as if by leroy
as if you took the time
to know my name
as if you learned how i like to dance
as if you listened to the curve of my voice
as if you looked beyond your presumption
but i am here
behind every blank stare
nodding indifference
and typecast
I am here
Like bread baking
i will rise
and fill the air
with my irrestiblelure
Like coffee roasting
I will pull you to wake
to my pungent truths
Like the holy beauty of a silver rose
I will flower over the weeds
of your ignorance