As I walk through the valley
shadows follow me

Antiphons
Gregorian
Ambrosian chants

faintly heard
in the night's thin mist

choruses
for the damned

perfect hymns
for the dead or...

You're quite the poet... know it!
you've earned a turn

to strike out... To be noticed
Come, join in... the water is fine!

Welcome souls to the oasis
park your camels

let you minds go where they may
to be free

words to any perspecti...

Do you love Me?

Baptized in Holy Matrimony Washed cleaned of all sins,

I gave my life in mind only.

Lukewarm was my temperature,

Seeking personal gain thus denying your glory.

Do you love Me?

Seething in sin I know only one way,

Speaking o...

Not emptiness

just not quite defined
as being in a place

there is no identifying trace
of existence here

flash forward
then back

whether there ever was
or never was...

is not the question
or is it naught

where would you plac...

Seems like a shadow is falling
all over the earth

America has been top on the world
doingbetterthan alright

after theravagingover the planet
of twoworldwars

Hitler had his blitzkrieg
Americas got itstotalwar

Holy s-Krieg, with star...

Can you feel it, its coming...

Bad Moon(moaning)

its coming over the horizon
low and slow, as if though

it's waiting, watching...
maybe even stalking

there's a bad moon rising
Spooky things rising with it

something in the air
just isn't s...

Your life is not meant to be better, it just is. Can you feel it? You should be able to feel it coursing through your veins, there is something magical happening and you have to accept the magic for what it is.

Be grateful. Let God know that yo...

it happened to me
and so
it happened to her

she had to crawl along the uneven cobblestone road
this heavy thing tied to her weary back
bloody knees
bruises
beaten for her beliefs
her convictions
visions
the masses could not comprehend
...

Thank you

for making a

believer

out of me,

This friendship

is now over, and

now, I can plainly see,

I thought this

friendship was true, but

I observed with my own

two eyes, and saw the proof

now I'm feeling sad and blue,

I was sidetrac...

Right is might

might is strong

with right U cant

go wrong

without a doubt

thats what right

is about

Do the right thing

make that your aim

Marvin Gaye song Right On from his great LP Whats Going On covers just about e...

When they turn

from a FRIEND to a FOE,

you need to

RETURN TO REALITY, and

LET THEM GO!!

JUST SNAP OUT OF IT!!

OH, CAN'T YOU JUST SEE!!

OTHERS SEE IT,

BUT YOU!!

As they are

DEEPLY

CONTEMPLATING,

THEY ARE

either,

A FRIEND, A FOE

or ma...

make this thing great again
go back in time when folks were happy
safe
confidence in choices made
the very definition of what they are seeking
but can’t
won’t answer when I ask them
the time
the people
places
thangs
when they though...

If you think you can just roll through life with ease always given a hand

You would be able compare yourself that of a car, truck, or van in which all or man made

Your not!

In your life without a doubt you will be challenged, tested, talk...

You have an honest face,

a soft smile a good heart

its morning a great time for us all

to be thankful,to reflect upon

what we have been gifted with

start fresh, counting blessings

all over again

from nothing but loveand the gift o...

then
we wore afros and dashikis
and took to the streets with poetic words for our women
militant words for our people
revolutionary words for the establishment

incarcerations and interments would soon follow
as sure as Willie’s dice would ...

information age ambivalence
provides tidal waves of distraction

entertainment choices expanding
demanding time, drawing energy

personal cues, rub Aladdin's lamp
to combat the blues

to initiate a sleeping beast
AI does the rest

the ...

You are Protected,

from danger and from harm,

The Lord watches over you, and

Protects you with his Arms,

He will keep you safe

from danger and hurt, and

will direct your path,

He will keep you alert,

He will watch, and

protect you every d...

Listing my sins?
where do i begin.

i havefailedhead of class
sobadlyi've mistaken

what the hell i'mdoinghere
rather than awakening

i'vefallenasleep
andspilledmy beer

repeatedly

well if that's not a sin
forgive me, itshouldbe

...

Did i hear that right
Leaning into the wind, i pause

Sinning, done my share
that's for sure...

sure as the skin i'm in
i've been tested

i have failed more
often than won

i've given my share...
but there's a clause

which identif...

watch out, baby!

be sure to lock your doors and draw your curtains
when you see us strut down your street
with our heads held high
and the morning sun
warmly shining down upon our beautiful black skins

hurry!

grab the arms of your you...