Has A Song Ever...

The other night I was wide awake at like 3:00A for no apparent reason. I was watching Dave Chappelle’s Block Party and dancing and just thinking about how the music ignited me. I was so full and happy!! I just brought to the forefront of my mind the way and why I truly love music. My last love affair has its very own soundtrack, complete with the oddly innocent moment when my soul knew it was love and of course the melodies that coupled my lamentations when it was over. That is the ultimate testament to music. I can musically chart my life. While this message has no chronology, it is filled with moments that led me to ask...


Has a song ever…….

made love to you?
One night “Kind of Blue” (Miles Davis)
loved me so hard, my legs were shaking
and I could not catch my breath.

made you grateful to be alive?
One time “Just to Get By” (Talib Kweli)
made me realize how happy I am to be
here-present-me.

made you know that God is…..
“His Eye Is On The Sparrow” is my favorite
reminder.

opened a door for you?
Once I was so lost in love and
“Slowly, Surely” (Jill Scott) opened my
heart and eyes and I was able to walk
away.

aided in a depression?
Well, “For All We Know” (Donny Hathaway),
coupled with Jack Daniels, kept me low in the
best possible way.

started a party?
The bells in “Peter Piper” (Run DMC)
will make my ass
move no matter where I am.

gave you that dizzy-silly-ain’t nothing like it feeling?
Man, “Nothing Even Matters” (Lauryn Hill w/D’Angelo)
caused me to nose dive right into it.

made you say yea, that’s what I want?
If a man could relate to/understood “Your Lover
Too” (Van Morrison), I’d love him, Forever.

made you smile from start to finish?
You’d have to scrape the smile off my face when
“Sweetest Thing” (Lauryn Hill) is playing.

awakened a stream of anger?
“Bad Habit” (Offspring) is my road rage anthem.

made you want to get your shit together?
I paid the light and gas bill on time after listening to
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing” (Kayne West)

made you believe that you would Neva-eva-eva-eva love again?
Damn, “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart” (Al Green)
had me stuck.

reminded you that you are not alone?
One night “My Life” (Mary J. Blige) kept me company.

spoken to your soul?
I realized what a great communicator “Stronger
Than Pride” (Sade) is.

made you see your sexual truth?
“Play” (David Banner) makes me want to take it
all off and do the damn thang with a partner or DJ Dittles style.

made you praise motherhood?
“Ye-Yo” (Erykah Badu) makes me feel the full weight of
what I have been entrusted with.

made you think that you could fix it?
“Hold On” (Dwele) had me walking around with masking
tape and gorilla glue.

Peace and blessing,
Mykisha