Suddenly, a chance of make belief
seek a thorn inside the bowl
chase back the pillow from the e...

Time …lost

It’s

Relevance... Given value

To dues being paid

...justice,

Denied by ...

Destruction runs into your home, tries to take what you own, but it's doing it wrong

Destruc...

Frothy sparkles,

translucent hues,

one thousand faces,

all of them you.

Water juice,...

Year of the mirrors

COVID-19

Theyear is 2020

Humanity plays the victim.

Does it really take...

Race …baiting…

You'z ...and you'z

...still keep trying

raping, pillaging and...

Once again, we're wedged in a wrinkle

of time in our lives; a wrinkle that can't

be...

In recognition ofNational Women's History Month

The Ruby of our world
was a rose-tinted glass...

Distilled memories,

pure like running water

from under her mascara line

falling over her mel...

a ringing bell
may not be heard
but it cannot be unrung...
a falling tree
not seen or heard...

With eyes on the past and vision of the present,

focus on the prize in the futuremust ...

Meet me on the edge

when the moon is bigger than life,

illuminating the deepest shadows,

war...

Got a text late last night;

Saying there will be no holding

of hands when singing T...

I’m running running
away From these s
with face mask
I’m disappointed to see
How this y...

out here holding my breath
trying not to sneeze
choking back a cough
trying not to breathe
is...

Oddly being, Godly, hardly never,

Ever, meant, being guilty or filthy

Handshakes curbed by ...

You asked me, "Am I living in vain?"

My answer to you was, "Not really."

Once my life was...

Falling water,

widow's pain,

fondness gone,

her cheek stained.

Images blem,

unbese...

Got on the Trane

and after a few Miles

in walked Monk.

Later… I laid back

wit...

...I always hated the night time because that’s when the distractions stop and I’m ...

The violence of war and terrorism—

domestic and abroad— have been pandemic

concerns...

I have a problem
it’s serious to me
Those who doesn’t understand
My pain shall never und...

There was a time in West African history

when rich ancient Kingdoms traded

pound fo...

If it is not time then what time is it? Can you tell by the tone? Or are you subject or immune? W...

Take a puff.

Pass it on.

Blaze it up

While I burn alone.

Patronize my insecurities

Make love to me,

& whisper things my father should have said..

Trying to waltz around

to freedom and liberation

Is like an avian trying

to take...

Not the true tinted redbreasts

Virginia Cardinals, but

no doubt, true distant cousi...

Reflections On A Slow Falling Spring Rain

Slow falling raindrops

Add dampness to the sp...

Crucified so long;

A bloody craving today:

The risen Black vote…

Looking out the window
I se e stars floating
Looking up above
I see rain coming down
My mood ...

The scars of her blackish skin

wrote no notes of their linking.

Goodbye into a path secure fr...

Vibe with me baby,

fighting over love,

pushing and shoving,

til someone wins.

The tu...

You have so much flight. I seen it in your eyes that night. I knew you would make everything ...

Shordy you dozed off the hood changed you,

All it took was a few blunts and a drank or two to de...

With her hair raised

like a lioness's spine

she extended on tip toes

unfrightened if she sho...

Sitting here sipping an aged wine—

A smooth lush blend—sweetly tingling

My being wi...

There you sit

waiting for me to return;

unaware I never left.

There you sit

l...

In her cosmic and terrestrial

equity,

nature has given old winter

time

to org...

Inking The Word In The Springtime

Of Peace and Hope

I, the poet that I am, can only be ...

What was waning has now become hope;

that whichweonce feared has nowbecome

Slip into a hot bath of simmering resentment

Revisited upon suns of guns

Shooting off at th...

A woman is

the femininity of man,

his flesh and blood

received to better him.

It is no...

Deep connections aligned with permanent affections.

Shared life long lessons. Lost soul that u...

Our minds are weapons of mass destruction

We've been hoodwinked, reprogrammed and bamboozled...

My mind is empty
My heart erasing memories
Days goes by
My ears haven’t hear a word
Restless ...

Why is there friction?

What am I missing?

Why is it so hard for us

To connect?

You ch...

Fluid tongue,

inked venom,

like rhymes I spit,

excuse my lisp.

Rough lines,

tough vi...

Light bugs hovering in the dark

flicker like a universe of tempered eyes

Whispers through t...

Petal Candy coated, got me stuck in time, my time was frozen

Had to rewind my mind to each memor...

getting pain out is like
trying to get tough
stains out the fabric
of life like blood stains
...

I'll be here you won't come and find me gone if you do I want you to know I been here waiting f...

Sleeping on a higher plane, Jane

these planes are trains,

lanes of thoughts

don’t wake ...

Closely holding

skin against skin,

pulse gives pulse

a hollow's moan;

fingers clinched,

to...

When It Comes To Your Problems

Be Mindful Of Who You May Share

20% Will Be Glade It's You

Whil...

Man missing,

like rain carried in the breeze

precipitating from humidity,

stability ridden to ...

The way it works is to work your way around the problem

Give me the 4 Quarters you can keep ...

Sometimes I just wanna be deep inside you,

And remind you,

There's a difference between a bea...

It was a cold and brisk

February night I stepped outside

To take a short stroll to the dump...

Retrieve my vibes,

plateaus to valleys low,

the bellows from under me,

an ardor from underneat...

This old struggle won't die This old struggle is still alive This old struggle won't leave this l...

Nothing's more attention grabbing Then someone screaming for help Nothing's more unforgettable th...

I'M TIRED OF BLACK FOLKS!
I FEEL YA DOG. THEY ONLY WANT SNOUT. STEAD OF WHOLE HOG.
WE NEED UN...

At a hierarchy of times.

I'm too black, he's too pink,

she crossed the border line;

a bunch ...

My rhythm is well-adjusted

lest it start skipping beats,

jumping rope over me.

How do I bespea...

Daylight not saving...waiting,

my sun travels the sky behind,

for she doesn't see me- see me!

Wine Bottles,

prettythangz blacks whites asians mexicans ricans,

So many flavors of ladies i wi...

in a minute life can change

It is not quarantee that things will remain the same

one minute...

small thingz to a GIANT the whispers of a motionless enemy,

If the remedy,

ain't a face to fa...

I've been trying to get you out...no matter how hard I try to scrub it's always remnants of the o...

God why do i feel betrayed, dazed by the views i was given imprisoned to fu*ked up dayz/ Destroy...

Beginning to End,

I start to, from when?

Full throttle, past go, to go fast

Invisibl...

A star won't fall, but it will rise,

like chest rhythms

heard over the sound

of the world's li...

Blessings

Hit different

In God's hands

spinning souls,

like moon ROCKS

Eternity CL...

This is Murder Murder with words the preferred surge in the glock nine of thought,

the infrared ...

Tell me What's the profit,

in having expensive shoes but empty pockets,

N*gga i dont see the l...

Here I sit

In the belly of the beast

Squatting over the threshold

bald eagles

bald re...

A sweet love,

like melanin kisses

wrapped herself in lingerie

and grinned since she spoke of y...

So abused by my own thoughts, I allowed The abandonment to seek in... And like no other, it took ...

I'm tired of feeling like I'm wrong for "FEELING" Every time I speak .. I'm muted and ya backgr...

You don't conquer a mountain by just staring at it

you conquer the mountain by having a visio...

Spiritual

Ancestry…

From faraway …long distant past…

To further… progeny…

A dewdrop …serenade…

Open your eyez…

Look up through the cloud curtains…

Opening act...

Its not over til the Fat Lady sings

The Fat Lady has song

Thanks everyone my writing

season ha...

Sweet aromas tickled my nose hairs

drifting off the stream wrapped in heat.

I sipped hearing so...

Introduced to the morning,

roses kissing the hard wood

smelled alluring;

like the sea where...

the cost is to have not to own

we work for pay day loans

that Bill comes to collect from

our c...

Black Excellence,

A unique specimen,

Monique the Element,

Suited in elegance,

Pardon ...

For The Vote Won

(Apropos Of Those Who Die For The Win)

New currents of party waves fro...