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BT Express

All You want out of life you can get Just make sure for yourself You wont regret it

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Grandmas Prayers

We were young and full of energy as we played in the hot sun in the front of our grand mothers house Mid day my grand mother would come out on the porch and scream ' kids it's time to eat One by one we would enter Wash your dirty hands clean before…

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Distance for success

In order to succeed in anything or accomplish what you've started Fight for it to not have any regrets Never quit while on your quest…

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Be Your Best

If you want to see the best from within you or the best out of you Through the process You have to get up early and start before others Before the fast pace world all around you consume you Channel out the insane society and prioritze who you are, who…

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Witness Me

What are you standing around for, witness me just as I witness your greatness. I knew what it was when I got here. There was you, greatness and you slowly moving toward it. It was like you were holding a light in your hands and you put pen to paper…

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The Fifth Orbit

My words have been short lately, leaving space to wander in my mild tone. I’ve been home on Mars, you on Saturn—…

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B!TCH

Female Dog, really Why toss this word in the air, it’s so darn silly No, your eyes did not deceive you, by such an audacious written move on my part Allow me to put my spin on this groove from the start…

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Wicked Kingdom Intentions For a naïve soft kitten My goodness, this poem is worth a heated mention My body has been sequestered by a hard bone of contention…

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Beyond The Crown

I am not just a black man, subtle and plain. To some I wear a crown, to myself—just to be—my sacred name…

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It's A New Day

It's a new day and yesterdays gone If you have awakened on this day to read my poem, you are able to reset you mind Seek porosperity and new possiblities Surround yourself with those that have much to lose Those can can show you thier worth through…

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Halo and Crown

Before the night fades and day welcomes my face, here is a kiss to the brow. If anything dims your halo between then and now, reflect on my crown—we are the…

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Corner Gospel

We pray with our shoes on, knees bent over cracked concrete, hands cupped like tin cups in a church of streetlamps, siren hymns threading the night, bassline heartbeat underfoot. Mama said Sundays were for boiled greens and hands that worked…

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Written Into Being

Falling from the atmosphere was terrifying— until I realized the open arms waiting below. My thoughts rushed back…

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The Sacred Orator

As I close my eyes, the sea salt of my rebirth home Uprise my underworld kingdom and take your place among Heaven's throne The energy of your spirit shall carry you over the throne of Allah's glory and wishes The eighth dimension I give unto you, the…

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Awaiting In Jealousy

My thoughts roam her realm, while my body awaits in jealousy. I can only imagine the things said, “He can’t do what we can.”…

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Hades: Through the Eyes of Persephone

In the realm between the darkness of the underworld in the cast of shield illumination of light Between the breath of life I give barren fields their beautiful birthright In the coven I sit upon damnation I am the goddess who sits on the throne…

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