Cafe Soul: a Taste of Me

Growing up in Baltimore and spending a lot ofsummers in Virginia, I was always surrounded bylove and encouragement. Being an individual, love,honor, hard work, and pride became the foundationthat would shape me into the man that I am. I have always had a love for art and its ability tobe a vehicle for expression. Growing up I expressedmyself through sketching, painting, and sculpting,but I wasnt able to relay my true thoughts, until Istarted comprising poetry. Poems trapped in my head, forgotten notebooks ofthoughts I shed, and those slips of random paper,everything from envelopes to receipts, had becomethe warehouse of my expressions. Thank God forfriends and family, they encouraged me to chase mydreams, and write this book. We are but echoes of memories on the wings of space and time, living immortally in thehearts and minds of those we have touched. It is my purpose, my hope, and my dream, to stimulate the heart and mind of whomevermay read this book. It is my attempt to express and release my thoughts, so that you, myreaders, may have a taste of who I am. If, but one person reads, and is positively inspired by my words, then this book will have serve