if i held up a flower

and never said a word

what would be the sum

of all that you heard

Beautiful work of art is she, so eloquent; filled with grace.
Coco brown complected momma who al...

standing in the hall
back against the wall
staring at the stains
wading in the pain
hole in t...

standing in front of a mirror
I see my reflection on the
other side, staring back at me
my pas...

Lets do it again my friend

me and you

you know how we do

leave our bodies behind

let our spir...

Hurricane Irene

you think you're the World's Greatest Porno Queen

so orgasmically mean

so eage...

Laying on a Peruvian beach; toes playing
in the sand.
Fed a chocolate covered strawberry by
my...

Proud child, proud child what makes you
walk with you head held high?
You live in the ghetto, y...

Matthew barreling down

folks gettin out of town

heading for higher ground

When natures u...

To my fellow poetist/readers,

Most of my poems/short stories are dark and filled with "strong"...

If I could...
I'd guide you away from that
road called "stray".
I'd make sure no harm come
yo...

How do I walk away when the music is gone?
Do I dance his dance or do I dance alone?
How do I d...

That haunting question

That quest for meaning

That line our reasoning

draws connecting

Branded by a small

hot black cast iron

frying pan

Front eye on

food in the pot

fry...

Wise men told me many years ago life changes may send you through the untold. Forget about the bu...

I told my realtor (he's black) whenhe searchesfor me,
That I don'twant to 'B'diversity,
I want ...

What happened to the letter that I sent to you?

Did it wind up in the circle file?

When you...

That "ode" from darkened days turned blue skies; began from soft lullaby's.

One day we all mus...

have to pace
myself
feeling like
I'm in a race
with myself
trying to catch
myself
too fast...

sorry for the ...Poem
heard it made you cry
heard it and I nearly died
sorry for the...Poem
d...

Just the perfect day

to break in new fire barrel

So happy sultry summmmer gone away

that fall ...

Love wrote a letter to a woman named Lonely that was broken down like this...

Dear Ms Lonely, ...

Once upon a time there was a woman named Miss Lonely.
Exciting, intelligent and beautiful! Seeki...

Before reading this please know, although I do not have a love interest, I STRONGLY believe in, r...

The alley mutts at dawn

crawl from their nightly hells

to gobble what they can find-

half-eate...

In a World filled with lies, deceit, infidelity, adultery, hatred, broken promises, lonely nights...

We

All

Responsible

A

Nother

Day

People

Everywhere

All

Countries

Env...

Broken pieces

Of a heart

Refusing to become

Whole

Pieces drifting in spaces

betwee...

Pleasure is fleeting and simple to measure,
We wear our anger like coats made of leather,
Love ...

Too timid to speak up to be heard, but one of these good ole days just maybe I'll have the nerve....

Fighting before and after Sexing

Ignored for a minute, in the next, Texting

Sweating bout’ ...

got me
feeling like a villain
trying to be
The Hero
can't make it
home
batting Zero
didn'...

I think it's best, we don't
talk about it, already woke
the neighbors up, with
screams and sho...

There's so much in my head,
I'm trying hard to not let it go,
siting at the edge ready to blo...

There's so much in my head,
I'm trying hard to not let it go,
siting at the edge ready to blo...

There's so much in my head,
I'm trying hard to not let it go,
siting at the edge ready to blo...

HER
The work day is over but she's not ready to go home; she opts for happy hour at the bar.
Sh...

Its alright baby, go on and cry; just know that after all the tears there is a tomorrow.
A tomor...

At 3a.m. I took a ride…
My heart rate increased at the thought of
what could be. As I drove far...

He said...
"Trust me baby" as he looks into her eyes.
But the reflection looking back was a mir...

NOBODY BUTME

#NOBODYBUTME#myththepoet#piranhapoet#ElizabethBraddockEP
My signature piece:-D- ...

Everybody has their own perception of love

They think its the white pickett fence and wedding ...

black and white

it sounds so right

her mellow blackness

his unassuming whiteness

the ...

Born on a Circumference
Varied Directions, Encompass
Preying Beliefs in turn, Building Stature...

Sliding in and out of realities,, needing to be needed constantly

Forced and Current in Modali...

I anticipate, the greatest love of my life!
an emotional high; so high that it levitates beyond
...

I needed you! My body craved you but you were always gone!
Soooooo, what did I do when I couldn'...

WARNING: This poem, although is NOT my truth, it IS someone's truth. If you are sensitive to a da...

( awake )

in a wave

of

Crazy dreams!

reality:

S/P/L/i/T!

and

torn!

( fore...

Just imagine if the script were flipped

In an alternate world he'd give a s***

Perh...

When our eyes first locked

We turned away

Flushed with nervous tension

Yet there was...

No such thing as good luck, if it is I've never seen it. I think bad luck attached itself to me f...

Once upon a time

Words were meaningless

Only was one taken seriously

Through action

i cant live without

I have already devoted my life to you

and there won't be anyone els...

as long as there is a beast
it's war no peace
what if we are alone
the thought of that is frie...

when the music comes on
it's always that... beat
that beat that... beat
that get's next to me
...

viewing the scene opening

a spell has been casted over

all cast members, to never remember

I swear somehow your testimony

may have saved my life, before you

spoke I was holding a kni...

I got this love for art

nothing can tear me apart

fascinated by the imagination

behind t...

woke up when you called my name

took a PM had to sleep my pain

come out of the woods

you...

thought about love

a thousand times

though my hearts

been broke in a million

pieces i...

Mean no disrespect please not prejudice nor racist

but its some folks I just

I just cant de...

Boy Afraid

That gnawing feeling in the pit of your stomach

That weight upon your brow

Th...

Said the pen to the poet

long time you no around

so have a sit write some rhyme down

You been ...

She lived in one country,

I in another, hanging on each word of love she'd utter.

Words wrapped...

We are the leaders of our own revolution. Stem cells could'nt create a substitution! The world is...

Forced to love you when your not here,

how can that be fair?

Forced to feel emotions we onc...

If you've got a cold you can't taste it

But you can WEAR it in your mouth

You'll love how i...

I already know that it's my time to shine

I thank God, for life and for ChaMhya and TreZhure,...

Everybody buying lottery tickets, hoping for a blessing

But your faith God is what he's tes...

I hear them praying
what are they saying
I see them shouting
what are they doing
speaking in ...

your inner child has something to say

you don't allow her to talk, you don't

let her play, ...

hunger pains don't last

we eat good after the fast

what's on the menu

glad that you aske...

came, saw, I see

always on the scene

pull out a pen quicker

than you can pull out

you...

she said 50 for the room

I need to rest, I look a mess

I'm suicidal, need to confess

can...

lower the rope

let me grab and climb

give me the love

that you call - mine

choke ...

walk alongside me daddy

and hold my little hand

i have many things to learn

that i dont ...

when i think about the times

we shared - me and you

time was not kind

when it comes to m...

To me,

you were
a wellspring
of beauty.
Brooklyn cutie
packaged
in brown sweetness
and p...

doggon’it…

you say

i’m sniffing like a dog

how i wish

i were

he lives