Hello and Good Bye
I should have let you go before you had the chance to become this poem

It was never love 

Its was an idea I had and let you in on, but you weren't in it

You benefit from it

Or did we both,

I'm glad we had what we had, or what I hoped

I am done,

You just forgot your coat

Okay,

So there is this conversation going on about is she a man or is she a woman.  What I find most interesting is that if she were not a dark skinned beautiful woman she would have been a simply a woman.

This is in no way an attack on Beyonce or the other young lady dancing in the video.  I just find is repulsive that my people hate my people so much.  Why can't we just give her props for a couple things:

She is very much beautiful

Her body is amazing

And she danced her ass off in the video

Furthermore, lets say she was a transgender, how would our community love her into empowerment. 

As an openly Black Man who is Same Gender Exploring, I am over the tolerance converstaion.  I can no longer tolerate ignorance from my people.  Not informed enough to celebrate this sista for being talented enough that she was selected out of several women to compliment Beyonce in the video.

Enough is Enough, when we let our own people go and stop blaming Pharoh and every other man for the rape and abuse of our women.

In closing, it pains me that there are some gay men who don't like women but work to be like them.  Where is the transgender community on this, without the scarifice of the trans men and women of the world I don't know that any of us would be able to live out loud or at all for that matter.

Sister you may never read this and that's fine, but I want you to know that I love you not just because you are woman of color.  It is because once again, you have had to break the down the wall of ignorance.

Please keep dancing...

He has taught me how to love him
One fear at a time
I loved him at hello
Sent email, text, and sang song under moonlight
Tonight I sit silent, still
Hoping for my phone to ring
For him to say something

Nothing comes
No phone calls or him
Alone in this room
Reaching inside myself again
Be a man

So I face paint self esteem
Until I am no longer missing him
My art frees me
Finds me doing poetry and singing song
I am misty no more

It's emazing to me that love
Knows me but can't hold me or I it
That you can miss smile so much
You want to be it

So I sit with Misty playing from Sarah's soul

I loved him at hello and I guess I always will
Though my pillow grows colder in the Summer Night
It has been a year that I've known him

This is not our anniversary, it's mine
Some how I knew I wouldn't see him
I guess that why some say, love is blind

BFS
Pride O8

Before you judge me

Sit with me for a minute

I didn't break up their relationship

I was what he wanted in it

My job is simply to remind him of all the things you forgot to say

No matter how bad, I am his good day

We don't kiss and we haven't had sex

That's what you're for

Frankly, you should thank me

For you not having to sit through another converation you've been bored with

So I sit and listen to onedays over wine and cheese

The great thing is, he doesn't really want me either

What he needed was someone closer than a friend but not his man

What he need was a Me, the transition man

I'm the last step after I'm throgh

The bridge to, I found who I was looking for inside myself and now I love you

He will introduce me to this new person that has swept him off his feet

My work will then be complete

Now if you need help moving on please review my fee

Its not very much and after 12a its time and half, you may laugh

But someone is calling now just to say he has touched down

Whisper into the phone, "I'm not alone"

Which translates to "He's here and I don't want to be on the phone"

That's all fine because there's a line,

A line of confused men

Hoping for the chance for someone to just listen

Just for me to sit at one more dinner to say,

"You are what was missing..."

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"The future starts with a place to live 

Bailey House, Inc

275 Seventh Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10001

212-633-2500 ext 214

212-633-2932 fax

www.baileyhouse.org

Bailey House, New York's oldest AIDS organization, is once again, gearing up to provide a memorial Thanksgiving Day for our clients.

"Thanksgiving and other holidays are tough on our clients since many families have less than $600 per month to cover all household expenses including groceries, utilities, clothing, and other necessities," said Regina R. Quattrochi, Bailey House CEO.  "Imagine trying to feed your family a special holiday dinner on that budget.  Help for Bailey House and its supporters make a huge difference in the lives of families living with HIV/AIDS during this time of year."

At Bailey House, we know that housing is a fundamental human right and that without a stable, safe, permanent place to live, people living with HIV/AIDS cannot access the needed health care and other benefits.  We provide our clients with comprehensive services while preserving their dignity and independence. 

Given our current economy we are finding that low income families are having a difficult time trying to balance their household budget.  This includes providing adequate shelter and balanced nutritional meal; things that we may take for granted.  So we are looking to make the holiday season special for the families we serve, but we need your help.

Donations of frozen turkeys or nonperishable foods will greatly assist our client families in preparing a happy and healthy holiday meal.  The generosity of PARISH Jeans would make a dramatic difference in their lives. 

Donations Requested:  Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets/Bags for 320 Persons (80 Families of 4):

Frozen Whole Chickens/Roast Pork/Turkey

Packages of Rice

Canned cranberry sauce

Canned corn

Canned carrots

Canned yams

Canned kale/turnip/collard greens

Canned peas

Canned soups

Flan mix

Condensed canned milk

Cookies

Contact Person: Leslie "ButtaFlySouL" Taylor, Assistant Director of Housing

Phone: 212-633-2500 extension 214 or 917-642-9031

Fax:  212-633-2932

Email: taylorspeaks@yahoo.com or ltaylor@baileyhouse.org

DISTRIBUTION DATE:  November 24 and/or 25.

Location:

                        Bailey Holt House

                        180 Christopher Street

                        New York, NY 10014