Author Archives: VoQaB

Ripples of replication surrounded in dancing mahogany, Your portraits live in transition. Immeasurable grains enflamed then rearranged to change its core structure Your creation is phenomenal. The greatest mime to ever live as eyes rest on you, gazes are mimicked. Confidence and esteem because you give, A oneness of self and backgrounds vivid. You areContinue reading “A Mirror’s Ode”

Height never mattered to me. I was always fit with great eating habits, so I looked and felt good. But when trouble came You deserted me. Became an illusionist as I watched you vanish before my eyes and couldn’t figure out how. Now I recall the way you decayed but flesh was added rather thanContinue reading “The Betrayal”

Beauty is…Cocoa butter infused melanin enriched skin glistening like streaks of light that paint the wall through a windows glare Beauty is… The scent of coconut oil nourishing the roots of follicles gathered together thick as Amazonian foliage and Antarctic ice caps Beauty is…Rhythmic production of percussion accompanied by a prominent accent and embraced culture,Continue reading “MY EYE BEHOLDS”

BROKEN AND FRAGMENTED, MY MIND’S A MESS. WITHIN THIS CRANIUM OF MINE LIES DISTORTION, MY FACE STUCK IN A FIXATED GAZE, DEPRESSION SETTLING IN LIKE NEW HOMEOWNERS. AT FIRST THE FEELING IS APPARENT, LOUD AND ALWAYS PRESENT BUT WITH TIME BECOMES THE USUAL. SELF-ESTEEM CRUMBLES LIKE A PAPER BALL, CRUSHED IN ANGST BY AN ENGLISHContinue reading “IT’S MENTAL”

How does this possibility existCaptivated by simple visions of potential outcomesKnowing not to call God’s name in vainYet imagery of your face and frameCauses responses of Jesus Lawd!!I cannot fathom measurements of my desireThe reaction at first physically meetingJust text is enough for me to long to bask in your presenceIt’s that dope vibe ofContinue reading “HER…”

I’VE WATCHED YOU SINCE YOUNG MOLDING MY STEPS AFTER YOURS EMULATING YOUR STYLE VISIONING THE PART OF ME THAT CAME FROM YOU. I INHERITED YOUR LOOKS SOME OF MY TALENTS WERE YOURS FIRST AND ALTERED BY MY UNIQUENESS BUT THE ORIGIN IS CLEAR. ROUGH AND RIGID WITH A KINDNESS MASKED IN HUMBLENESS I’VE STOLEN YOURContinue reading “THE MOTIVATION…”

PUSHED TO THE EDGE OF CALMNESS WHERE THIN LINES RESIDE YOU STAND ATTEMPTING NOT TO FALL- BOTTLED UP DISPUTES THREATEN TO ERUPT RELEASE THEMSELVES INTO THE OPEN- STRENGTH THAT ONCE HELD THEM CAPTIVE SLOWLY LOSE ITS GRIP ON THEIR CONFINEMENT- WHAT WAS THE POINT- IF THEY WERE JUST GOING TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES WHY KEEP THEMContinue reading “BREAKING POINT…”

THEY STARTED AS INSTRUMENTS OF CONVERSATION USED SIMPLY TO TALK AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION WHETHER VALUABLE OR OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE. MOMMY I’M HUNGRY. THEY BECAME A TOOL FOR SIMPLE POEMS USED TO DISCUSS MINISCULE PROBLEMS OF A CHILD VENTING OF DAILY NUISANCE. MY SISTER IS NAGGING YET BEAUTIFUL, ANNOYING BUT WONDERFUL. THEY GREW TO VISUAL PROOFContinue reading “THE JOURNEY OF MY WORDS…”

WHY ARE WE TOLD OUR HISTORY IS DIFFERENT FROM AMERICAN HISTORY IF IT TOOK PLACE IN AMERICA. BUILT ON THE BROKEN BACKS AND STREAMING SWEAT OF MY ANCESTORS, I AM MADE TO FORGET- REMEMBER 9/11 BUT FORGET SLAVERY. WHY BECAUSE YOU DON’T SEE YOURSELVES IN THOSE TERRORIST THAT HIJACK PLANES TO TAKE LIVES, BUT FEELContinue reading “WHY…”

I COME TO THIS BED LONELYI COME DESPERATE AS A BEGGARA FAMILY WITH NO HOME I COME WITH A SOLE POSSESSIONACCOMPANYING MEA SHEETS COLD EMBRACE I COME TO THIS BED WITH DEVASTATIONNO FIXED OUTCOME LIKE THE FOOD CHOICEOF A FEMALE COMPANION THE BED IS SITUATED WHERE IT WAS FIRST POSITIONEDMETAL FILIGREEALIGNING THE MAHOGANY HEADBOARD THEContinue reading “THE COMFORT OF WOOD…”