I Wrote My New Book

I am a writer.
I set pages
on fire

with passion,
history, experience

my new book is
a deliverance

of the truth; me
bearing my soul;
detailed happenings
that are elegantly told.

Bold representation
of the west side of
Rockford, Illinois

where I was a child,
a teenager, a poet,
a b-boy.

This book is
my laughter, my
good times, joy,
and pain

This book reveals
the man behind the
name.

This is my story.
This is written
oratory. This book
is grammar in all
its glory.

This book is poetry.

This book is a memoir.

This book, simply put,
is who I are.