to young ebony hued griots of today

today’s true timed

poets—griots of the times,

you mu...

a piece on wars and peace

the breeze’s burden breath

struggles with itself as it wearil...

They tremble

When they use their

Words

They believe all the knowledge

There is

Is found only...

Once such a lovely bride and groom
A fairy tale told too soon
They found her body in her room
...

You've been one of the strongest

You've lasted the longest

In my circle of friends

The kind ...

This child was tamed to the heart beat of her mother

From strict discipline she grew tough

No...

Wine . . .

Tastes so delicious when it meets the edge of your lips

I personally savor the liq...

Some things will never change

The way each of us continue to stay in the race

That this world...

The fall comes early this year

I feel the coldness in the air

My bones begin to ache

My hand...

.

From afar you were a treasure

The diamond in the rough

(There was no one better)

Yo...

I am a condemned man and I have been for some time. I saw the writing on the wall and I thought o...

You would think that if you started something, you would complete it. Otherwise its like looking ...

I never wanted anything in the world like I wanted her, she touched every chemical that was a par...

I could have been completely naked to her, she saw through me like my soul was a casual hallway w...

She was caramel coated but it could have easily been arsenic. She walked into a room, made balloo...

Wheels spinning in my head..
Volcanoes of emotion erupt with every thought..
Keeping up with th...

When did my love stop being my love; where was I when love had changed? Or could it be that my lo...

Lady's, if he's loving him and you're loving him...who's loving you?

One Of These Da...

Careful, the naked woman

in the bathroom mirror

stands behind you

as if she has something in h...

The second you step into the backseat

you are lower class to the driver's higher class.

It's li...

to young griots of today

today’s true timed

poets—griots of the times

must write...

Remember when you said "I'd be nothing without you,

or I should be happy that I even found you...

Performed this at a spoken word event. Had to share because it's our lives. Much more to follow!
...

are you that girl

searching for this guy

can't deny the river

that drowns me - only to m...

ON THE TAIL WINDS OF DREAMS

The day stops. Night begins.

The cocooned dream hangs lazil...

This one might not even rhyme,
Psych, I speak thoughts from my mind,
Once I get real rich, Imma...

As Time Passes

Today a swift breath

of wind slapped my cheeks

leaving a tingling ch...

Striving Onward…

Cascading meandering rivers

flow toward destination.

Drunken pr...

standing here

in the place where writers seldom goes

split from life in the only place

w...

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
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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...