Thee Silver Platter w/ Tali Payne

On Thursday, April 7th, 2016 , after a protracted battle with cancer, a United States Marine Corps. Veteran slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God at the age of 51. Sergeant Darrell E. Payne, known to some as the poet “ Reign Supreme ,” was the first born child of Robert Sr. and Joyce Payne. He graduated from Nova High School in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . Immediately following graduation, Darrell made the choice to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. (USMC). As a young man, Payne worked his way up the rank and was granted many certificates and awards from the USMC (logistics). During his tenure in the USMC, the United States was called into the Persian Gulf War (1990—1991) . In this war, Darrell Payne fought along the  front-lines  with many of his peers and lifelong friends. Payne trained in until he was honorably discharged in 1996. In addition to his illustrious career, Darrell Payne continued his work...

To know me is to know and never guess that I am a creative soul. I love to decorate, write, and dance, in a lonely and bare room where I know that no one watching. As a young child, I have always love to do arts and anything associated with it from designing clothes to writing short stories and most definitely writing poetry. I have always been the kids to doodle in class and write poetry on the front of my notebook. I laugh now because I think of high school and how I passed every art class with an "A", but I had a hard time focusing in math. I guess art was and often time still is my get-away car in a wild world where I am completely miss understood. I remember learning how to stay out of the way of the adults in my family so that I would not get into trouble and still needing something to do. My mom has always allowed me to color and handle the delicate materials around the house unlike my cousins and brother. I guess it was because I was quiet, not bothering any...