Ave
As in Ave Maria
Means to hail
And ain't that a praisesong?
I was in the choir back in the day
Sang often
Both school and church
The music was always stronger than the message for me
Passing time humming a melody
While tying shoes or washing dishes
Or listening to the songs that captured my struggles
Songs can give direction
How we wade in the water
And follow the drinking gourd
Singing
Of miracles
Of power
While feeling powerless
Songs that made us not feel so alone
That's usually when we talk to God
When we both are and feel alone
How I was at a point in life talking to God Daily
Ave Dailey
The first person that saw God in me
Cause ain’t God love?
She was the first mother I acknowledged
After I lost my own
Calling me daughter
Let me know I was still loved in a world that so often feels like hell
Hail Ave
Is a Hail Mary
And I'm not a killer but don’t push me
But I allowed her to push me
I was the longshot with little chance of success
It was a TORCH that was passed
One blessed and highly favored
Right on time
Or
Ave.
Like avenue
Setting me down a path to shine
Not worry about those that are blinded
Like the stars at night
Big and bright
**** Deep in the heart of Texas where everything is bigger
Like her heart, her patience, her love
She was a master teacher
She was my mentor
Is still my mentor and is still teaching
Standing on my shoulder as conscience
Just as I stood on her shoulders to learn
She lifted me high enough to see the worth in my gifts
High enough to take flight like Aves
High enough to see myself as royalty
Your high-ness
And I wasn’t even smoking back then
We’d teach by creating experiences
She taught world cultures and world history
While I taught English
Fluent in AAVE
I be
A confession
And these poems be gospel
And ain't that an undeniable and unquestionable truth?
Truth.
God shows favor to those expressing remorse for their sins
Not checking on her as I should is the sin
Distancing
Still afraid of losing another mother
So I repent
And I pick up my phone