MUSINGS OF AN MVP

She is a Black queen Her brown skin came from the earth Every scarlet dawn she returns to the earth And with the orange dusk she returns home Toiling and tilling in the hot, lazy yellow sun To grow yellow mealies for her little kiddies They return home every day with some new shade of dirt They are also returning to earth Perhaps the young ones know when life is grey too Her big heart is full of gold Which she gives away freely They all take a little piece The hulk black man she calls a husband expects a colorful meal every day Expects her to be ready for him every night Unconcerned with cousin Red, he will not wait for her to leave All he wants is the warm pink that welcomes him The color purple seems to be hers now Beautiful chocolate skin shaded with baggy violet glasses She says sleep is for the virgin girls and deflowered girls Roaming the streets in their rainbow outfits partying endlessly Returning home at midnight blue Clear and brown liquor steadily

WARNING: DEEP AND HEAVY CONTENT BELOW! I am no expert at this life thing, though I believe my experiences so far have given me insight into some issues that are part of our shared human experience. One thing that I have observed is that we all talk to each other, but there are a lot of deep and meaningful topics that we do not talk about. I recently started watching TED talks on their website ( https://www.ted.com/ ) and on their YouTube channel to expand my knowledge and learn from different people. There are so many fascinating, smart and educated people from all over the world speaking about different topics or their personal lives and work in educative, brief, creative and honest ways which expanded my mind and empathy. Hiding behind busyness and procrastination, I could not write for this blog the last few weeks until finally the inspiration bug bit and I took a page from the TED talks and got personal about my life and hope that what I say is sincere as it is informative.

Kingdom of eSwatini flag Travel is more than a hobby or a luxury for me, it is a fully emotional and sensory experience that brings me a lot of peace and joy. The thought of going to a new destination, whether it is by foot, road, train or plane to observe and take part in the life there excites me and the tiny adult living inside in me lights up if some of these travels are professional trips. Earlier this year, I had the privilege of getting one such a gig in the beautiful Kingdom of eSwatini, or for the uncultured, the country  formerly known as  Swaziland. For three and a half months I got to work at the best festival on the continent,  MTN Bushfire  as an Artist Liaison Assistant HOD for the 13th edition of the festival. Thinking about that time makes me feel delirious and proud. It was the most rewarding, stressful, enjoyable, challenging, and exciting period of my adult life so far. I got to work with some really inspiring, smart, lively and colorful group of people and