Beneath the weight
of bleeding hands

the gravedigger bends ~

too busy to sleep
his ha...

Heaven, hell, here, beyond.

Disappear, reapper, going, gone.

Life, light, death, nocturne...

it take a big fish

to get a little fish off the hook

catch a big fish

throw back the ...

At times when it rains

Some may complain

But they need to appreciate the benefits it provides f...

Oh God, the pain inside.

A wish to just close the eyes.

Then wake up to a different sky.

I think somewhere along the way we made it cool to be poor. You could see that nothing really sto...

When swifts and sparrows
rain like ash


The eagle blind ~


mistaking shado...

I wasn't going to say it
ain't proud that the day and time has come to fruition
spending sprees...

Incomprehinsible, I can't lie.

When placed into her hands, the stem dried.

The leaves fell, a...

lust
seducedme into a moment of unfaithfulness
drawing in my wandering gaze
feeling your finge...

the Cakewalk to the Charleston
with revealing rag time dresses and uncovered knees
much more in...

she was once worthy
to keep your family fed
as your helpless wife would turn her head
while yo...

Dig deep

Deep into pockets of despair

Pay like you weigh

Everybody pays

Your conscience is he...

When you

FROM THE HOOD,

LIVING in a

RUNNED DOWN,

RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD!!!

When your CHURCH, you...

The waking moments of each morning are a privilege.

The eyes gaze upon peace and beauty.

...

Hyroglyphics off hydroponics.

Most still on phonics, supersonic, when i move.

Neither her...

As they whom exist walk past.

Thought they move, are yet still.

Walking through this forrest....

Tossing and turning, unfamiliar with relaxation.

The heat of transgression is hot.

Parched, i...

When the night calls, the dark will come.

Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run.

Live by the sword,...

So on jobs, it’s nice and rewarding to be recognized and commended for your outstanding work pe...

I can't remember the last time I cried

Cried out loud

Like a real man

Like a real human

THE POET'S LOUNGE,

LET'S ALL

GATHER AROUND,

ALL......

POET'S, LYRICISTS,

ALL WRITERS, andSON...

There is a

TRAIL OF HAPPINESS, and

A PATHWAY LEADING

to

SADNESS ROAD!!!

A JOURNEY ...

I sawyou

and saw you

I was calm

Looking through the window

to see you

I saw you

The climate changed, she is not here anymore. She is all around us and we were always looking for...

Dedicated to my late husband Anthony Green, Sr. (1978-2024)

Beloved, yourlove is gone and on...

I won't compete with your past

I don't compare to your last

Allow space for me to be me

If I m...

When you don't have friends,

When you are successful and you win,

When things you do, go yo...

had a hard time believing back then that all it took for me to get to heaven
was to follow the A...

Who wants the lime light and attention focused on them for being an outcast? Not I said the chick...

Our Love is a Lost Memory,

of the times of in the past,

of the time that we were together,

what I wish for you is too much to pen
and if my words could touch you in your corner of the uni...

it was in this year

clouds of innocence were slowly removed from my
freshly minted fifteen ye...

Angels have been watching over me

Every since the day I was concieved

Angels havebeen watching ...

Right now I am living in a white house and based on the blemishes on my face, I have seen enough ...

I AM A

NATURAL DISASTER,

I will RIP THROUGH

YOU like a

HURRICANE,

I will DESTROY YOU like a

My Heart Whispers,

I LOVE YOU!!,

even though

you do not see,

the way

I feel about you,

is i...

Whether you have been with the company for years, whether you worked everyday, been on time every...

Why is that even a discussion?
Why everything gotta be a competition, a comparison or even a de...

Welcome to The State of Dis Union.
Here are some “dis” words to describe The State of Dis U...

You APPEAR to be a WARM, and

WHOLESOME PERSON on

the OUTSIDE,

but an UNFRIEN...

she left before she was old enough to be tired of living she wasn't ready to go to sleep she open...

I wish you well,

I bid you great things,

I hope that you receive

all the good that life ...

Reality is nonsense

It feels like January 6th

But somehow we’re all Mike Pence!

But they...

do we da do we

do we da do we

do we da do we

da do we

aye we da we do

aye we da we do

aye w...

The epitome of life of what it really takes to put all of this together. Its like keeping kittens...

What is it like to BE UNPOPULAR?

Just LOOK AROUND, and you will see,

Everyone else is BEING NOT...

The HILLS HAVE EYES,

The GROUND HAS EARS,

That'll CHILL YOUR BONES, and

BRING TO YOU FEAR!!!

This life has been a backbreaker. I feel like the Undertaker, for my wrestling fans you know exac...

it ain't a bucket of popcorn big enough for all this drama truth is I don't care much for popcorn...

Being envious is a strong emotion,

An emotion that is hard to shake,

Seeing something that you ...

you come to me asking for help

i give you the textbook answer

you look to my hueless co-wor...

you can't understand the long colored braids

the big hoop earrings

the mascaca covered eyel...

where do broken hoes go?

whitney asked where do broken hearts go?

i just wonder where do br...

When the sunset hides behind brokedown palaces

Night time eases down on the Ave

Ave short f...

In the shadow of your bright, guiding light,

I lost my way, day turning into night.

For in ...

My hands were bound but my spirit is free. I am glorified in how he died. I want the world to kno...

Words spoken over wine in candlelight

On a pale moonlit night

What could be bet...

You should have no sympathy for a man that cant embrace God. Even in his darkest times, he relies...

So yall, an email was sent out asking, "What did you do last week? Me, I did the same thing I do ...

To the jury before you go to determine my fate. I want you to understand this part of:

The Tru...

Your honor, and the jury. My life have been tested since I have been born and most definitely thi...

“As we sit here in the courtroom, before the jury goes to decide whether you are guilty or innoce...

“Your Beauty is Time, that’s becomes Happiness,

Your Beauty is Honest,that’s becomes Peace,

He and I are like night and day, the only way for me to shine is for him to get out of the way. M...

Black History is Our history
Black History is American history
Black History is World history...

Forget the First 48, how 'bout the first 30 days, smh.

How is it that the House that has ALL the...

Waveriders

In pursuit of the most thrilling

Bone chilling

Fantastic fantasy

Im lifted and gifted and oh yeah, surrounded by noise. I hear the world inching its way around me...

she laughed
stretched out across the beige carpet of our apartment
my clumsiness always did tha...

Notice… how time moves in waves

Like water at the beach

Slow, until the sand shifts

That...

The mistakes that you make today may seem heavy

But when you take time to relaxand are ready

Tell me this is real?

Not a dream or the truth, but how you feel

All our time and history c...

When there’s no there there, what should you do?

When love, friendship, goods and services are...

For real, for real, for real, for real?

That’s the cost for just one single pill?!

A new ho...

If I had a horse, that is what I would call it. Black Destiny. It would have an afro on it and be...

I was a prodigy to the world, I was black in poetry as if I ever left. I was stranded in the worl...

so I write
never asking for this cup to be passed to me
but it is my turn to drink of its bitte...

We told the world that it was all about our urban poetry. We had a message and we wanted them to ...

Just Let your LIGHT SHINE BRIGHT, and

ILLUMINATE through THIS OLE WORLD,

FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE ...

WE ARE BLACK and

WE ARE PROUD

SAY IT LOUD!!!

It's BLACK HISTORY

MONTH, and

WE STAN...

Do i exist in your mind as you are in your quiet space, do you feel my presence in your heart as ...

The thing about asking for the gift is that you have to be ready to accept it. Its as simple and ...

He da*n near twisting my arm and had me leaning at an angle where I was losing my balance. My sol...

verdict etched
in the static of stars

We are fossils
in the making

Can’t be saved
...