Some men will take you to the movies. Some will take you to the mountaintop.

The sun might be God. God might not watch us at night.

I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.

There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated.

What you don't think about when you're planning for children is when you're going to teach them how not to be killed

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.

Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down.

Undeniable chemistry and horrific timing. They love each other.

In her attempt to make me a good man, I made her a bad woman.

The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became.

I'm silent when there is a war inside me. There's a need to keep the people outside intact.

If someone criticizes you, give them a compliment.

I knew I couldn’t let her go, not again, especially then that I knew she would not ever come back if she did.

Peace becomes a fantasy when egos are promoted and facts distorted.

I quite like dark humor.

I drive a hybrid, moving into an electric car. I only drink tap water, never consume food that's travelled.

America has become politically and culturally agnostic, and the Christian faith in the minds of many has come to represent intolerance.

Democracy is all about not electing the wrong man-eating lizard.

‎"If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture--that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves." E.Abbey

I think it's a fantastic thing to be alive.

In truth it may be laid down as an almost universal rule that good poets are bad critics.