don't give me a dream

then put me to sleep

let me live until I

can't keep these eyes open

the...

if I turned around fast enough

I might see myself following me

I might see myself standing ...

brewing a fresh pot of dayspring

sipping on a cup of steaming sunrise

storms came without w...

you may see them protecting you.

but, do you see their pain,

you may see them.

you may s...

I planted a single seed left long ago
In time roots sprung up out of the fertile soil
In the ga...

We are the conscience of the heart;

custodians of its emotions—conjuring,

molding a...

Today’s times test the spirit, soul, mind,

and the heart that beats the faith that fue...

These are the early hours in poetry, the times we spend writing and perfecting our craft. We are ...

We're living in a society
that's totally blind you see
some claim life is but a mystery
but I ...

We're living in a society
that's totally blind you see
some claim life is but a mystery
but I ...

some where out of the gravy and green lies a corporate scheme to watch freedom ring
there walks ...

Black leather

Doused with sun tan crisco

She's dancing the funky

San Fran Disco

When I’ve gone to the place

where the fathers have gone

before me and the last trib...

The ghost inside grows impatient

but being denied execution must wait

until the ful...

The days continue to come and go

in the midst of the pandemic times

and nothing see...

Black Passion

How in the world and worlds beyond

of all life's many beautiful wardrobes,

harrassment,

abuse,

torment,

I don't care about the money.

it's not worth my peace of...

Image Imagine Imagination

Imagine clay DNA

In the hands of the Eternal One

Features fashioned ...

Chased shadows

Just to be next to

Your silhouette.

Woke up to alarms

That I should ha...

I am the beautiful refflection you see.

so patient and loving I am a Queen.

The way I walk,...

To thine own self be true.

Love thy neighbor as thyself.

first you,

then them.

To Thi...

Baba Ganja,

Help me weather the storms of Babylon,

I smell the Earth rotting.

Who am I?

Why I'm just as you are,

I get hot, cold, jealous too

have dreams of a Cuban c...

As we approach the end.

I just want to say may the best poet win.

no, matter what happens w...

cum on her

wait your turn

some motors turned

shake your fist...

down toward the neat ...

my lord, what a morning…

wake up children!

let us not be dismayed…nor

allow our ...

I heard a quote yesterday that I thought was very powerful. The quote was:

"We are not what we...

Good Morning, sunshine it's time to clean.

clean up your channel clean up your speach.

noma...

when I was just a little kid,

i used to play with dirt. run around,

jump fences, hang with ...

Hello, This yo girl kiki B Truth you know I love you.

I will always be honest, I will always s...

It is what it is…

Such is the nature of time;

These are trying times…

He is ...

They gave the Beat a name and called it Hip Hop

The Beat was stronger than a name

The Beat was ...

Hous Pocus...Focus

Get on your grind and dont stop hitting it until something moves. Until you...

The government literally hires people to track your life

yet stocking is illegal.

they allo...

Its impossible to be perfect...but the challenge is to treat people perfectly..even if they hurti...

They saykneeling for justness

in America isunAmerican

so that couldonly mean

kneeling on...

peeling back layers just find

more layers to be peeled

to no end I'll be peeling all

my ...

got the mental to establish

sentimental value memorable

memories on the pages of

the mem...

How many murals do you need to see

Eulogized kinfolk in spray painted pictures

Preach silent se...

assiduous spiritual voices

whisper veracious words:

faith tested

is faith streng...

To be schooled is suppose to be cool

But following a fool brings on ridicule

Of...

the world is held together

by hope and prayers we all

hope and pray C19 go away

so we can go b...

Imagine being a young black man

Trying to make it in America

Where if you dare to be differ...

trying to pick up on what you saying

without feeling like carrying the weight

of your burdens t...

At Mystic Seaport, CT,looking at some old ships

I didn’t expect to be reminded of slavery, cha...

remove all carnality out of my apartment complex.

remove it far from the perimeters of my apar...

I Knew Her From The School Days

She LivesIn The Neighborhood But No One Knew Where She Lived Or ...

Wipe the tears that are falling from your eyes.

Don’t be afraid to open your heart.

I ca...

it's not enough tears to fill

this ocean of emptiness

it's too many leaky cracks in it

As time waxes and life wanes,

satisfaction is as the sun

at its horizons of ...

One of the greatest axioms

that has enabled racist America

to maintain and sustain ...

My words are like the wood

of the trees of the forest;

ageing mused builders as wel...

I saw a life that was awe-inspiring. I saw it before I lived it. I was the past and the future an...

I am like a rose,
Twirling in the middle that doesn’t stop
Baking myself in bright rays of colo...

Tell me,

Where do we go from here?

It hurts that you’re not close to me.

Every day I wi...

I have had some early hours in poetry, solemn moments with only the night sky and the faded tint ...

we don't see hear or touch

the same not one eyewitness

sais the same thing the same

way...

Iwas taught so many things to believe

I grew up and learned it was up to me

to form my own ...

Beware brothers and sisters, they want to take things back to the 1950s

Trumpism propagates i...

An eye for an eye...eventually leaves us all blind...so the blind will lead the blind only to fin...

had to doit, itwas too easy to do

some things can't be explained

no explanation included

I know i believed...when no one believed in me...he made me see...what others couldn't see was st...

Dont confuse submission to them... with submission to him...was Colin kneeling to them or kneelin...

Some men talk alot...its always one at the local barbershop...playing chess...stays in check by h...

If the world hates you...know it hated me first...it was written in God's words that they try to ...

…

…

Machine guns blazing…

As the advance guard

Makes its approach

systemic racism is a bomb.

A bomb that we have to stop.

we have to cut of fthe timer.

be...

if I'm on the frontline

and you're standing

behind me can you

promise me you won't

pu...

last NovemberI had a good time

seemed likethe world was doing fine

it was a gathering I'll ...

…

…

Cheating …at everything

You’ve ever done…

Being unsavory, mean …and n...

wanderingI go walls talk to me

they all say rest in peace

covered in paint of the deceased

the high and mighty

always think they can

defy the law of gravity

they haven't learned

there's no end to this dumb chit

pissing off postal workers is not a

good idea they've been...

my muse

arguably isliken toengaging in

a match of tug ofwar against thewind

going for b...

Walk through an odd human zoo

Monstrous emotional maniacs

Growl and prowl around post modern ca...

These days you don’t quite know what to expect

Pandemics, gimmicks, and a government check?

A remodeled home.

requires a new vision.

which means you have discard the old way of living...

Fully charged.

Ready to scroll.

click, click worship on.

Praises to my number one.

destruction and hate, rise everyday

but, I don't fear.

I have angels watching over me.

I...

I WAS LOST BUT WHEN I FOUND YOU I FOUND PATIENCE. WITH NO TOOLS, WHO KNEW WE WOULD BUILD A FOUNDA...

my family,

my friends,

the ones who love me deep within.

you don't hurt me,

you d...

all this mayhem is troubling but I'm gone holdback my vibe for Poetry all this breaking news is g...

The Beef is overcooked...and seasoned for our destruction... your salty cause you mistook...the i...

grandma drinking scotch and soda

grandpa drinking whisky on the rocks

every weekend was a wangd...

those who know where you're going

can rise up early to cut you off at the pass

moving i...

Warriors and martyrs...using prayer as a weapon with the precision of an archer...to defend again...

Dear, young girl on here God told me to tell me your not alone.

I don't know who you are?

I...

Now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the lord my sould to keep.

I declare I will wake.

refr...

God has a blessing for us.

He wants us to have it.

yes.

God wants us to be Blessed.

n...

God supply's all of my needs.

from the crown of my head to the souls of my feet.

God, w...