O. A.

Poetry is the exploration of all human emotions on all levels, through temperamental language, and only people with emotion can relate or understand the process, of uncovering a feeling that may or may not have been there from the beginning of the poem...

Trust in me, the poet to show you a new world with each and every poem, I am both Aladdin and Jasmine revealing a whole new world, from every POV everytime you open one of my books of poetry...

You never know what you're looking for in a poem, until you find it, and then the truth is as palpable as sandpaper against the grain...

Love is the one thing worth fighting for, although if you fight for it, make sure its worth losing everything, if you go all in...

Life is a journey that will take a lifetime to get where you're meant to be going...

The Climate Crisis is a catastrophe waiting to happen in everybody's lifetime, so don't be fooled thinking it can't happen to you... Or you are immune to Mother Nature's coercion of destiny...

Understanding poetry is the quiet rumbling of your heart, mind, and soul all moving in the right direction...

Poetry is in all living things, its that magical, unexplainable thing that fuels everything, making the world electric, and kinetic...

I once read Allen Ginsberg's Howl at my local public library... I immediately realized the great poet's genius, and knew in that moment that I would never create something as monumental in Literature...

Mary Oliver was a great poet who saw the secret lives of trees and everything it meant to be a part of Mother Nature's Cohort...

Music is my secret obsession, it holds my passions, my desires, and its a creature that I worship daily...

Poetry is the language of the day, all wrapped up in syntax that speaks idioms to the meek and rich all at once...

Love yourself first, and then love everybody else around you, equally as if they were given a piece of you to love equivocally...

My favorite poet, is probably the great T.S. Eliot because his command of language spanned over many dialects, and vernaculars with a lyricism unlike no other... One always feels like they're going on a journey with him in his poetry...

The greatest teachers are the ones, who wear their heart on their sleeves, and bleed with you, as you grow and learn from your mistakes...

Don't assume the knowledge you have in your head, about a certain subject is worth more than what is in another person's head, because with the execution of the same idea, the person with more heart will always outsmart and outwork the person with appropriated knowledge... Smarts can always be learned, heart has to be determined.

Half the battle, is wanting, or knowing, and the other half of the battle is achieving, or growing...

We are what we are: Artists that want to be seen and heard. We all want to feel special, and that we matter in the end...

You may want me to die, but I have not become what I am to become yet...

'Having heart' is the greatest compliment anyone could give me, because if you don't have heart, you will be devoid of any true feelings about life, love, and human connection, which are all great things for which a heart beats...

Being a good person takes practice, but being a great human being takes perseverance, to do what is right every single time...

Technology will play the biggest part in determining Mankind's future...

A Metaverse is an employment solution that everyone can benefit from, and I do not know why it has not been created sooner...

A.I. is not everything that has been done already, but in fact the opposite, everything that has not been done yet...

Poetry is a cool, calm, collective agreement between an eager Reader and silent Auctioneer...

I agree with Mary Oliver when she says: 'Art is utterly important/ It can save us one day...' Because, as Life imitates Art, and Art imitates Life, our subconscious is tied to the Artistic Experiences we feel throughout the day, and Art may just speak to the good nature of our subconscious, through an Experience that alters or changes our lives... At any given moment, in a day.

University builds character, evokes opinions, and teaches us to think for ourselves amongst a common collective...

Having a mental illness, does not mean you cannot live a full life, it just means there are people you have to let know, you're doing fine, from time to time...

Poetry is a wild obsession like music for me. It consumes every fiber of my body, setting my heart aflame; and when I hear the music of the poets, much like the poetry of the musicians, my soul awakes... But when the two are combined, sometimes I lose myself, and my mind...

As a writer, tapping into every kind of emotion is necessary, for the fulfillment of the craft. Even the dark ones. Some days I am a notorious killer, or savage, other days I'm a lonely wanderer among the clouds... However, whatever may come out, much like Edgar Allan Poe or Stephen Crane is me personifying the natural, sane or insane world. I explore all emotions, my own Bright Side, and even my own Dark Side... In the written works I produce... Sunlight and Moonlight permitting. The emotional gamut is all-encompassing...

Good Music is GOOD MUSIC no matter what genre it is...

A great song will always cross the great divide between the demographics of social, racial, and working classes, bringing people together for a moment in time, when played or performed.

Music is truly the Universal Language of all sentient beings.

Love is Music and Music is Love...

Mozart will make anyone smarter, when listened to when studying, as will Herbie Hancock, like any classical or jazz great.

Freddie Mercury was an undeniable genius of a singer and performer... As was David Bowie, as well, and 'Under Pressure' is one of my favorite duets between two males, of all time...

Hip Hop is not just a culture, but a lifestyle... But in its definitive form it will always be a way of life...

If everyone cared for each other, the way they care for their favorite Artists and Artistes, there would only be 'Love' for each other in this world.

If I die tomorrow, I hope people celebrate me with GOOD MUSIC at my funeral; and don't you dare cry, because I'll be dancing in Heaven, God willing...

I will fall in love with any female, good looking or not, if she can dance well...

My favorite Emcees would never let me near a microphone, because I cannot do what they do at all... But I try to emulate them because I am in awe of their craftsmanship, and musicianship.

Music in any language is beautiful enough to listen to if you understand the culture, from which the music was born...

Love is the greatest situation to be caught up in, but it is only 'the greatest' if the other person always feels 'great' too.

A woman is not a 'side-piece' to a man, nor is she his 'trophy wife, ' she is his 'better half, ' or 'counterpoint.'

In life one must always water the tree of friendship, holding out the olive branch, extending to good friends, and sometimes enemies. Otherwise, the tree will wither and die, leaving someone feeling salty and upset from too many dried olives, scattered at their feet, raising their bloodpressure, from not enough friendships having been made, to offer protection with good food in the shade.

Sex, is a great bond between a man or woman, or two humans, but sometimes, we forget it's true purpose, to bring a child into this world...

Life will always be hard, never easy, but if you always take the low road, or easy road, you forget how beautiful it is to soar above the clouds, taking the more difficult, or high road; because life is about the beautiful journey, not the retired destination. Once you get to where you're meant to be going, it's time to start a new beautiful journey.

Women will always gossip, men will always sleep.

Marriage is an institution that requires visiting, and practice each and every day.

Love with your heart, mind and soul, not with the visceral body or flesh. This way, if your bodies die, your love will last forever with your partner, because you both have embraced the divinity of the sublime.