For 10 long years, I’ve been in a fight,You look at me, yet miss my plight.I battle each day with a warrior’s might,Rising each morning to greet the light. With cancer, my life I’ve rearranged,No acceptance of it at close […]

In 2015, I found myself trapped in a strange situation. My energy was drained, and I was at a loss for what to do. My knees were now capped, and I was in a state of helplessness.Stage 4 lung cancer […]

When I start my grindMy spirit, my mindRefused to declineFor my mind is inclined To sure up, streamlineMy life, bear in mindI leave no one behindTrue peace I assign With colors I’m blindNo faith in mankindBut my life in kindSometimes […]

One day, they say,The world will change, the pain will fade,All dreams will find their way,And the storms inside will settle downBut One Day is just a distant star,A hope forever hanging far,A whisper that drifts upon the wind.A promise […]

Beatifically, I gaze upon the pale horse,Its approach, so swift, so silent,Carrying platitudes that hang in the air, empty and profound.Peripatetic thoughts drift in this weary mind,Melancholy on my mind, a companion familiar and strange. In the scope of this […]

I’m standing not in the middleBut nearer to finding out why I’m here!I feel the universe pulling me closer,To the answers that whisper near. It’s not fear that grips my heart,But a quiet, stirring anticipation,Of all the mysteries yet to […]

I have some sad news… recently, a beloved family member passed away! Although he was my younger first cousin by 11 years, we were raised together as brothers! We attended the same high school and I even worked for him […]

The twists and turnsof life are fateNo matter your plans,you’ll have your date. As children grow,they’ll fit the mold,Never knowing thatfreedom is gold. So they grow upand they will thinkThe dirt they dowould never stink. But life has waysto humble […]

I lost my dear cousin this week. His name is Lorne Cordell Dupree! We grew up as brothers! I wrote these next 2 poems to honor him! Peace and Blessings! Brothers in Spirit! We grew together,as brothers be,From elementary schoolto […]

This summer has been an extraordinary one for me! Honestly, when you’re in your tenth year of battling cancer, every single day feels like a gift. I’m taking part in the American Cancer Society’s Ride 300 Miles challenge this August […]

i get up early every morning to witness the sunrises. each one is different, full of new surprises. the world is still sleeping under a blanket of dark, yet the sky starts to whisper with the song of a lark. […]

yesterday marked nine years since my diagnosis of stage four lung cancer. nine years of fighting a battle the doctors said i couldn’t win. but i fight. every day, i wake up and fight. this has been my life for […]

in the quiet of my soul, a war unfolds, mind and body, two stories told. my mind whispers with a fervent plea, but my body hums a melody. “ignore the mind,” my body cries, “feel the truth beneath the skies. […]

in the garden of perpetuity,   where time unfolds perpetually,   there lies a hidden stream of perspicacity,   clear and bright in its perspicuity. endless are the days in this vast expanse,   where moments cascade, seamless, unending.   wisdom flows like water, crystalline,   […]