any brother’s brother is my brother too

Moon, be a witness to these vows

on Granny’s porch invincible

in Mama’s kitchen untouchable 

Crabgrass, woven, drape our temples

Red clay, be our throne

With this splintered twig of oak

my brother, i knight thee 

Eternal.

Forget Cain and Abel

My skin cries crimson

at the thought of your bloodshed

Granny spat

don’t spoil your tongue

speaking ‘bout death

but 

Tupac said 

find something to die for

if you can’t find something to live for 

Mama don’t cook no more untouchable 

Granny’s passed on invincible 

Our royal court,

[m e m o r y]

Keep me timber 

black brother

for when they prove us fallible 

prove us mortal 

burn me bright

until the moon comes again