Feeling this rage about

this minimum wage

Those old grey head men

and women of the congress

a...

In a hospital bed sick, nurses' banteredwithpure candor,
Dazed as I gazedat the light above inam...

Ladies don’t tell us

What he didn’t do for you

Don’t share so early

The things that we n...

Thinking to myself

I am compelled to talk to my heart

To flush the past and stand up in tod...

Love long distance,
Late nights & early mornings reminiscing,
Lonely, really just miss my homie...

When we look back,
And this present becomes past,
A few years in the future, will we be mad?
A...

Call me cursive, all my verses arecarefullywritten,
Pensive when I'mI spittin'
Paidmy dues like...

if you need a shoulder to cry on
you can wet my collar bone
my arms are strong, but, I
would n...

acting like there will be

no tomorrow

stretching and reaching

no beg no borrow

don't...

awake amongst the sleeping
hope every bodies dreading
going to jail, from
living in Holy Hell
...

by the time I made it back
everyone in town was gone
walking on cracks, falling into
the gaps,...

put down the paper cup
I think you've had enough
of the good life today
time to say goodnight
...

mopower to the motherhood
mopower to the sisterhood
mopower to the brotherhood
the house, the ...

We Scatter Sweet Seeds

We scatter sweet seeds

and await germination.

Like them w...

Perceived and Heard Regardless…

(Or First Movement of Beethoven/Ray Charles Symphony)

T...

why…and yet i know…

save those who know

the same womb

few sing my praise…

man...

Don’t speak of what you don’t
understand
It’s never easy to be the one who
listens
...

Killing time a favorite

art of mine

do it all the time

Got no time for the

drama and ...

Writing from many perspectives

Seeing the world through

Different lenses

An artistic conce...

My Dear Heart,

you're so trusting and forgiving which is nothing to be ashame.

But, in the ...

The tightness of my hands serves as the foundation on which we build our love upon

The water...

It keeps away the dark

It's big as a mother's heart

It's what we draw after we learn to crawl

As I glanced around me at the men in the room
all I saw was my impending doom!
Some approached ...

you sat by me on the train
have no time for words
too busy writing verse
I don't know, it just...

I got these broken wings
I don't know why
I never could fly
I never wished for
such a thing
...

you left me standing
I had to sit down
think for a minute
get my thoughts together
google the...

how can I write a poem about love
without chronicling the pain, trying
hard not to complain, so...

beating the walls of our chest

bruising our breast, we will not rest

the stones are crying ...

didn't you know
you are a star
if you only knew
how far you are
you would fall
landing on yo...

for this story to be told
one must stand and stand bold
weathering the storms of today
and the...

sometimes death is like
a miracle often we are in
shock and aw, when it happens
as if we didn'...

Its that time of year

for fear

startin today open season

on deer

Best not to take a s...

how can you sleep

when my heart is wide awake

when next to you is empty

with me laying t...

Donald Trump says he get

things done

that he is the one

Many had doubts from the

very...

In The Garden of War

Satan—

Disguised cherub

Stole into the garden

The hawk

Im passing time,but as i sit here with a focus in mind,i see you with my eyesand now my focus has...

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 ...

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 t...

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...