POEM: 4 HAIKU—MY PHILOSOPHY

photo by Alex Lear

 

haiku #58

 

black people believe

in god, & i believe in

black people, amen

 

 

 

 

 

 

haiku #93

 

may the life i lead

help others live, may my work

help beauty be born

 

 

 

 

 

 

haiku #96

 

our bodies teach us

take nourishment from the good

& shit out the rest

 

 

 

 

 

 

haiku #100

 

what we know limits

us, wisdom loves everything

not yet understood

 

 

 

—kalamu ya salaam