Prince A. McNally | Pre-K

Pre-K

It was fall

in Brooklyn,

when the beautiful

weather of September

and I were strolling

beneath low-hanging trees,

walking hand-in-hand,

with the Autumn breeze. 

I closed my eyes

to breathe,

slowly inhaling

the intoxicating

laughter

of little children,

joyfully skipping

as they happily

headed off to  

their first day

of  Pre-K,

Taking baby steps

towards their futures

like little birdies,

so eager to fly away

with their precious

little dreams. 

Watching them leave

their mother's nest

for the very first time,

I couldn't help

but smile inside

as their precious

little wings

fluttered nervously

beneath

their clothing. 

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Prince A. McNally is a Brooklyn-born poet, writer, philosopher, activist, and spoken word artist. His work focuses primarily on the human condition and social injustice. A rising voice on the NYC poetry scene, Prince has been featured at Otto's Shrunken Head for Show Do Tell, KGB Red Room for the NeuroNautic Institute, The Parkside Lounge for Great Weather for Media, and Lady Stardust for Rick Eckerle, among other venues. His poems have appeared in TUCK Magazine, The Blue Mountain Review, Leaves of Ink, Creative Talents Unleashed (Featured Writer), and in the anthologies Fire and Ice: An Anthology of Collaborations, The World Poets Open Mic: 2016 Anthology, BEAT-itude: National Beat Poetry Festival 10 Year Anthology, and We Are BEAT: National Beat Poetry Foundation Anthology. He is currently working on his first collection of poetry.