Roses and Thorns

I write

Not going to lie 

It used to be easier to write 

Had to question these lines

Is my heart made of steel 

Am I galvanized? 

Can’t write about people 

I don’t idolize 

I write about life 

Is that enough 

Behind the pen

We intend to speak 

The Truth 

From every perspective 

When there’s purpose 

There’s intention 

Can’t think of a better impression 

It’s impressive 

The story’s we tell 

Full disclosure here

Testimonial trails 

Ceremonial thrills 

I write to feel 

The emotions 

Buried beneath 

A complex soul 

Too busy writing 

To speak 

Where reality merges

Purpose

Taking strides to progress

Learning from mistakes

Knowing when to cut ties and

When to invest 

Loyal to few 

Never bother with the rest

Hold my head high 

No living with regrets 

Firm in my beliefs 

Careful with every step

Lucifer loves to test 

I profess 

God’s greater

He interjects 

I witness the effects 

Life held on by threads 

I’m still blessed 

Plenty of cushion 

To tread 

Enemies intend 

To destabilize 

Jealous of my time 

With their 9-5 

This isn’t hate

I love my neighbor 

Blame it on

My third eye

I can see 

Without sight 

It’s my right 

Self Mantra

What’s life without sacrifice 

Wasted time- 

As a bystander 

Taking crumbs from the counter 

I rather they  

Give me my flowers 

A force to be reckoned with 

Spirit on another channel 

I build

Just to have something 

To dismantle 
 

Dez Sevena 

Tranquility

Breathe deep

Imagine ...

Sidewalk Dreams

I recall those sunny days

When we thought the pavement 

Would cave. 

Blaring music, while riding the sound waves

Old school,

But feeling like a pair of brand new shoes

Converse baby-

Everyone on the block knew it too.

Our backward caps falling to the ground

When the windmill hit motion

Pop & Lock so clean

You'd think we were floatin'

Sidewalk Dreams:

Young guns

Living life free

Using Hip Hop

As a legitimate means

Telling our story

By creating a beat

Spitting rhymes to pass time

Fight without fear

I fear no man 

He bleeds the way I do

I'm not stepping down from the podium 

Until the hoarseness of my voice

Strong minds

 Your life brings strife. Uncle Sam's preoccupied with distributing knives. Somehow, trying to prepare us for a gun fight. What's right? Neither side convinces strong minds. I must be strong minded. There's too many people behind it. From a distance I see those sheep coming in herds. Strong minds, we're different, we come in flocks like birds. I pin liberty to my wings, because I was born to be free. Don't deny me life. I'm referring to those politicians who put blindfolds over our eyes. There's no conspiracy! Strong minds see through lies. I'm not waiting on a ballot to restore humanity. The answer's not in Trump or Hilary. The program you've glued yourself to is orchestrated by the political guru's. They already knew you'd eat that s*** up. Because for some...there's no such thing as truth. Population brainwashed by the electric tube. 

Written by: Dez Sevena 

Wine and Friends

Wine . . .

Tastes so delicious when it meets the edge of your lips

I personally savor the liquid sensation

Losing myself in an alcoholic embracement

My glass barely filled

Keeps me satisfied among laughing friends

Our conversation tantalized with drunkenness

A few young women pleased with the way life has been spent.

Wine and friends.

More than recreational, more than some postponed get-together

This is a few good women drinking on behalf of feminine revolution.

For the trials and tribulations.

With politics sweeping the background noise in high volume

The world seems so peaceful through this wine bottle.

We are not winos.

We celebrate our promotions.

Women without men

Causing a commotion. 

Ou...

Roses and Thorns

This particular flower, holds so many thorns

As if screaming behold thy pain

Such a carnation

So sweet and subtle 

Imperfect perfections in which the other flowers were obsessed.

Dressed casually in ribbon 

Yet so discreet with each petal.

She stands feminine 

Apart from other glories 

Modest in affection, but unfound

In fairy tale sections

Chaos splitting the groove within her stem

She feels rejected

In one loves view

So seldom in love

Who knew?

Try and connect the dots

From each spot she is bruised

Her cuts are endless

Her worries-

She wishes

Were few.  

Her palms so small

Unable to fit all her mistakes

The blisters swell

Though it doesn’t pain her numb

...

Enlightened

(Jazzy B Verse)
One look and one smile
Thats all it took to make her mind
It sparked something inside
Of her that forever changed her life
All I did was stand there
And stared her straight in the eye
From that moment on she woke up
Like someone turned on the light

(Desiree's Verse) 

Like a magnet

She attracts spirits 
Out of habit 
One by one 
Pulling cosmos 
From their planets
The Universe doesn't 
Calculate her
Tragic
Between zero and infinity
You've only seen a fraction 
Simple feet shuffle 
Through the havoc
Anything but ordinary-
She's more powerful 
Than imagined.
All it takes is the right 
Action
How many Dare
Step unto her angle?
She has strangers whispering 
Fables at the table....