A solemn prayer nests
within my heart.
It grows as you grow,
my little star.

May you shine brightly.
May your light never dim.
May the girl I first held,
the one whose cries
my voice once calmed,
never lose her splendour.

May our bon...

It's funny how the fairytale changes

When you stop believing in the magic.

I'm not even mad anymore,

I just see you different.

You had that halo on,

I swear I thought it fit you.

You played the sweet girl so good,

I almost let...

Can I be your mainstay, by your

side amongst the countless

noises of the world? I promise to

love you through them all—not

only as the man that I am, but

as the son I will always be.

—JG ©2026

Yes, read my Oracle, my Nubians
Enrich your mind once again, tell yourself you are a Queen, a Goddess, a Hebrew King in the hue of your skin
It is considered the first, the last, shall be the first once again

Read the Romans’ scripture on the...

The Waterloo
Below Sea Level
Wade In The Water- Portals


After the calling of twilight, the illuminating moon sits high
Blue majestic skies to surrender unto Heaven’s sweetest surprise
Captivating felines roaming in search of i...

I should had known once I stepped in the ring as a light weight
The warning he was way out of my league came too late
Going the distance, with a heavy weight contender
A Don Juan battling to steal my heart, or a true Casanova pretender
...

With your name on

the tip of my tongue,

make me cry it out,

spoken and sung.

Make me stuck,

helpless and bound,

by the weight of your skin

and the lack of a sound.

Your body is a beautiful arrest,

laying all other words to rest,

so l...

CLOUT CHASERS,

SPEED RACERS,

Feeling the vibes, and

GUNS WITH LASERS,

facing the naysayers,

The ones in doubt,

COLLECT THESE KILLJOYS, and

SHOW THEM ON OUT,

Don't let these peeps,

Go, AND KILL YOUR THRILL,

Do your own...

potential
you got
train up a child in the way he should go
wind him up
and see him scatter across the floor
like
vermin in the subway
pizza scraps
and
Mickey D wrappers
licked to the bone
antiseptic
like hospital sanitary scrubs

pot...

Grant me your ear, my love,
for my heart has a request
it must convey.

When you hold me,
let safety seep out
through every embrace.
Allow your love
to accelerate my heart’s pace.

Let the affection you hold
be the guard
that repels al...

Beware the greed of man

Which lies dormant

Festering slowly

Until it bubbles and boils

Spilling over

Tainting all it touches

Bringing ruin

To all in its wake

Innocent and will participants alike.

Beware the greed of ...

It takes something greasy

Covered in lard groove

Make yo butt cheeks itch

This is fo yobougie blacks

Who say we dont know how to act

Uncomfortablewith the funk coming out the kitchen

When that sweat run down yo back

Put the hu...

We are carbon based entities

A shell of our former selves

Destined for destruction

Break it down

Man make bombs

Man make promises

A pact made among suit and tie killers

Todays friend is tomorrows enemy

Break it down

Atom...

Among broken monsters

We reside

Ones whose cores

Lay broken beneath tissue

Growing around broken pieces

Where humanity once rested.

Among broken monsters

We walk

Teetering between friend and foe

One hostile encounter...

We pray with our knees bent to the cracked concrete,
hands cupped around warm paper cups and colder truths.
This is where wisdom smells like strong coffee and diesel,
where grandmama measures love in portions of Sunday collard,
where the barber trims ...

Call them my attitude hats

cause I wear um like that

All three like my front

license plate have the two

Vietnam campaign ribbons and

the 90 day basic training ribbon

and the words in all caps

VIETNAM vETERAN

One is a boonie...

The moment I met you, with my

mind out in space, the world

seemed to stop spinning.

Time unmoored in an instant,

and ever since, I have longed to

know your beginning—

and if it ends with me.

—JG ©2026

My Beloved,

let me strip the cloth away,

slow as a turning season.

I want the whole architecture,

the holy fractures first.

You are stunning when hidden,

but naked—

you are a beautiful blasphemy.

—JG ©2026

Dark clouds linger,

bloodshot eyes,

seeking permanence.

Tears falling—

an everyday occurrence,

seemingly now.

Dark clouds follow

every step taken,

feet leaving craters

from the load you carry,

whose weight

has ...

My heart is in a different place,

unfamiliar to this particular door,

but I stand firm while asking myself,

“what are you waiting for?”

With a peephole that peers through

my soul, it simply can’t be ignored,

as I step across its thr...