I dedicate this site to my father. To my father who unintentionally encouraged and forced me to write poetry by not being there for me when I most needed him. When I was upset. When I was in pain. When I needed a true father to teach his son the principles of life and the loving bond between a father and a son. So thank you father.

I also thank my friends, Olayiwola Oduyingbo and his twin, Olatunde Oduyingbo. You two were there when I needed someone to talk to, reguardless the subject. About family situations, about missing my father, and mostly just about girl problems. I thank you two as well.

Although they were the ones who stuck by me to this day, I thank a friend who was there for me through the middle school years. Thank you Matthew Camara. When I had family problems, you were there to hear my thoughts, and feel my pain, as a true friend would do. Although we aren't as good of friends as we were then, I still thank you for what you have done for me.

I thank my older brother, Anthony Hammond (Nop Nom). You were there when we had no body. You were there to put food in our stomachs when mommy and daddy weren't around. And still to this day, you are my only true father figure. I admit that I am afriad. At some points afraid of you, but mostly afriad of letting you down. I want to repay you by succeeding. I want to make sure all your trouble was worth your while and molded me to a successful and happy person. I thank you for being my savior, my father, my role-model, and most importantly, my older brother.