When HIV Won

It was that night
That moment
That time
That wine
That "one"
That Victory.

It became an addiction
A routine
A job
A habit
A Victory.

It became a reason
A chance
An opportunity
A choice
A Victory.

It was my day
My hour
My minute
My time
My Victory.

It was when I decided
This virus
This infection
This pandemic
Did not win.

It was when I believed
I am beautiful
I am great
I am not a virus.

I am Victory.

Robinson is a South Florida'based activist who focuses on educating young people and African-Americans about HIV and AIDS through performance art and his acclaimed one-man performances, which have been staged throughout the United States and overseas. He also is the founder of the group AIDS Awareness Poets. His work has been profiled in national magazines as well as on MTV, NBC, UPN, and BET television networks and on National Public Radio. Robinson is working on a film version of his one-man show God, Me...HIV? which he plans to screen on World AIDS Day.