There she is a forty eight year old black woman,
standing over 6' 2" wearing a blonde wig, shoplifting.
Although I've known her for years
she continues to amaze me,
and most people she meets. A psychology student
studying for her doctorate degree
whom meanwhile sells bootleg cd's and dvd's
and swears she is not ghetto.
This woman has the nerve
to believe in her own definitions of integrity
also wants to be the treasurer
of our community center.
The idea itself is insane
yet there is something so believable
about her that she gets voted
in and out of key positions
in every venue she is involved in.
Nevertheless, here am I watching her
from my cash register again,
wondering if I should inform her
that she is under surveillance
and has been identified by store security.
This woman actually has a knack
for capturing attention and somehow
making everything she does
seem practical and just good common sense.
Including, getting food stamps,
grants for gas and electric
and several other related service
usually used for the poor.
All of this yet maintaining a very
upper middle class lifestyle,
she drives a Mercedes (an older model)
owns her home at least 4 bedrooms,
is known to have stocks
yet she steals constanly.
She often rents to borders,
loves Starbucks; having each mug Starbucks
ever produced and placed on the market.
Eccentric? Yes in every aspect of the word.
But how do I tell her
she is about to be arrested?

"keep pennin till the earth birth's your rightful seed then nurture it wit more ink..."
ASIEM
"Kuun fiyah Kuun" Quran
(Be and it is)
" A writer takes his pen to write the words again that all in love is fair" Stevie Wonder




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