Welcome back to the daily motions
Serving up lite fare—continental emotions
Going with the motions—no standard deviation,
no commotion
Casual, every day, middle of the road type shit
Wait!
That’s that basic bitch shit
Ain’t nobody got time for it
Where’s the zest?
How about the juice?
Where’s the sticky fun?
What happened to laying it down so thick, that
rich, buttery, maple syrup type of pleasure?
Making connections that open spaces in your mind
you never knew existed?
Can we get what they’re having at that other table?
They’re in elation state—a modern Eden
A kind of heaven
A soul-to-soul expedition
A heart-to-heart space odyssey
The daily motions have served them well
Now tell me:
what do we need to do
to get service like that?
Buddah Desmond (aka BDez) is a Black gay writer / poet, artist, singer, entrepreneur, and health and wellness coach / advocate. His writing highlights the gritty side of life, while offering messages of hope, love, healing, and resilience. His writing has appeared in numerous publications including MOOV, MUSED, MelaNation, LitMag 2020, No Line Left Behind, Osamasetorbest.com, and sana sana (vol. 1). He’s the author of three poetry projects, Prevail: Poems on Love, Life, and Politics (2012), Exotic Shifter (2014), and From The Inside Out: A Poetry Collection (2020).