goodbye

But I’m going home
Family, I’m coming home
It was y’all all along
And I’m sorry it took so long
To find myself...again