I Am Bigger Than Nigger, deliberately queries, shares anecdotes, and suggest solutions for many of the consistent attitudes that are prevalent in our societies. In a world where many citizens appear to have lost control of their "higher selves," whatever the deeper meaning of the phrase, it is incumbent upon those who have a better understanding of our human connections to bring forth attention in the peaceful ways we can.
Some of the poetry, essays and short stories highlight the roles, aggression, victimization, and violence has played in our cultures around the world. The ability to love one- self in spite of pejorative slurs is a challenge many are faced with. I Am Bigger Than Nigger, provides an opportunity for objective discussions where various abuses are shared. The principal theme is a reminder that if we allow others to define who we are, then we are locked in a prison awaiting approval. The value we give a word is a private choice, even though it may be a culturally acceptable label. For every ethnic, racial or religious group, derogative terms are ascribed.
Using poetry, prose, and essays the reader has permission to unobtrusively observe with more objectivity some of the unconscious judgments we lodge on each other. Perhaps, as these observations become more prominent, judgments will lessen, and more harmony will prevail.
Lovers strolling petunia bordered paths who become entwined until the cock crows is a reminder of universal emotions that perpetuate even when the illusion of a new day seems a distant dream. Another poem asks, what is Perfection, as it guides one through the simpler observations of life.
Forgiveness, patience, releasing judgments, educating oneself and refusing to allow others to define ourselves will provide a freedom where life's beauty and the possibility of a more peaceful planet becomes more than an idea.
