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Sleeping through the night is now a problem of the past,
‘cause Doctor TCL’s got so...
I feel it bubbling up yet my demeanor's next to calm,
the fire builds within until my head and n...
When she walks into the room you wouldn’t ever be able to tell the pain she’s holding
She smil...
Within Pantheon Of Classical Gods
stricken with affliction,
sans amyotrophic lateral sclero...
the upshot constituted a figurative straw
that broke the virtual camels back
where yours tr...
Nabucodonosor! thou shouldst be living at this epoch:
Namibia hath desire of thee: she is a qu...
Giving birth to me...
was like stepping into a new infinity.
Of love that'll never end.
...An abused child hurts every day of their life,
They do not know how to live without strife...
A woman can work just as hard as a man,
That is a notion some cannot understand.
I work just as...
Hurricane Katrina rages against New Orleans,
People begin frantically to scatter and scream.
Th...
Weak tears struggle down wrinkled faces
of mothers with sagging breasts—
Looking do...
It’s hard to please
disbelievers—
What good is it a cracked egg
retaining its contents
...Wisdom’s words run deep;
poets’ pens chase after them:
hungry pages wait;
Si...
All for one
tre three penny das ta do
juniper juniper the opened mass
turn over your yarn
t...
moving
blinking the moon
brisk clouds
pass by
a flock of geese
sil...
All for one
tre three penny das ta do
juniper juniper the opened mass
turn over your yarn
t...
Shelter in place
Where no place is safe
Fear reigns
Children cry
When it pours
What’s it like over there
What’s it like in there
You need to fix your hair
Also, that crooked...
washed away all the dirt
still can see the stains
it's hard not to notice
in the light or in t...
it's hard to spell beautiful
without u it's so true
it's hard to spell beautiful
without u it'...
there might still be a fist pump punch of wintry blitz
as planet revolves on the north/ south ax...
Hit the alarm
Stumbled outta bed and made my way to the bathroom
Showered , brushed my teet...
Looking glass, mirrored ‘casts
Reverting light, out of sight,
Voyeurs’ plight,
What a de...
I seem to be in a
Purple Haze
To the sky
I often gaze
Amongst the mortals
the muse...
ah...a flood of memories wash over
this anointed Goatama Boo Da
whose respected status
a...
Imagine
you can see
what your ears hear
and they see
what your eyes watch
...Your are my everything
Even when Satan threw his darts at me you kept me safely under your win...
Time waits on no one.
Sunrise is always somewhere.
And the moon too.
Nature ...
Why I’m disappointed
Maybe I’m disappointed because I had toomuch faith in you
From the get...
again and again
i inhabit a land of dismay
wallowing in sorrow
drowning in the tears
i try to...
I aged a small number of hours,
none the worse
since posting about Daylight Savings Time,
...If this was
just a tale
this would be
the ending
a story
must begin
...just moments ago, a dawning realization
arose within this sol son begat
from ma late mother...
he came to us on a woven beaded hamoc as a flower bedded excursion taunt to the sun
there was ...
Good morning, come on before you miss your bus (Mom is waving bye and have a good day)…
I ...
Years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability of black and
white, good and bad. The discomf...
Waging wars
we seek peace:
blindly loosing. Why?
In war
only death wins:
...If only hate was a virus;
we could immune
ourselves with love
that is pure.
...The night grows stale
Like lingering molded bread;
The cloud shaded moon
Reflects no...
Bingewatch theapocalypse on Netflix
Eat popcorn watch porn, sex by the megapixel
Front row ...
I will no longer dilute myself
I will no longer confuse myself
With other people’s percept...
Candy colored fingernails..
Whats your name...
Can I go with you...
Sweet confection try...
You suck the love out of me
You knew the love was there
You handed me the pieces that were brok...
I've looked far and near, I've searched both high and low to prove and substantiate a claim tha...
less than half a dozen hours
remain here in Lake Woebegone,
an idyllic enclave, where legal t...
less than half a dozen hours
remain here in Lake Woebegone,
an idyllic enclave, where legal t...
less than half a dozen hours
remain here in Lake Woebegone,
an idyllic enclave, where legal t...
It may seems
Like you won the fight
What is a fight if he renege
You're...
I swear it’s something you do when you walk in the room
My whole body changes
I feel like m...
the truth we hide
under the guise of protection
hurts deeper when revealed
then the swee...
Once I look into your eyes
I feel our souls
Intertwine, or somewhat catch fire
Afraid to...
Being a black woman
I was born with strength
I was born with a crown
I was born to nurtu...
Can I
Can I tell you all of my thoughts?
Can I tell you all my fears?
Can I express how ...
I am right, your wrong
Don't matter
Your right I'm wrong
Still don't matter
I'ma hold this gr...
I had to go through it, and it wasn't my idea
but throughthe ashes and cleared smoke, I am clean...
She was quiet, observing the all around
alone with her thoughts allowing only happy thinking to ...
Can I trust you with my heart?
Can I place down my guard, in your pressence and truly know tha...
exploding the duration of the sun
exposing reloading i look at my phone
grow fond of grow f...
overladen snow covered crackle and crunch
though, this skeptic owned a doubtful hunch
that such...
I don’t doubt it Matter fact I’m right behind you my fam, lets shout it!
Let em ...
the world needs a sanctuary
a safe place to keep evil at bay
a place somewhere in the sun
...Pardon this hand written hyperbole prose ink colored confessional
Draining of a lyrical hemoph...
Neon valley pulsate
Glowing money changing cathedrals soar
Babylonian towers house luck zom...
Walk me up on Canal Street
Give me my last ride with a Brass bandand a slide trombone..
Tak...
How can I be, If I can't be with you someHow?
How can I sleep, if you're not even sleepy?
Ho...
a tsunami catapulted cruising skiff
skyward landing with quiet thud
across undulating infin...
Today
time took time
to think;
Then truth
took thinking time
to task;
...You are a blessing
You are favored
You are destined for greatness
You can make it thru t...
I watched it shatter
heard what you did
watched termites devour it
left it brittle
on...
I paint my flaws on thin tissue paper and tape them to the corners of my consciousness;
I draw...
Down in the basement unda the house
That Go Go beat jumping in and out of your pants legs
F...
I’m really confused on how we even got here
Didn’t I say I wasn’t gonna like you?
I swear t...
Tremolo crescendo
Into napalm sunsets
Twisting stratocaster reverb in sonic assault.
Vir...
the ocean has a deeper way to calm our fears
trace back the years we used to know
when shadows ...
Plant your garden,
Old flowers bear no scent
Fruits of labor
Freshness anew, time well s...
Grew up on Roots, proud to be black
Once leaves start to fall realized we lacked
Different ...
Truth,
Though trounced to the ground,
Shall arise again—
Watch and wait and you will...
Growing,
glowing
green grass
greets god’s
goodness.
Take a step outside yourself
And see
Just what you were meant to be
No more running
N...
Ughh keep telling myself
I don’t wanna be here!
I don’t wanna be here with you!
I didn’t ask t...
If i pretend
that the dagger you used
never cut me
that never was it inserted
into my...
with the jury residing
contemplating the evidence
pondering your intentions
calculating your f...
Running from Reality
Reality is so hard to face,
Good to have some space,
Even though t...
Struggles of a Single Mother
Lying awake late at night,
Eyes full of tears,
Heart full o...
Three’s
Good things come in threes…
Three times I’ve been blessed,
Third time’s the char...
as origin of Homo Sapien species surged ahead,
harboring nascent predominance
asper said pr...
there is something inside of me that seeks to hide from thee or is it the powers that be
each re...
Eyes wide open I see it all
Lie right to me and still I fall
Never again will I make the same m...