So Many Hits
By Alicia Nails

"So many hits. So little time."
1     PRINCE
. . . and he threw his head back, mocking, when he said this to the crowd.
Arrogance in its purest, most poetic form.

The Prince life holds such lessons:
First, feel the gift. The reason that you’re here.
Then, dare to build your life on self expression.
Finally, present your purple to the world.

Gotta sing my own song too.
Want to be what Prince really is.
World warrior, a Mandingo -- who comes on soft, like rain.

Copyright © Alicia Nails. All rights reserved. Used with permission of the author.

Alicia Nails has experience as a professional fund raiser and events planner, an attorney and is an Emmy Award winning television producer. She resides in Detroit and has been active on the Cave Canem Board since 1999. Ms. Nails is currently a freelance writer and producer.

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