The Trials and The Tribulations
Life called us forth before we could reply…
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Life called us forth before we could reply…
Can I, take you to a realm called ‘Us’…
Aquarian Water rises not from rivers, or by the roaring of the seas But from the quiet sanctum…
A partial lunar eclipse is never just an astronomical event. It is a moment when the sky pauses, when the Sun and Moon exchange their…
Lonely is me, after everything…
At a hierarchy of times, I'm too black, he's too pink…
Earth tone, the melanin jazz that sings throughout my veins The protective barriers when, Come By Here My Lord provided no cooling rain…
There are volatility seasons when history does not echo, it repeats. Not as metaphor, not as memory, but as a quiet procession of tragedies…
the power goes out suddenly the bright city remembers what darkness is all about windows blackout one by one streetlights surrender traffic…
It’s 3AM with the venue to capacity, but I still spot her nonchalant eyes…
He is the epitome of a man with a presence of mind to visit her dreams…
Stealing his heart He had me at a sweet disadvantage…
Pearly Gates The Second Heaven…
A moment in time where hearts know no bounds Desires of affection of unforgotten yearns…
Inhale and exhale and close your eyes Let me softly memorize your mind with lullabies whispered from the skies…
"Asking" when does asking collapse into begging…
wrote a book I don’t want to read out loud I bound the spine in tweed I regret the…
I dreamed of this day, I knew this was possible and the world did not even bend to my will. I looked inwards, asked and the answer was…
answers never came in spoken words in the silence of a room plans were delayed and calls went unheard shadows formed where trees should…
Here we are as we wake under the stars amidst blue covers…
Read into me, feel my silken pages, absent of a literal touch, but for…
When you have a business or even go to a business establishment, there are “Hours of Operation.” Meaning, a time from which the business is…
Pots filled with raindrops, the roof leaked a lot, things really started to…
Just stopping through on a Friday with my spiritual incantation to advise you always to seek peace, find your center, and give yourself…
the blackness of the day…
I wonder if you have ever experienced heaven on Earth, its a wonderful mindset. You wish for what you want in the world, then see it all…
Tired of limp d!ck depression! Tired of semi soft sex!…
I used to be the sweetest girl until I was turned sour. I used to be the sweetest girl until that continuous darkest hour. These days I'm…
Who am I without a voice? Never will I be him, him who seems…
Lilith There are words circulating in the dark underworld of your arrival my Angelic Queen…
How far-fetched is it to think that my present hardship comes from some cruel act I've not done yet? Even with regret, trouble still…
Sometimes you have to take it back to the origin Back to the sacred waters where Kings rise and Queens remember…
Hmm, I was once told that I wouldn’t be able to prevail because I think…
Fold ourselves into compromising positions Bending into downward facing dogs…
Are you lonesome tonight Do you crave the taste of my lips in the hour of twilight…
Touch you, touch the tip of your nose Touching your lips when your mouth is closed…
To whom hears me approaching beforehand of the night’s prelude…
Daily I have to fight the right, my right To live in a world full of drama, so my tinme is tight…
My chest is racing, open your celestial eyes after having closed them briefly…
Like a moth to a flame, This is Love Can be contained…
We celebrate generative images, generative video, and generative audio for the joy they bring to our lives, but have we ever asked whether…
Intellect have always been a friend, a sorceress of my mind I would say I am a pretty great judgment of character and an extraordinaire when…
It’s getting harder and harder to breathe Echoes turning, twisting, as the carnal urges of the universe blissfully weave…
As a man, I’d rather use my own dime to scratch my tickets…
It’s your birthday, it must be birthday cakes Hooray, yay! Invitees lit like trick candles…
Baggage claim - What are you bringing or have brought into your relationship?…
So Embarrassing! Everyday this one finds more and more ways to embarrass this country.
Black is beautiful but I think you already knew that. It still helps to state facts and our influence is far reaching. Its all about the…
Most nights I couldn’t find peace, I wondered if it was the PTSD, or if…
My hands are tracing your constellations from behind your…
Reveal What Your Soul Asks Of Mine A man shall never journey his path through life being lonely…
I’ll Find You Again Inhaling the time of our origin…
May I, Adun aye mi, start the day by hugging you as if it were the last time?…
I am a holder of your mystery like Olokun…
The echoes of ignorance my mind always unfurls Soaring to the skies like a Red Cardinal bird…
Words gently spoken, the essence from a Muse’s gist A kiss of scented Heaven’s mist…
She smells of grapes from the vineyard, sweet and earthy…
Freedom seekers seek easy emancipation Freedom riders rode on a wing and a prayer…
Sometimes you have to write down your frustrations instead of…
You always find my bed, getting what you want…
My mind, heart, and Chi, softy I come as my loving invades your bed A sight to behold when blindfolded, wrists are tied, stationed over my…
A proleptic patience, knowing she will soon…
Have you ever closed your eyes and peeked through the gateway of time The body here, suspended mind…
To my ancestors, my mind has traveled as I look down on ancient segments from Egypt and the messiah pulled from the depth of the Blue Lagoon…
I’m seeing how deep me goes, digging to find if there…
My soft caresses flip through layers she never…
Hindu style, my Chi centered Resting upon the throne of Mother Nature’s gravity we call life…
A delectable sweetened treat Naked essence where fused reality and dreams meet…
I seek shade, Weather me not…
We had a Chevy Cavalier back when I was a kid…
1.Love don't suppose to hurt. 2. If you wasn't so bad you wouldn't be so scary. 3.Show me your friends and I'll tell you about yourself…
I find it sexy being a poet having reached the depths…
Hell... I do not know what me and my Gee was getting into All I know we were supposed to have met the Crips and their crew…
To the one vibing with me, I’d be your page…
