Mind
“Clarity is not loud. It arrives when the noise stops.”
The When
I’m not in love with you.
I’m in love with the when—
the way a moment passes between two people
and quietly becomes something else.
I’m not in love with you.
I’m in love with the when.
When you walk by—
not looking for permission.
When you smile,
like it wasn’t rehearsed.
When that chip on your shoulder shows
just long enough to tell the truth
about where you’ve been.
When you say “excuse me,”
and I move.
And when I look back
and you say “thank you,”
like you noticed I did.
Unhesitant
This piece is about attraction without apology—confidence rooted in preference, admiration expressed without fear, and desire that respects intellect as much as form.
“I don’t borrow confidence.
I bring it.””
You thick as shit,
and I ain’t hesitant.
Let them other niggas look—
I ain’t scared of it.
I like females that are feminine—
glasses, protective hairstyles,
moves with elegance, talks with intelligence,
corrects me when I’m wrong
or misspelling shit.
Makes me feel relevant.