Least Concern

I am the kind
who desires
her heart
and her mind.
Yet, she'll yield
little more
than the bodily,
and oddly enough,
although I yearn
for her touch,
it's my least concern
when she's
apart from me.
-HymnAgen

Love's Spokesman

I did not want to lust for you...
spontaneously combust when you touch me.
Burn in this desire and be consumed.
You are the flame that sucks all the air
from my room
leaving me gasping for mouth to mouth.
Resuscitate me - should I pass out -
with your magical, fairy tale kisses
until my heart leaps like a frog
becoming a prince once again,
as in the myths of men
who wrote them...
whose words wove tales of undying love.
I aspire to be their spokesman.
-HymnAgen

Father's Day

Each Father's Day
I remember what I lost,
and what it cost.
How much damage
to my soul has since
been wrought.
Yet, I've become
a better man.
I hope he sees
and understands
the things we've
been through
in our lives
was not for naught.
-HymnAgen

It's Just Fear

Sometimes we allow
no one to get near;
call it self-respect
when it's really just fear.
Fear of getting hurt again.
Fear of being played.
Fear of having
our trust betrayed...
-HymnAgen

Heart and Mind

There is constant dialogue
between my heart and mind.
It is never a one-way conversation.
Most times my heart defers to my mind,
but my mind is humble enough
to let my heart lead on occasion.
-HymnAgen

Abandoned

Abandoned
...and suddenly,
there was a chill.
Warmth retreated quickly
in the overcast,
leaving that cold uneasiness
in my pit...
the bitter, familiar flavor
of solitude.
An ignored howl.
An unheard whimper.
An unloved silence. 
-HymnAgen

Be Free

Luv, I can't want you,
because to claim you
is to place limitations on you
and I need you to be free.
Free to choose to be with me
each and every opportunity that arises.
So from the moment
you open your eyelids
you clearly see...
nestled in these arms of mine
is where you'd choose to be
no matter the options...
Because my love for you
is that constant
in a universe rife 
with much uncertainty.
-HymnAgen

Black Narcissism

Talk of narcissism has become the new wave in our community. A word that has only entered public consciousness since 45's election. I don't excuse the poor behavior of black men, but associating us with a word used to describe the most vile public official in recent history feels like a deliberate attempt to further drive a wedge between my brothers and sisters. I smell a rat and see too many of my own people eating the cheese, blindly.
-HymnAgen

Rainy Day

Walk with me 
through midtown.
Talk with me 
in the rain.
Laugh with me
through the
splash of a puddle.
Find respite 
from our hearts' pains,
and let me remind you
of all the reasons 
you luv me.
-HymnAgen

Love Letter

Love Letter

Write me a love letter. 
Use stationary and ink.
Be felicitous with every 
flowing thought
you'd have me drink.
Inebriate me with 
the raw emotions spilled.
Make it as potent 
as the distillate 
from old moonshiner's stills.

Do not restrain.
Allow your pen 
the freedom of your spirit.
Confide in me sincerely 
as the contrite to a cleric. 
Say to me in writing 
words your mouth 
could never form.
Write me with the prescience 
of my life's light being gone...
-HymnAgen