Ok so I don't actually know Kevin Powell personally but I have admired him from a far for a long time. From his infamous days on the first season of “The Real World” to his equally infamous interviews with the late Tupac Shakur, to his most recent run for congress. I have watched him give speeches and read his work. I find him relatable in a way that I am drawn to him, wondering what he is thinking about the latest issue at hand. And while meeting this attractive and talented, author, activist and overall conscious brother would be on the higher parts of my list of things to do, I don't actually think it is Kevin personally I want to date.
It is what Kevin exudes that has me searching the eyes of every black man I see in the street or at work or on the subway - looking for that intense passion I see whenever I've watched him in action, felt whenever I've read his work and heard whenever I've sat through one of his speaking engagements. I'm searching for the intelligence he projects via social networking whether he is discussing politics or hip hop. I am searching in each conversation for the wit and snazzy banter that I can only imagine happens in conversations with such a wordsmith like Kevin. You see just watching Kevin, getting to know him via social networking, I am mentally stimulated and challenged to think. And I want to date a man who expects me to be so smart that he challenges me to be smarter. A man who is secure in the man he is, that he recognizes the role he plays as a man in a relationship with a woman and treats her accordingly.
I am socially aware, I am politically aware, I am culturally aware. I want to date my equal in awareness, which has nothing to do with education or finances. Someone who is tolerant of the lives of others, seeking to explore the world outside of his own, understanding that life does exist outside of his own experiences. And passion for the world outside of his own limited space can only be the tip of the iceberg for the level of passion he has for those inside his inner circle. He is so aware, that only heightens my attraction to him, the simple act of being aware. He has been successful in his life, by whatever measure he uses to gauge success, therefore he doesn't begrudge me for trying to reach my measure of success, he can respect it, he has lived it. He is also ambitious which means he has gone after what he wants and at times has experienced failure.
You see it’s not just because Kevin Powell is a Taurus and I am a Capricorn, two earth signs typically compatible, that makes us a match in my head, it’s all those things listed above and more that makes me think I need to find my very own Kevin. Because if this man can have this impact on my senses from the distance and non reality of FB/Twitter, then in real life, my world would be forever altered by this type of partnership.
While I still curse (although not in my writing) and I'm just getting into spin (a far cry from Bikram Yoga) and I eat chicken and egg products (no vegan life for me), I know my very own Kevin Powell would find me just as fascinating as I find him. And since my sister is convinced all the men fitting this description are politicking in BK listening to "The Purple Tape" in search of their "Lady", then it sounds like ill be spending some more time in the borough of my birth. Back to where it all started to find my way to where I need to be.
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