they came in
famished
this place either highly recommended
five start positive reviews
or the first thing they saw at 2 a.m.
open
with bright flashing neon lights seen from off the main road

the aroma was quite pleasant
settling into the...

if I were a betting man
and I ain't

desperate in my addictions
gambling hotline number on speed dial
counselors know me on a first name basis
we’re all mutual friends on Facebook
TikTok
or whatever

if I were a betting man
and I ain'...

You really have to look at the world and you need to believe that we are in the service of each other. At least that is my take on it. The world is what it is and you have survived the hardest part. You just dont know it yet. Every single day you ...

I was not really unfaithful
or having a cheating moment
a relapse of the days
or more like
uneven
gloriously blissful
intoxicating and
unapologetic nights
when I approached her shores
to sow my wild oats

and you were up and about
doin...

you are
so close to my heart
as each beat pounds metronomic rhythms of love
coinciding with my motions and movements

you are
the center of my every thought
the author of my passions
my pains
the inspiration for words of poetry
beautiful...

perplexed, annoyed

climbing through the abyss

staring into the void

wondering

has this always been mankind's

persistent role

spinning reels of lifelines

of hardship and toil

as the revolving door of life

The road to revenge

burns two bridges

if you’re so happy w/o me

then why are you trippin?

Your arrogance blinds you

from the connection

and the protection

that comes with MY connection

to God Divine Presence…

I don’t und...

poems for her wedding
three-tiered
decorated with sweet words and flowers
sliced into small pieces for the tuxedoed and gowned masses

poems for his funeral
emotional
sprinkle in a little
‘Jesus’
a little
‘when we all get to heaven
we a...

She stands in a place where the ground still aches

Where everything around her has already given in

She doesn’t call for help

She learned not to disturb the peace

There was a time she might have cried out in misery

Before the silence ta...

sometimes Heaven gets a call and the caller is me and I want to talk to someone I believe is there but I am told "there's no one here by that name" I hang up disappointed think for awhile then dial the other place thinking to myself there must be ...

Talking is giving birth to creation.

Every word is a labor,

thoughts pulled from the unseen and pushed into form.

Every syllable carries something waiting to live.

Be careful.

Your mouth is a womb.

You don’t just speak.

You ...

as
Commander-In-Chief
my troops were all green
but seasoned veterans
raked leaves
swept the front sidewalk
washed dinner dishes
sometimes
a birthday request
or
found neatly wrapped under the tree at Christmas
gallant troops under my com...

Her name lingers at the tip of my tongue,

where I wish her body would often reside.

She is the canvas I ache to claim,

with a signature only my tongue could provide.

Her eyes meet mine—

burying their radiance deep in my soul—

i am confident, competent,

well trained, experienced

patriotic, in a sense

i know what i stand for

what i believe to be good

is well understood

the technology invested

in this machine i fly

best that money c...

The universe sees us

as energy of low intensity

a faint spark

against the darkness

surrounding

every other point of being

our dreams are just part

of the evolving machine

which consumes

all futures

of all things

transient...

War

is it the truly the root of all evil

Human-nature, what is it?

define the source

following what course is evident

in the shadows of our footprints

gathered from what evidence

doing the math... trace back

through...

I’m so close to killing somebody—
might be myself,
or myself and somebody else.

’Cause a murder-suicide
feels like a smoother ride
than continuing to hide
these demons taking my mind.

I’m going psycho—
no typo.
You read it right.

A...

It's out for delivery you can't track

it nothing to indicate how many stops away

you have stuff to do but you have to stay

no matter how long it takes

you have to wait it's nearing the end of the day

you get a email it's been delayed

not sur...

words like drums every line attack

double up the flow never fall off track

snap on the snare when I paint these facts

808 pulse make the whole world crack

mindset make moves like a chest piece

chasing the first thought never second guess me...

Live your life to the fullest without fear

Climb the hills, bust through walls, run toward your dreams, and forge through life's fires

Sacrifice for the success that you desire

No one truly knows the person in the mirror

Be mindful that every ...