“I remember a lady came up to me after the NO STAGE shoe in
Pittsburgh and she was in tears. She said to me, ‘I wish my son could be here
to see this. This would have saved his life.’ I knew it was on from then…”
Here is a collection of poetry and short stories in the book
“The Deferred Dream” by Jo’rell Whitfield, also known as Lyrical the Lyricist,
one half of Writing for My Life with Archie the Messenger. What’s here is not
the usual “the sun as the galaxy collides when the comets align, I am not my
hair, I am pro bono” kind of poetry. It’s what I call the shit you need to hear
when you to scared to listen to yourself. Everyday words from an everyday man
and this book is a collection of those words.
“I’m only human. I
make mistakes, I miss birthdays, forget names…can’t recognize faces. Sometimes
I’m racist. Sometimes I rebuke it, sometimes I embrace it. I’m ambitious, yet
complacent.” - Excerpt from "Only Human"
Whitfield, Jo'rell H. (2012-02-26). The Deferred Dream
(Kindle Locations 602-605). BookBaby. Kindle Edition.
Also in the book is a snippet of Jo’rell’s next book “The
Chronicles of Hope,” that’s about a man and four of his friends just graduating
from college and having to go through the challenges of life. Which could range
from, paying Sallie Mae that money back to that one girl who want to poke that
hole in the condom because you’re one of the “good ones” so she got to get you
now before “some white bitch will.” It’s safe to say that I will be looking for
that book for sure.
“Thank you for birth,
and abortions. Thank you for confederates, gays and lesbians. Thank you for
terrorists, or as we call them: Racist Americans.” - Excerpt from “Gratitude”
Whitfield, Jo'rell H. (2012-02-26). The Deferred Dream
(Kindle Locations 851-853). BookBaby. Kindle Edition.
You can get the book
by clicking the link below:
Amazon.com: The Deferred
Dream eBook: Jo'rell H. Whitfield: Kindle Store
