Gathering at the cemetery
I hear
the laughter
as they pay homage
to Grey Hound
and Grandma Edy
pouring out liquor
and sliding in some
jokes
on the side
They pass time
by examining
his presence/ her presence
collecting the moments
remembering
good times
recalling how these souls
ended up here
sleeping with the others
The breeze steps into this place
The sun is deceptive
taking up a position
behind the clouds
but it doesn’t matter
They keep warm
by watching bright
weeds lean
in afternoon sun
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"Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton is an award winning poet, the president and CEO of Guerrilla Ignition LLC, host of a Nationally Syndicated radio show, and an educator, teaching literature at Chesapeake Bay Academy and English courses at Norfolk State University. Lofton has recorded more than one hundred and fifty CDs, albums, CD-singles, and mixtapes of poetry, including his highly praised debut, The New Breed. He is the author of twelve books and the founder of Riot Speech, a musical genre combining performance poetry with traditional musical forms, such as Rock, Jazz, and Hip Hop. His poems have been published in Experience Reality Magazine, Quay: A Journal of the Arts, UpStreet: A Literary Magazine, and, in 2014, Lofton has been featured in Blind Sided Magazine. He is a regular on Virginian television programs such as The Hampton Roads Show and Chesapeake’s Thinking Out Loud on WCTV. He teaches World Literature, British Literature, and Composition, while touring the country, performing at literary festivals, musical festivals, poetry readings, open mics, concerts, high schools, and colleges."
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