Author: Ernie McCray

I was raised in a loving and alive home, in a black neighborhood filled with colorful characters in Tucson, Arizona. Such an environment gave me a hint that life has to be grabbed by the tail as tight as a pimple on a mosquito's butt. With no BS and a whole lot of love. So, from those days to now I get up every morning set on making the world a better place. On my good foot*, and I hope my writing reflects that. *an old black expression

A Soul Sistah Put That Dude in His Place

 Ernie McCray  October 8, 2024  1 Comment on A Soul Sistah Put That Dude in His Place

by Ernie McCray

I will forever remember

Kamala Harris

walking into a presidential debate space

at a nice snappy pace

with the most beautiful smile on her face

extending her hand

as she looked at what was to become her prey

directly in his face,

taking control, from the beginning,

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 Marley’s Rocks Make Me Glow

 Ernie McCray  September 23, 2024  0 Comments on  Marley’s Rocks Make Me Glow

by Ernie McCray

I look at the rocks
my young granddaughter, Marley,
has been painting
as one more thing
during these
extremely distressful times
that makes my heart sing,
that help me get through it.

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A Boy’s Tears of Love and Joy and Pride

 Ernie McCray  September 9, 2024  0 Comments on A Boy’s Tears of Love and Joy and Pride

by Ernie McCray

I’m so enjoying
these joyous moments
I can’t stop
going on and on
about it
with no apologies for it
for the reason that
for years an ex-president
who is seeking the presidency again
has been in our face
since way back when
day after day after day,
acting, literally, in the most melancholic
ways,

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 A Joy Unlike Any I’ve Ever Known

 Ernie McCray  September 3, 2024  0 Comments on  A Joy Unlike Any I’ve Ever Known

by Ernie McCray

I’ve enjoyed an incredible
amount of bliss
in my lifetime
but none of it
comes close to the
unbelievable happiness I’m feeling today
because my joys
have been momentary,
kind of here one day
and gone in a few days.

Like a moment when I stood proudly
wearing a warm smile of appreciation
as Arizona Wildcat basketball fans
cheered loudly
in commemoration
of my place
in the university’s sports history.

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Snoop Dogg Bringing Joy to the World

 Ernie McCray  August 20, 2024  9 Comments on Snoop Dogg Bringing Joy to the World

by Ernie McCray

I’ll forever remember
Snoop Dogg
at the Olympics
in Paris,
images of him
that range
from being quietly playful
and downright hilarious,
at all times gregarious,
embracing the spirit of the games
as though it was the dawning of the
Age of Aquarius,
carrying the Olympic flame
like many a blunt
he’s set aflame;

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 Our Olympic Team Performed with Joy

 Ernie McCray  August 16, 2024  1 Comment on  Our Olympic Team Performed with Joy

by Ernie McCray

The joy I’ve been feeling of late
was brightened
by our athletes’ performances
at the
Olympic Games,
as I’m still wearing
a smile
from watching

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Hearing the Sweet Sounds of Making America Hopeful Again

 Ernie McCray  August 15, 2024  4 Comments on Hearing the Sweet Sounds of Making America Hopeful Again

by Ernie McCray

As the torrential winds
of Making America Great Again
die down
I hear music in my mind,
songs of change
that we’ve cried out for
during these times,
love songs
composed
by Harris and Walz

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Tim Walz Keeps My Hope Alive       

 Ernie McCray  August 9, 2024  6 Comments on Tim Walz Keeps My Hope Alive       

by Ernie McCray

I like the image I saw of
Tim Walz,
Kamala Harris’s
vice-presidential candidate,
walking comfortably
at her side
into a political rally,
to thunderous applause
which he accepted without pause,
his hands held high,
wearing a smile|
as bright as the audience’s festive energy,
like a man ready, as we used to say,
to take care of the b-i-z,
something the country truly needs.

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Feeling the Joy Hope Brings    

 Ernie McCray  August 5, 2024  7 Comments on Feeling the Joy Hope Brings    

by Ernie McCray

It wasn’t much more
than a week ago
when a presidential race
was burdening me with woe,
but ever since Biden,
who goes by Joe,
let Kamala Harris
step into the spotlight’s
bright glow,
I’ve gone loco
with giddiness,

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Kamala Knows Donald Trump’s Type  

 Ernie McCray  July 26, 2024  15 Comments on Kamala Knows Donald Trump’s Type  

by Ernie McCray

Joe Biden,
like the decent human being
he happens to be,
gave his race for the presidency
to his vice-president
and she, like an anchor sprinter
in a relay race,
has taken the baton
like a runner fully into
winning the race,
saying, without slowing her pace:

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 We’ve Got to Stop This Man Before it All Blows          

 Ernie McCray  July 23, 2024  15 Comments on  We’ve Got to Stop This Man Before it All Blows          

by Ernie McCray

I can’t help but wonder why
we’re making it possible
for Donald J. Trump
to become our president again
when he once failed at the job miserably,
nodding off in the oval office,
waiting for a ride, from time to time,
so, he wouldn’t miss his tee time.

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We The People Need to Take Our Democracy in Our Own Hands         

 Ernie McCray  July 16, 2024  16 Comments on We The People Need to Take Our Democracy in Our Own Hands         

by Ernie McCray

After the assassination attempt
a Trump disciple was heard to say
“I’m going to vote for him
more than ever now”
and to the question “Why?”
he replied
“You can’t stop us,”
spreading a little taste
of that divisive attitude
we’ve come to expect
from Trump’s MAGA tools
and, as he steps into
his new role as a fist-pumping martyr,

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