Despite the dry soil,

Justice sprouting and blooming;

Hope’s waters flowing:-

Through the darkenedclouds,

Liberating light shining—

Her message glowing:-

a house without gossips nor gonifs with the missus

Maybe a pair of stray eyes
will alight on ...

Im snatching band-aids the hard way and pouring lemon and salt into the wound. I think you can he...

Overcoming Obstacles and Personal Growth

In the SHADOW OF THESE GIANTS,

I will CONTINUE to...

Do I care too much about what other people think?

Perhaps, I try to do and say too much, kitch...

I wonder if there were too many compromises
Were those the ones
that broke the ground where I s...

( Apropos Of Gaming Today)

You say, we are too old

And have no idea

Of what’s going...

My time is waning,

May yours continue to wax—

Those waiting need you:-

Keep ...

What makes a man fall and pile in with greed that he ignores the rumblings of pain from his fello...

Why
should I be

as they
wish me to be ?

they wish ~
that I see

as
their eyes...

Like a flower
that

has fallen
to the ground

and

never
seen again

Like a see...

I had to go off road to off load some of the parts of me that I did not like. I went from a cadil...

From
warrior to lord
human to god

I rule over all
who believe that I am

I’m more ...

So many ~
preaching many words
hordes wanting to be heard

proverbs quoted :

s c r i ...

On the wings of time, we’ve soared

From the canyons of history to the horizon

That ...

Your handkerchief dropped;

I happened to pick it up—

Returning with love:-

True ...

All Girls,

Someone Loves You

All Girls,

Someone Adores You

All Girls,

Someones Thinking Of Y...

I am apart of many who have witnessed seeinga spirit

I've seen objects moved for no reason

I stare ~
into the rot and stink
they feed me

I pray somehow
that it will kill me

ski...

Who
shall visit
my burial place

and

d a n c e ~
with grace
or condemnation

on my tombston...

BORN AGAIN FROM THE WOMB OF MY REBIRTH

As I descended the ancestral birth cord

Sear...

(Apropos Of A Scriptural Inspiration)

Let us be as the Vines

Of The Gardener:-

Let u...

If you find yourself always giving excuses, pocrastenating about thedreams you've invisioned

Ove...

Expand your HORIZONS,

Step out of your COMFORT ZONE,

Do something SO DARING,

For, your CREATIT...

I’m up and climbing;

Life’s winding staircase challenged—

Ready for each turn:-

In the beginning

We were the architects

Of God’s designed world;

Then came them—...

Can you view
this picture
Sent
as a message
carved in stone
Asking
does it convey the
mean...

Trees are gifts from God

Rooted, trunked, and barked with love—

We are like God’s trees...

as one fairly long run on sentence

unwittingly made locally famous
courtesy residents here at...

I'm the only hell
my mama ever raised

My sanity
is my madness
yet not in question

never k...

ICC--you
staring you down
blindfolded hazmat
crimes
Beyond closed doors
War Metaphors
down ...

(Apropos Of A Flashback)

I’m a dark-hued poetic mind

Writing mine;

Often inking ...

Strong and brave men and women
gave their level best

crème de la crème

strongest and brave...

Knowing
that like the secrets
of a golden sunset

I can appreciate
the mysteries that are you
...

It’s hard to get my attention

Yet I notice every detail

I use laughter to cut the tension

Here’s my confession

I’m not waiting on good intentions

Those are IOU’s

I lack the patie...

I w a n t ~
to lick the butter
from your hands

and drink the wine
that trickles from yo...

I w a n t ~
to slit my wrists

and
watch the blood drip
to mix the dust
of sorrows grey
...

Shakespeare staged the world;

the auction block a memic—

Othello, its prize:-

Tr...

Something betta happen
to transform this place
Open your eyes
run fast
chicken little
scream...

As simple as it may be
My tree spoke to me
Said that’s my cousin
across the street.
You been ...

Mental hijinx
shadow work
distractions
come to light
thru mirrored
reflections
of a self
t...

I miss you ~

I want to feel
your body

I want to
smell your scent

e r o t i q u e ...

I steal melodies
from the night

sounds
I alone can hear

Images
only I can see

words...

As
an axiom
I don’t believe

Love and Lust
to be both emotions
nor evident

but ki...

Voice closed off
speaking thru me
close my eyes
and run thru the
next thought
I have arrived...

Talking drums
beating back to
the motherland
He said One times One
Equal Two
telling me stor...

I believe I'm free

I don't believe I'm not free

I write poetry

if I told you I feel like
I'm on top of the world
you would'nt believe me
at all if I told you...

Pin pricks and
finger sticks
that scene from the
matrix
Raw unfiltered
dance mix
Mega hertz...

Drinkers' invitation

12/04/23- 2:27pm

Heat secludes my body like warm bath water

Mr. Anonymous

10/23/23- 11:02 pm

Fire in your eyes piercing through my intelligent ...

Black woman, black women

11/08/22

I am my own skin I am my mind within

Brown skin wo...

Train tracks
broken slats
tied to history
borrowed time
laid down by the
side of the road
b...

(route 76) both heading into
(and a small number of hours later
exiting) center city Philadelph...

As if trapped in a ball,

I rolled around as if free;

Bouncing up and rolling down…

It has been said that

“Wicked is as wicked does;”

And somewhere, I heard/read

“D...

A prayer sent in abstinence.

A collection of pebbles

taken for a ride

Strewn...

when will it end feeling okay when i ate wasn't planning for this to happen the weather

problem with the weather cloudy to sunny it happens often it happened yesterday i don't have a cl...

In our skin

We all have experienced many forms of discrimination

through the course of our live...

There's a war on peace

dem dat follow
now dem lead

There's a war on need

dem dat s...

Trees are of God’s grace,

Rooted, trunked, and barked with love—

We are as God’s trees:...

Frothed ocean waves

Are now resting at low tides—

Others calming down:-

High sai...

just finished hot rods outside zooming by why did i do it why why why

T o d a y . .

is just
another day

like any other day
or so I thought

f r a u g h t
...

H o w ~
do you choose

between
hell and high water

when . .

hell and high water
is the ...

feeling uncomfortable been feeling this way for a while don't know the reason i wish i was happy ...

No don (except me)
doth trumpet within the aborted
barren reach of freedoms within expansive re...

I would
take the same path I once took in younger years
scattered
littered with thorns
gravel...

It's all about you

Not theperson that criticis you

Not the peson whotries to dictate, wanti...

Excuses are like lonely paths that leads to nowhere.......

The clock is steadily ticking

Th...

Her soil soaked in blood,

Stymies her germinating seeds;

Yet, justice still blooms:-

ABORTED REALITY…

Stolen and rebirth here,

We can no longer be as

Their virgin fores...

Entrapment videre licet fiendish
gnarly hustling scheme erector -
sent me to the poor house, wh...

Maybe ~

my voice has been
or is just

a never-ending echo
of poetry once recited
in a...

Al l . .

that which is perceived
or manifest as impossible

is possible . !

even if . .

suc...

What if . . .

the floods never came
and the years of plenty

was just propaganda
perpetrated ...

Why the LONG FACE???

You should be HAPPY and WELL,

Because of HIS GRACE

Our GOD NEVER FAILS!!

We are not black holes…

We are the wholeness of black—

Lights shining brightly…

To All Women:

Look Deep,

Before you give yourself to any man

Beware of the red flags

Especial...

One thing I know;

For your love,

I do not stand here in vain

At your heart’s door:-

In this life, challenges will come your way

Just keep moving forward

Knowthatthis isa part of l...

I'm neither

puppeteer
nor marionette

Brilliant idiot
nor madman

the battle’s ragin

a...

Striving on in faith;

Knowing God hears our prayers—

Liberty waiting:-

Vase flowers blooming…

Our buds of love are bursting;

Fruiting love alive:-

In darkness of night,

a dove flying over my head,

let go a feather:-

Dancing in the sky,

Three birds having fun—

Doves, chirping away:-

Cutting loss,

Counting costs,

Seeing your wounds are sovering even if you will never see mi...

Salty Decks ~

burned my feet
and stripped its flesh

f l a s h b a c k s . !

chattel in a...

RED, like The RED EYES of

a RAVING BULL,

ORANGE, Like the VITAMIN C of

CITRUS FRUIT,

YELLOW...

AN EROTIC BIKE RIDE

As we rode along, she said she

Wished that she was my bike;

That...

Throughout the age

at whatever stage
the ascent of man

Kama aroused Shiva

desire’s ...

In my slumber you visited

Just when I thought you weren’t listening

Couldn’t speak your nam...

Ancient wisdom
lies in bones

The StoneAge

didn't end
for lack of stones

m o n s t ...

What’s the bottom line,
lay it all out for me
You have it in writing
Just sign next to the X...

Glide your fingertips over the wounds of my heart. Mend it with your touch and gentle words of lo...

Hot like spice, sweet like honey, cold as the barren winter, take it all or leave it where it sta...

Skim your fingers over the lines onmy skin, and they will tell you the truth of me