Think Outside the box

Hands of Time

These are the HANDS OF TIME,

being in a CERTAIN ERA, now

that would be SO DIVINE, 

LIVING in the TIMES PAST,

would be JUST FINE!!

RELIVING a PAST DREAM,

that would only BE MINE,

OLD PAST MEMORIES that 

are STORED DEEP in the

BACK of my MIND!!

In order to visit them,

I SIMPLY TRAVEL THROUGH 

IMAGINATIONS and 

JUST UNWIND!!

My OLD, FONDEST MEMORIES that 

have GONE FAR AWAY,

I shall never FORGET THEM, 

and still think about them

THIS VERY DAY, but

The HAPPINESS they had,

has since then, GONE ASTRAY,

I SHALL NEVER, EVER 

FORGET THEM, because 

THOSE WERE THE DAYS,

They were THE BEST THAT

 I HAVE EVER HAD, but

Things ar...

Did you know???

Did you know: 

that you are

special and it shows

that you Sparkle

like a 

diamond and 

you glow,

Your Shine is so

bright, that 

the world knows,

You are very unique and 

one of a kind,

a special 

kind a friend,

The one that's 

hard to find,

You are a TREASURE,

You are a JEWEL,

You are UNIQUE and

YES,

YOU RULE!!!,

YOU'RE ON THE 

9 TO 5,

YOU TIK AND 

YOU TOCK,

YOU'RE ON

THE RIGHT PATH,

IN CONTROL,

YOU ROCK!!!

YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW

HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE, 

COS, IN MY EYES, I SEE 

YOU AS A ???? STAR ????!!!

SO, DON'T EVER FORGET,

WHEREVER YOU GO,

THAT YOU ARE ONE 

OF A KIND,

I JUST THOUGHT

 I LET TOU KNOW!!!

The Hood

When you 

FROM THE HOOD,

LIVING in a

 RUNNED DOWN, 

RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD!!!

When your CHURCH, your SCHOOL, 

your BEAUTY SALON,

 BARBER SHOP and

 the LIQUOR STORE, 

is only WITHIN 

WALKING DISTANCE,

When the ICE CREAM 

TRUCK RUNS during the DAY, and

LATE AT NIGHT!!

WHEN KIDS ARE ON 

BIKES, SCOOTERS,

 SKATEBOARDS and SKATES,

WHEN YOU BETTER 

HURRY HOME QUICK,

the STREET LIGHTS will come ON,

HURRYING HOME BECAUSE IT'S LATE,

When it's a SCHOOL NIGHT,

and YOU have to BE IN BED by 8,

DO YOUR HOMEWORK and 

MAKE SURE IT'S RIGHT, 

not long after HAVING DINNER,

then it's LIGHTS OUT GOODNIGHT, 

Back in the Day,

MY PARENTS DROVE A CADILLAC,

An OLDSMOBILE REGENCY,

Now What ya'll think ...

Journey of Emotions

There is a

 TRAIL OF HAPPINESS, and 

 A PATHWAY LEADING 

to 

 SADNESS ROAD!!!

 A JOURNEY OF EMOTIONS 

up AHEAD 

are

 UNTOLD,

 on your JOURNEY,

JUST WATCH 

 as they UNFOLD, 

when you

 get to them,

 just be 

COURAGEOUS AND BOLD!!!

These are 

JUST TRIALS,

for they

 WON'T LAST LONG,

Continue your 

JOURNEY and

 in

 THEM BE STRONG!!!

It is your time, 

for a

 TRANSFORMATION,

When you don't have friends

When you don't have friends,

When you are successful and you win,

When things you do, go your way,

Is also when so-called friends go astray!!

When you do have money and

 they do come around,

When you are suddenly broke and 

they're no where to be found,

All you wanted was

 a friend to the end, but

All in return, you just 

got people that pretend!!

You're the type of 

person that'll go all in,

to lend a helping hand,

 to a so-called dear friend,

to bend over backwards and

 to try help them through, but 

you could only d...

Unpopular

What is it like to BE UNPOPULAR?

Just LOOK AROUND, and you will see,

Everyone else is BEING NOTICED, but 

For some reason, OVERLOOK ME!!

Am I really that DULL and BORING,

Am I that FEROCIOUS TO YOUR SIGHT,

Just because I'm FAT and PUDGY,

I'm not your FANTASY or your DELIGHT???

Is it REALLY, REALLY that IMPORTANT???

Referring to POPULARITY,

Being NOTICED, ADMIRED or ENVIED, and 

I MEAN THAT FIGURATIVELY!!!!

Do you want me to be your ENTOURAGE!!

Follow you around and KISS YOUR A**???

Be a PAWN ON YOUR CHESSBOARD, or

walk away with DIGNITY AND CLASS!!!

SO, WHAT!!!, IF I'M NOT POPULAR,

Who's cares, IF I DON'T HAVE FRIENDS,

Who gives a hoot, IF NO ONE SEES ME, 

cos, in the end, I STILL CAN WIN!!!!

So, GO ON WITH YOUR POPULARITY!!!

...

Envious

Being envious is a strong emotion,

An emotion that is hard to shake,

Seeing something that you can't have,

A feeling that you can't seem to break!!

Although, you are unhappy of others achievements,

you can't seem to shake the feeling,

You are in need of letting it go,

You are in the need of Healing!!

but, sometimes that is hard to do,

You have to confess what is hurting you,

Once you let it go, than you will know,

How to cope with and Be better at dealing!!

B.R. 

Date: 2/19/2025

Let your LIGHT SHINE, BRIGHT!!!

Just Let your LIGHT SHINE BRIGHT, and

ILLUMINATE through THIS OLE WORLD,

FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE TO SEE,

Every MAN, WOMAN, BOY and GIRL!!

This World is so FULL OF DARKNESS,

IT' IS JUST SO PLAIN TO SEE,

NO POSITIVE ASPECTS, and NO HAPPINESS, 

NO PEACE or HARMONY!!

NO COMING TOGETHER AS ONE,

Just PAIN and AGONY,

THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN 

NO JUSTICE for YOU and ME!!

Things have gone DOWNHILL,

There is just so, so MUCH DRAMA,

WHAT'S RIGHT is WRONG and

 WHAT'S WRONG is RIGHT

Pure MALICE, DISTRESS, and TRAUMA, 

but,

 OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT, 

Filled WITH PLEASURE and WITH DELIGHT,

Through this DARK and SINFUL

world today,

Is where you should:

 LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BRIGHT!!!

B.R.

Date: 2/3/2025

BLACK POWER!!!

WE ARE BLACK and 

WE ARE PROUD 

SAY IT LOUD!!! 

It's BLACK HISTORY

 MONTH, and 

WE STAND OUR GROUND,

WE REPRESENT OUR 

HERITAGE ALL AROUND,

We STAND ON BUSINESS and

 YOU CAN'T BRING US DOWN!!!

BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS

A MONTH TO COMMEMORATE,

THE PAST, PRESENT, AND

 FUTURE FIGURES,

 THAT WE 

PROUDLY CELEBRATE,

FROM THE U.S.A., 

TO OUR AFRICAN ROOTS,

BLACK ACTIVISTS, 

OF ALL KINDS JUST

 TO NAME A FEW!!!

We have CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST

 SOJOURNER TRUTH, 

Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, and 

MAYA ANGELO,

ROSA PARKS, and MALCOM X, 

ALICE COLEMAN and 

FREDRICK DOUGLAS,

BESSIE COLEMAN, and 

 CLAUDETTE COL...

POETRY is not DEAD

POETRY is not DEAD, 

It is ALIVE and it is WELL,

of ALL of the WRITERS of 

DIFFERENT GENRES, 

We are ALL FEELING SWELL.

We are TERRIFIC,

FANTASTIC and 

DYNOMITE,

Our POETIC WRITING SKILLS,

are just out of SIGHT.

From SONNETS,

 LYRICS, LIMERICKS,

TO HAIKUS, ACROSTIC, and 

FREE VERSE,

From EPIC, ELEGY, ODE and 

CINQUIN,

Our POETRY is not DEAD:

IT STILL LIVES WITHIN!!!

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