ALONE, but not LONELY!!!

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!!!

We&n...

Pour out your emotions with writing

Pour out your Emotions with Writing,

Is what you really should do,

When you are feeling down and out, 

When you are feeling so, so blue.

Pour out your emotions with writing,

When you can't seem to figure it out, 

When you really just don't have a clue, and 

You are going through fears and doubts.

Pour out your emotions with writing,

When you have done all that you can,

When you don't have the slightest idea,

Through these trials, you continue to stand.

Even when you're feeling so down,

When your feel life is treating you unfairly,

When you want to turn your frown to smile,

of the burdens that you have to carry. 

If you can not vent through writing,

How about going for a calming walk,

Let go of frustrations with a hobby, or

a lending ear so you can vent and t...

Poor wounded Soul

Note: Just a reminder if you are here!!!

Poor wounded Soul,

trying to survive

Life's Trauma,

from one powerful blow.

All that your soul needs,

is to feel at ease,

careless and free,

just feel the nice breeze,

sit back and relax and

Have no worries.

Let go of it All,

The Pain, suffering,

worrying, and sorrow,

Leave yesterday behind,

push forward to tomorrow.

This agony that you endure

won't Last long,

So try to be strong,

it is only a test,

REMEMBER:

WHO'S ON YOUR SIDE, and

In this JUST REST!!!!!

B.R.

Date: 11/23/2024

When Loneliness is your Spouse

This one just came to me, IDK what do

you guys think???? I'm just letting th words

flow.

When Loneliness is your spouse,

You two can lounge around in the house,

Be bored, say nothing and just be still,

Don't interact, just kick back and mainly

just chill.

There's no talking back, no nagging, no sound

The House is so still that there's no one around

The lonely sets in, its just you alone,

Being in SOLITUDE is what is now shown

No backtalkling, nagging or even

arguments,

Just a quiet still calmness

that is heaven sent

There's nothing wrong

with ISOLATION,

To be by yourself and

have RESTORATION,

It allows you the time

to be with one's self

Recooperate yourself

minus everybody else

There's nothing wrong

Beautiful Scars

BEAUTIFUL SCARS

are

IMPERFECTIONS,

REFLECTING FIGHT and HURTS,

showing a

STORY OF HEALING.

When you look at

your BATTLE SCARS,

where you been, and

who you are,

You find your

UNIQUE and SPECIAL,

a BEAUTIFUL

SHOOTING STAR,

Your SCARS DEPICTS,

Your JOURNEY,

For, you have COME VERY FAR.

You may have SCARS,

From the HURTS of the PAST, but

You CONQUERED THEM ALL

NO,

THEY DID NOT LAST,

Your SCARS

SHOWS BEAUTY

DESPITE the TRAUMA,

of ALL that you

WENT THROUGH,

INCLUDING the DRAMA.

It's all BEHIND you

NO,

TURNING BACK NOW,

move FORWARD

with your LIFE,

STAND OUT and

BE PROUD!!!!

JUST GIVE GOD

THE GLORY,

For, your

BATTLE SCARS

tell your

STORY!!!!