Poetry — The door is opened for me to take some trash to the garbage disposal. As I walk toward the nasty area, the sky demands my attention, with how beautiful it is at night. With the stars shining bright as usual. Looking towards my apartment building, I noticed a familiar-looking object circling in the sky. It’s not the moon. It has…

It’s going to be a hard task to get it done — The 2023 Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics have been a roller coaster ride. Through the first three games, despite some brilliant play here and there from Boston, the Miami Heat have looked like the stronger team in those battles against the Celtics. Miami looked…

It helps to have a coat/jacket at all times — Five years ago, in April, I flew from San Antonio, Texas to Guilford, Connecticut to do my training for the American Cruise Lines job that I got. My excitement to have the opportunity to work on a cruise ship was through the roof. This was uncharted waters for me. When I told my family that I…

Another cruise ship tale — Cambridge, Maryland was the third place I went to during my cruise ship experience for four months in 2018. At the time, my head was still spinning trying to get used to this new world I was in and learning my job on the American Constitution ship. The ship would…

RIP — When I got last week’s news, Out came my blues For a man, I never knew Only in movies and YouTube interviews The power was there, When I would stare, At a man that didn’t believe in second-class citizenship He wanted control of his own ship His conviction when he…

Sometimes, that’s all it takes — Sometimes all a person needs is a little love, to make them reach for the stars above To blossom into a beautiful flower or climb the tallest towers To become a strong warrior, and see a bright future, that’ll give them some structure To go from fearful to fearless, and…

Just let them create the painting that you want — For a long time, I thought art was about beautiful paintings and pictures. At least that is what I learned in the art class I took in elementary. So whenever I heard the word art, that’s what came up in my head. Memories of me trying to draw or paint…

It’s the new coffee on the scene — 25-year-old Cheryl Friday was enjoying her walk around in downtown Mercury. It was her first time in that part of the city. She was enjoying exploring it and seeing the fresh energy all around her. Her guard was up to protect herself from unwanted trouble that could be around her. Cheryl saw a place in front of her on the right…

Poetry — May the good God help the King And let freedom sing May the King bring peace in Summer, Winter, Fall, and Spring Coronation is the new word of the day that has supporters yelling “yay!’’ I had to look it up to see what it meant After one minute, I was spent…