When your father gave you your name, Nchekwube for hope and Obi for his heart, he tucked away the dreams he had for you in words that would call you to dinner, in words said over staticky long-distance telephone calls, in words breathed into the night air like the draw from a cigarette. He spoke […]

Big man like you – I see you offside Tackling hot winds On unpaved roads Beneath the scorching sun, Dark skin sizzling like a snail No shoes, no shirt, no stress Just shorts and skinny dry legs. Shoot! In between those two sticks Quick, shoot! Mind not the defensive Sahara dust Though it stings your […]

“people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box.” – Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird   pencil ready      pencil suit at your   first training camp       where you learned to carry the    ball on the tip of your foot       just as the […]