“love is all the lights on, her naked the sun. love is your mother’s hands. father’s prayers. grandma's collards. 3rd grade classroom notes folded in the palm crevice. the last "yes" in the ocean of "no." a church door. the bronx, 6am.”
More from Joel L. Daniels
“If there is a world I want, a world I envision, it starts with me; it starts with me…”
“If I am not failing, I tend to believe I am not trying hard enough.”
“Born by the fire, blessed through the water.”
“Be wary of those who are only in love with the 'idea' of you, and not actual, physical…”