you came into my life and put a spell on my mind when the spell took hold I could see the shine ...

Looking over 2020, this year I…
I cooked on the stove and I pushed the button on the micro...

Feel dud, feel nothing can be changed or will be changed

Will a hot holiday away make us becom...

The Rich mans says more money more problems

Lord knows I aint got a wor...

Promises you made

Promises you kept,

Hardly missed a beat

Promises as you slept.

Said you'd o...

(From The Queen And I)

The axon,

“What a difference

a day makes”—

floats on stran...

Sacred Indian bird of prey

gliding amongst

ancient ghost spirits

in the wind rid...

Good night my sweet love,

May we see tomorrow's dawn...

If not...heaven waits...

I was told to apologize

For a LOT of lies

But I'm not the type to wanna lie

So I don't g...

We can only be

whose and who

we are…

Jesus can only be

who He is: Love…

An...

(To Remaining Whole With You)

There can be no blowing

Without wind;

The...

Aged fuel still ignites…

Old log and burning desire—

The fireplace waiting…

𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝙼𝚎 ...

Tonight, we complete

The canvassing of yesteryear;

Tomorrow’s easel will be reloade...

In the cases of cases

involving the matter

of black lives,

we are taught

many...

Despite axiomatic renderings, life is not

A game of chess and chess is not a game

O...

On its own merits…

Being a white narcissist…

Begets racism…

Debating—not us...

Only those who are well-off—

Suffering—we wait…

Haiku/5-7-5…

The difference…cultural—

Canvassing…the same…

Contemplating time,

I sit here tic-toting life—

Writing profusely…

Inking seeded words—

Reaped from ripe thoughts—I am…

Erecting easels…

Well ripe word...

the sound of a entertaining piano

opened so many doors for me

I had topossess my own keys

Have you Fed Ex? Meaningex, your last relationship?
Did you feed into that relationship?

In a r...

In this world, so many people focus on name brands and designers.

You want designer this, desi...

Deer Colette,

Thank u four the sweater. Eye did knot no it wood cost that much. It was hire th...

There are times in life where you will have emotional highs and lows.

There will be rejection, h...

Father, for all the things this year has brought
For the things we have learned and the things w...

Alright listen, when it comes to relationships and marriages
There are NO rules and do's
There ...

Don't let the bread get stale came about when I had this huge crush on my lil sweetheart at work....

Here in this prison, only nature bares recourse

Blinded and blind sided

Debris of 2020 lyin...

My thoughts swirl into misty waters

I'm by the river bank where ancestors swam and crawled to ...

She had the ‘caucasity’

To tell my guy to act white whilst in‘their’ white neighborhood (at hi...

I got a lot of broke watches in a ziploc I intended to get fixed but never could I find the right...

you don't come from the streets
and not know how to survive
and you can't live your life right
...

I've learned how to need nobody
I've learned how to need no one
I've learned if I need somethin...

Give freely
Give appreciation
Give your best
Give your time
Give hope
Give your love
Give e...

Lately, you’ve been wondering what’s going on with me.

You’ve been wondering what’s on my mind...

Baby, I’m curious.

I don’t want to hurt your feelings nor over play my role.

But are your f...

The phoenix has arisen from the ashes and I’m ready to soar.

No longer a victim of my past.

I’ve heard people say they “Found God”
You didn’t find God, because God was never lost
You say,...

You careless, reckless, inconsiderate person
You show no regard for human life, for another life...

Black Man, Black Man - Why do you kill yo Brother Man?
I don't want us known or considered as "L...

imma, burl, uca, sheon't, heebie, deygon, churn, gon, fitna, who dat,
cuz, ion't, dem, whatcha, ...

I am cracked, dropped, thrown, hurt and broken into pieces.

But whatcha mad at me fa? I donâ€...

The "United States," what exactly does that mean?

Does that mean only the states that are "unite...

I never knew how this could be true

Until I myself began to love Raymond too

The last man to ki...

A child with no praise causes these kind of days

Your words are often micromanaged

Yet your ran...

There are so many times we have experienced situations where we were in pieces.

Where we were br...

So many people have been so ready to get rid of 2020.

Many say this was the worst year ever, but...

The Gift

Each step that we take
Make no intent nor escape
Shade of grey, let go the parade,
...

The Standing Order
peace, love & groovy
shout of led now glue to thee
savor the box that was m...

Decipher the fuse

Blow the box

I’ve got the hand

Put twelve in

Round twelve sin

He waited patiently to court me, precisely, respectfully, gracefully, tenderly in his plot to the...

My young son we live in the mountains

Your wife and I are a family

She is my bride, and you...

The cold light woke us…

Nothing could be seen out there—

Car windows…frozen…

Sitting and waiting…

All is gone—food, light and heat—

Eviction coming…

no winds blowing—

today is sunny and bright…

but cold as hell…

Winter cold freezing…

Random snowflakes tease sunshine—

We sit—shivering…

I smiled when I saw your face
I touched and felt it
As if I were there
The moment had taken pl...

Daily performance of wannabe stars
Required hoop jumping stunts for flashy cars
Life’s high sta...

Throughout time your soul and all
In which you believe will be tested.
Probably more times than...

Growing up in a household of 9
Made me wonder sometimes
Where does my voice go to?
If I speak ...

The sleep of reason produces monsters often

When masters become captives, they’llfear the coff...

i

in desert confines,

blooming cacti growing well—

birthing…their flowers…

(of hued allegorical cosmology)

like lunar glowing

we poker-dot

humanity…sym...

The abyss of winter has hushed the streets

Mother nature’s cycle is now complete

Birds now ...

Deep dive love, withholding breath from above
Loving the water, when calm, cool surfing
Warm ...

“ The waves came today crashing at me and I saw within it your love soaring. Today I just wen...

A worm will never
Become a butterfly
Just like a caterpillar
Will never become a fly.

We ne...

I dont know why they keep calling it ghetto soul poetry, I was feeling rich when I felt. I was be...

I miss the deep poems about love, I was in love with them because I had no idea what they meant. ...

Your stance is huge, big in person big in demeanour

I am surrounded by the calm brought by fin...

We act like we KNOW either Dem or rePUBIC confusing Rubix

Now I use it, my tongue is part of a...

I witness the belligerent and villainous

Perpetuating ignorance and dissonance

But the emer...

I believe everything will

work out some how

I don't know how it

will come about

nor ...

"THROTTLE"

If we stood tall after overcoming our greatest fears

Maybe we would know that mo...

BECAUSE THERE CAN BE NO CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU*

Today,

Reindeers of memories

took my ...

God gave Joseph Mary;

Mary gave the world Jesus;

Jesus gave the world peace and...

We are the children

of the God

of the oppressed

who has pulled us

from the bo...

it’s 2020…

camels still eyeing needles—

oppression remains…

but birth is com...

plowing the mind’s field,

I fertilize fruited words—

forcing ripening…

squee...

Christmas is coming…

Empty mangers are waiting—

Wise hope sojourning...

With hunger and cold,

Covid testing our tired souls—

Warm hope…Sustains them…

This Christmas Will Be One To Remember For Eternity

Many Are Still Impacted By The Pandemic Fina...

Keep giving what you gave to me like so Long ago

you were more vibrant than a Orchid softer...

There's seeds inside a apple

There's tree's inside the seeds

There's apples on the tree...

I was born to create music

born to succeed

yes my motivation goes up and down

,but I wil...

I was molded into an treasure, an rare breed like an shell I am hollow and far beyond unique

M...

no more bedtime stories no more lullabies no more dozing off no more closing eyes time to wake up...

the environment western society has created

does not compliment our energy

the system is no...

shining bright the sun
as do the faces of my
peoples

stars light up the night sky
as do the...

you say i'm beautiful for a dark skinned girl
fascinated by how i can hide behind afros,
braids...

Snapping their fingers,

Stomping their feet, heads bobbin'

Moon is in disco

Sitting here sowing

words from my mind’s sack,

I await the reaping…

Born into this universe underneath the stars trees with sin birthed in me thanks to the disobedie...

SEEING CLEARLY

I CAN SEE CLEARLY THRU
THOSE BACK DOORWAYS
THOSE PLACES I HAVE BEEN
THE STAI...