The darkness i see,

The suffocation i breathe,

The hurful words i hear,

The aching h...

I'm

famished

from the deepest sacredness

of me I want to be

taken

cocked

is...

Wedged between a moment in time

and space

takin my turn to

learn this journey

of mine...

For me what a perfect night

to write

blustery cold outside

me camping out inside

The ...

I was staring at your picture
For some time today and
This is what I imagined:
I walked up to ...

His fingers dance
Back and forth
Up and down the neck
Of my father's Gibson.
Picking and stru...

Sometimes, I feel like my world is tumbling down. So I battle fear, and persevere, To keep my fe...

Versed free

Beauty ensign

Divine design

Revered thru time

Uniquely refined

Pur...

yesteryear

eclipsed my horizons

anchored in heavy rain pour

flooded soul deep with an un...

A Cruel Teasing of the Heart

Another sleepless night underneath the stars...

~ I DREAMT, MLK Jr. ~ by Oni Lasana
I had a dream too, Martin Luther King Jr.

that your dream...

Enter my bedroom lock the door behide you lay, roll one up just to get us in the mood. Music...

I try to find what I cannot describe, what I know I feel that hide inside, so hard to make it...

Is it that our destiny can be determined by stars?

Or is it just pure dumb luck that has got u...

Hopeless

By Samuel K Byrd

A hot meal, a cold bed, and hopes

that tomorrow will be a bet...

Introverts are drained by social encounters and energized by solitary, often creative pursuits. T...

warm

will

come

her

smile will

pierce society's crowd of

chilling frowns and

More valuable than any jewels
Finer than any China
Precious like an heirloom
Yet it can't be h...

where is your heart

...you who are raised on love

resistant to the stains of hatred and bru...

My virginity was stolen, only darkness and pain remains. Taken deep into the night, by a stranger...

Look at the backdrop.

Watch as the infant's eyes drift.

My soul weeps for you.

*A haiku is...

I 'm perfectly made.

Do you see this chocolate?

Watch it walk away...

* A Senryu is a Japen...

I look up to the sky. God is that you? Is this the wrath that every Christian goes through? Being...

I lay under the blackened sky stars blinking a code at me but I didn't understand confusion an...

Too busy durin the day

with worldly things

for this meeting to be arranged

What we are d...

I am black I am a man I have plenty of dreams like Martin Luther king sometimes I scream like my ...

poetryvibecould use a link that takes you straight to a poets page. I just finished reading A Te...

Little white lies made me feel like I could fly. Like I was finally alive. Like true love had ...

I look into your eyes, and agonize... Over all you've endured, leaving you traumatized, materi...

So many things are about to happen; few places that

you can hide.

New World Order, Disease, a...

Your pride is my enemy ....and your bestfriend . you carry it as if it is this shield that you ha...

I want to sparkle and shine

I want to feel mighty fine

I want to feel powerful strong

Let fe...

If I could dream

a dream of dreams

where every scene serene

and the only sound I hear

is the ...

Devil was trying to grab a hold on me but my spirit was too strong! Discovered sh*t on my own lif...

It was approximately 4 in the morning -

No different from any other day in a Third World Count...

We became known by way of request…

…No hello…no How you doing? – no formal salutation

- I w...

I text you it many times, we had endless conversations about it whenever it came to our minds. An...

Its hard to dream with a broken heart cause when you fall asleep all you see is whats been taken ...

Mommie Im so sorry for all the wrongful thigs I did and all the hurtful things I said, I know you...

I promice you ,you are going to regret doubting me. I remember telling you about my dreams and yo...

Blindsight – by Samuel Kristopher (the poet) Byrd

Speeding through life

never enough time

-Boob jobs

-Ass

-Lips

-Season tickets to a favorite b...

I'm lashing out why the devil passing out World tickets /tempting strong men to be weak/ the devi...

Fame will make you chase money on the ground blowing in the wind/till you trip and fall on your s...

Be careful who you share space with/about face quick/be wary of the slick/friend or foe hard to s...

In the ghetto folks slip away death/like a gardner snip away death/all they know is survival/prim...

Take the scenic route/ not the shortcut/ we getting lazy/ Computers doing work for us/taking away...

Said there/Said here/ sad year/sat here/ not clear/dont hear/ no fear/ in rear/ long beard/ force...

Don't like anything that requires power to exist/it's always a point it will want to consume more...

Twisted memories/vivid imagery/distant chemistry/forward symmetry/ blatant bigotry/waiting endles...

Hope you dont miss it/to all my gifted/spit this lugy encrypted/ in hieroglyphics/painting pictur...

Created through love/ took a ship to arrive just shy of a year from above/took my first breath of...

Imagine a reverse Haunted House full of love/ On every corner some one is showing compassion/ som...

Oh dark woman/ your hair beautiful and diverse like trees/ body full like the water in the 7 seas...

She walked in the room

instant silence

She was the one from the party

Her body hadeveryo...

The sun is down

justnot quite dark yet

Such a perfect atmosphere

Ladies and gentlemen ra...

Blue In Greg

Man, the blues crept in unbeknownst to me, turning my sideways world upside d...

Build your Spirit/Mind/and Body like a well guarded fort

Listen to this message that I bring y...

From Ben to Beat It

Weird Al's tribute was Eat It

No doubt...Gone Too Soon

Mother nature powerful winds waves collide tornado drops from the sky being great can bring so mu...

Thugville drug deals slugs kill mothers cry in tears snubnose BOOM! bloody pavement homicidal th...

Lay Your Hands On Me

I have never been as lonely as I am now.

As I lay on my bed listening ...

Penetrating my mind with intelligence

Elevating me to a place i just can't resist.

Taking m...

Poisonous Lips

The things you say…

Hurtful, dagger-like, leaving multiple stab wounds w...

Up, Up and away, is what is sought

Down under, is where we all end up

Hoping to lend a hand...

Free falling

Free falling like the leaves in autumn.
I'm crushing too hard I don't know if it...

Feel it in my heart a pain coming

Cause love returned and now its lost strains forming

From...

After all my pain

After all the tears Ive shed

The rain still sustains

What gives