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Appreciation of A Poet

There have been two sentences Two sentences whose impact has influenced countless Started many journeys of Happiness Caused many endings in Humiliation And in some way has touched every poet born after their arrangement Every Poet has experienced that… Roses are Red In actuality they come in a ranged variation of colors surpassing light’s typicalContinue reading “Appreciation of A Poet”

Beyond Vision

What exists beneath your surface? Hidden from apparent perspectives visualized only by one’s retina I want to see the invisible Show me your roots. Nurtured by your soul’s soil to stimulate the growth amassed among these years Lay bare your foundation. I’ve watched you cultivate your internal essence solidifying the framework of your being PresentContinue reading “Beyond Vision“

Urban Peace

I’ve stood on platforms designed for foot traffic A mere midpoint in the transaction of transportation with crowds that never dwindle only continuously overflow Humming with harmonies of “bah humbugs” in expression to the hinderance of forward movement But such is the norm with public passage Where you rely on another’s time constraints to correlateContinue reading “Urban Peace“

Timber

Your fertile roots lie beneath shrouded innocence calling for me to seek refuge in a forest of your desires Clinging to branches your limbs like vines wrap me in lust How can I resist such seduction that seeks nourishment from subtle impulses given off by my body’s natural response? Responding as we dive deep intoContinue reading “Timber“

I Once …

Woke up to a cramping stomach roaring like a mangled panther Lost count of last meals and even had the money but wasn’t allowed in the store That money is gone now disappeared within shadows that rest on streets where that man tripped me last night. It was the spit that hurt worst though So,Continue reading “I Once …”

Imagine Homelessness

Imagine losing everything you worked hard for so you search for an opportunity to work harder and rebuild only to be denied because you lost everything Imagine fighting to protect the freedom that makes America the land of the free only to suffer from PTSD and be shunned by the very people you were protectingContinue reading “Imagine Homelessness”

UNNOTICED AND OVERLOOKED

ILLUSTRIOUS MUSE SEEKING SHELTER IN THE SHADOWS MOLDING MY WORDS TO THE RHYTHM OF YOUR MOVEMENTS HOW DID I NOT KNOW THE RESPONSIBILITY YOU CARRY? THAT YOU’RE THE DEFINING ASPECT OF WHY I CONTINUE PURSUIT OF SHARING MY EXPRESSION THROUGH WORDS CRAFTED TO CHANGE MOODS AND TOUCH LIVES THE CAUSE OF MY ESCAPE FROM SOCIETY’SContinue reading “UNNOTICED AND OVERLOOKED”

MORE TO US

YOU SAY WE ARE AN IMITATION WE’RE UNORIGINAL A LESSER VERSION OF OUR ANCESTORS. WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY WERE STOLEN FROM THEIR COUNTRIES AND BROUGHT HERE FOR YOUR ANCESTOR’S BENEFIT? WHAT IS YOUR HYPOTHESIS BASED ON? THE PARALLELS YOU WITNESS BETWEEN THEIR BIRTH COUNTRY AND OURS? BY THAT LOGIC, WOULD YOU SAY A CHILDContinue reading “MORE TO US”

ARE WE THERE YET?

IN LIFE IT IS USUAL TO STRIP YOURSELF OF OUTSIDE FORCES AND TAKE A FAMILY TRIP BUT DO YOU RECOLLECT THE FORCED TRIP OUTSIDE THAT STRIPPED FAMILIES? OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT OUTSIDE THEIR TERRITORY OUTSIDE THEIR HUMANITY I WAS ONCE A KING ENDOWED WITH PRECIOUS STONES OF THE EARTH TRADED IN FOR IRON BRACELETS AND ANKLETSContinue reading “ARE WE THERE YET?”

TRIGGERED

Trauma is real. It’s crazy how the reading of words can cause a reaction that evokes emotions to produce a physical outcome. Tears paint cheeks with salted dye as pain is given new life. Events long passed reanimated in full, forcing closed wounds to open. You were never truly healed. Memories that might sometimes flashContinue reading “TRIGGERED”