Theresa
I Want to Write About You
I want to write about you
I want to paint you with words
I want to illustrate your being
So that others will know why
I want to write about you
I want to celebrate the day
The world made way for your coming
A parade, a billboard, a dread-locked drummer
Banging out the rhythm of you
The day our spirits touched simultaneously
And I want to write about you
I want you to know how my days are spent in wonder
My nights in wanting, wanting to push pen to paper
Fingers to lips, heart to soul
In an effort to capture and write about you
Because, I want to write about you
About how I've never lost the rhythm of you
The gentle thumping, flawless movements
Flailing, flying , falling on the wind of your rhythm
The motion of you calms my spirit
The sway of you regulating my heartbeat
The heat of you bringing forth the heat in me
My pen pauses on the page, not from lack of muse
But for proper placement of adjectives
Of praise like, calming spirit,
Zest for life, earthly movement,
beautiful angel, engaging lover
Ink drops from my pen
Swirling on the page the movement
Moving me to move to write about you
I need to write about you
And as I read, I speak these words
I realize, baby
I just wrote about you
Theresa Davis
Teacher/Poet/Artist
http://theresa-davis.com
The Daily Rant http://www.theresadavis.blogspot.com/
"Be who you are and say what you feel. Those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind." Dr. Seuss
Born into a family of writers and entertainers, Theresa Davis was drawn
to the arts. She has expressed her artistic abilities in several mediums.
She designed and created Ebony Angels (a line of hand-crafted dolls) ,
Mental Notes (hand-crafted books) and started a clothing line for children.
A teacher for 15 years, she currently teaches middle school using the
arts across the curriculum. In 2002, Theresa joined forces with her mother
and brother to form the spoken word performance group MoDaSo (Mother/
Daughter/ Son) and released two music CD's "This is for Family"
and "The Uncivil War". She has self published two collections
of poetry "Torn" and "Head Games". Theresa has gone
on to forge an impressive start as a solo performer, winning poetry slams
and featuring at spoken word venues around Atlanta. In August 2005, working
with the incredible Dawn Axam movement and words came together in a beautiful
collaboration. The poems "Killer" and "Warning Signs"
were choreographed as a part of the debut of Mrs. Axam's new dance company.
Her children Imani (16), Tia (15) and Zion (4) are her constant sources
of energy and inspiration.
I am a finalist for the Art Amok 7 Stages Slam team
and Java Monkey A regular Poet at Cliteratti, Charis Books, 11:11 Tea-house.