James Earl Vick

Photograph of James Vick, from his online journal on As/Us, a space to showcase the literary and scholarly work of writers of color.

Here Comes Another Angel

Dedicated to Mr. James Vick

By Richard D. Lathan

I come to you Lord

to talk about a Man who

ascended to you within the 

last week.

He taught himself to read and write

Even though that was honorable, but

to you Lord the honorable thing is that

he gave his life to you

Here comes another Angel,

I believe he was getting himself ready,

preparing his life to be in your presence

Here comes another Angel,

he even placed and glued pictures of cutouts

Around his whole cell to Keep reflections of

What he has learned on his Journey to

You