“In the meadows of the sunset is where I find peace

in the quiet hours when no one’s watching ...

Ignorance, like a dreaded wind,

Waits in ambush for our ripening youth;

Waiting to ...

Her vibe was like Rum I took a sip then indulged.

Not a feeling of drunk but more like a high ...

Sun cast black silhouettes standing proud on cement auction blocks

Sweltering heat make dark s...

Bruises to match the ones on my heart.

Bruises to cover what’s tearing us apart.

Bruises...

I woke up in the future a relic of the past

Ordered a coffee but they refused to accept my cas...

She woke up different.

She woke up with God.

Although the life she had lived was bitter sweet a...

WITH EYES AND EARS ON THE GRIEVED LANDS OF AFRICA

Listen, Africa, our Mother, is calling…S...

You were always Dope

My latest greatest high vibe

My personal drug

I know

You’re somewhere

Sober.

Meanwhile

For me,

It’s over.

I’ve never been

To be a poet

Void of passion death sentence

Feelings penned lifeforce

RonnieL

WAKE UP ,STAND UP ,HAND UP

DEMANDS UP,SOCIETY DOWN

THE MANS UP, WE DOWN,YOU DOWN?

I'M UP...

LOVE ME TODAY

HATE ME TOMMOROW

PAIN CAUSED BY DEATH

JOY CAUSED BY SORRROW

DEEDS DONE ...

A world
beyond.
Dreamland
unbounded.
A vision of
grander
vistas.
Vistas
unshackled by
th...

Begging on sidewalks…

Plants growing in cement holes…

Life’s complexities…

Tell me brother

How do you feel

when the pretty little girl over there

aint tor real

Tell me ...

Workout, stretch, sweat, lift, and run

Muscle, hustle, train, success never done

Witness fi...

What we did

Is done

But,

There is still a Sun.

There is still room

To shine

One...

Rakim god MC

KRS 1 the teacher

Tupac brave speaker

1. Knock-Knock I know he in there/yep I'm at your door in my Main Chick Valentine's Day underwear...

Three forehead kisses

chewing panties like sweet gum

Breast tasted like grapes

A true Black Panther

Born to put fist in the Air

Shield for my people

Qadar Dwon'

I'm a mystery

You thought you really knew me

Such a Divine man

Qadar Dwon'

Because of the truth

I know how to treat a Queen

Just widen her smile

Qadar Dwon'

Streaked mascara running down faces

We cried

400 tears in the making

The final act of as...

Wide awake

sleep depravity

Starving for cotton candydreams

Begging for sub conscious sup...

Every once and a while, I find a need

to pull into one of my mind’s rest stops;

and...

An Elder Griot’s Hip-Hop Rap…

(Edited and Revised)

Sessions of revelation

Generate ...

EARTH SONG

Sing a song to Earth…

Archetypical Mother…

Our feeding bosom….

oh fair maiden

where do you reside

oh to whom

does your heart belong

for a bounty

Early In The Morning

Across the cling to do
paralyzed beneath ther eyes of sullen but sudden ...

To be honest
You've always felt like home to me.
All of the familiar feelings that
rush when I...

Time, it
moves.
It
moves into
nothing.
Nothing
at all.
Tomorrow is
nothing.
Can’t
touch...

Conflict bears messages

to be discerned;

revelation lies in the spirit.

The ...

I became a road warrior. I left everything I have known for what I could have been. I was drownin...

Not a comic but watch this impression

My life sliced nice like a delicatessen

42, set, hut,...

Ever listen to the conversations of privileged folks?

It’s like they enjoy omelettes without e...

Love to do this move called a dance...No matter who is near me in any circumstance...When I get u...

1. Met you in a crowd.

Could have sworn

It was only you and I.

The music was loud

B...

May I lay with a special lady tonight

After I say my prayers

I promise to hold you ti...

How many times do I have to say I miss you

For you to know

That you've been on my mind

I was sick
Very sick
Barley healing from thisillness

The nurses told me my WBC was low

Wo...

For A Wood-shed Child, I Know

There is no defeat

like self-defeat;

no lack of love

Our forever

Came and went.

It was the best time

I’ve ever spent.

It was the best sea

Black balloon bellies…

Sunken red orbs peering out:

Visions of hunger…

T...

TO A TEASE OF NATURE

Winter seems frozen in time;

Its coldness veiled in stillness.

Where once upon a time the sound of birds

you heard singing at the dawning

of Spring

Whatever ...

Friends for over 10 years...

We seen each other at our worst and shed tears.

We been throug...

Long night of drinking Tequila, so we head to her condo...

Laughing and kissing, we barely mad...

Another one gone headed home to

see the Heavenly Father

on the throne

Yes my oldest for ...

Fishin yeah out there on

the water

with no hassles of life

to be bothered

Out here wi...

Thats a wrap them 64 teams

chasing them elusive Basketball

number one championship dreams

Our youth, moist and fresh, are

in dire need of being dried and cured

to withstand toda...

Thoughts resonate as ink connect with paper. Drowning in poetic stanzas takes breath away, wading...

The black woman is everything;The mother of us all.

The only one who can give birth to both Ki...

Love reminds me of a roller coaster.

In the beginning it's steady and smooth as it creeps acro...

We say it takes a village

to raise a child;

but our community has lost

the villa...

Spirits
flowing.
Flowing
freely
thru time
and space.
No
boundaries.
Everywhere
no limits...

I thank you Jesus

For always loving me, even

When I did not love ❤️

I've realized

My circle has gotten small

I've done some trade outs

But I don't care at all

I'...

Baby..Let's get away
Pretend that todays a holiday..
Your the perfect get away..
Each moment s...

Her love is urgent
Coming quick,
Reaching out with both arms extended.
Her love close to my he...

My black is beautiful

With different shades of hue

From light to dark

There's no replication...

All lives matter ! Oh they do? Has anyone other than a black man walk in a black man's shoes? He'...

None of this makes sense to me....Feel lost like a wandering bumblebee...Going around in circles ...

In the mist of this silence, I wanted to keep my mind balanced...Every word spoken was loud like ...

This is A Mirror's Call (America)

Hidden truths on restroom walls

Pondering the present ent...

I use to think how better it would be

if I knew then what it is that I know now.

Unspoken Wisdom Speaks

When did the American Negro woman, the mother of America become a b---h a...

Lone heart die withered

Pulsation seize to exist

Your love ignite life

RonnieL

Refuted victories mimic life

Dangling in the reality of struggle;

Time…longer than ...

Poured concrete form temporary monuments

hardened temples to self flagellation

whipping boy...

Do not abuse love…

Iniquity crucifies—

Revenge cements pain…

The organ wails

power chords

In the name of the father

the son

the almighty dollar

Unconditional

Respect and Understanding

Hate has no place here

How could you try to break me down

When I've loved and honored you

In return you treat me like ...

I close the door on heartbreak

I close the door on pain

I decided it's time to live my truth...

The intense beating of a broken heart

An erratic rollercoaster of emotions

Leading to a river o...

The sun greets the day

Light quickly turns into dark

A moon kissed goodnight

I am blessed

To have the opportunity to see another day

Blessed to be great in every single w...

I'm going 90 in a 65

Trying to escape my feelings

Trying to run away from all the memories

A...

Just when I thought that it was daytime; It was dark outside and I could never see. Am I wrong...

Do not question your purpose…

There is no caution in truth.

In faith, there is ...

Wright…in his last years…

Wrote over 4K Haiku:

Full black perspectives…

Washing the dishes used to be my least favorite chore

As an adult I don’t think that anymore

I came upon a clearing and I knew it was so, I cleared it up. One by one and sometimes two by two...

Keloids…wound symbols,

Raised reminders of journeys—

Scars of conquered trials…

Troubles are always…

Grief does not last forever;

Both…milestones to growth…

Light uncovers much…

In darkness much is revealed:

The mind bleeds in both…

Locked in
time.
Prisoners.
Prisoners each
to their
own
epoch.
Choice.
No choice.
Conform...

Red roster rousting…

White coop messy with cracked eggs…

Blue skies gro...