Don't Have To Change

Letting Go

I ain't running no more

My feet is getting tired

My soul is growing weary

My heart is feeling heavy

I can't take no more

Hiding from this wonderful feeling

Feels like I'm about to burst

Lift off way past the ceiling

I'm ready to take it on

The butterflies is fluttering strong

The birds are chirping songs

My spirit jumps for joy

My thoughts are racing fast

I feel the adrenaline rush

It keeps chasing me

I'm ready to be caught up

Catch feelings and all that stuff

I'm beginning to like it rough

I just can't get enough

I'm willing to be cuffed

Put a ring on somebody's finger

Set somebody free

They're doing the same for me

Makes me wanna scream

Makes me wanna shout

Gotta let it out

And let i...

We're Gonna Make It

The roof and faucet leaks

Water drips a beat of poverty

Roaches travel the walls

Mice avoid the traps

Heat and hot water is unpredictable

Just like the weather

The forecast of our happy home

No new furniture but it's still ours

Better than a park bench or a sidewalk

Playing house in the real world

Go out to work six days a week

Just getting by to come home to you

We're gonna make it

Together we will

Love Is God

God is love and love is God

It has no race, color, or ethnicity

It has no age or gender

It's powerful beyond belief

It gets us through the hard times

It can't be bought or sold

It needs our faith to thrive

It provides challenges to strengthen us

It humbles us

We should be thankful for it

Love is God and God is love

Priceless Heaven

Topaz sun and ruby horizons

Amethyst sunsets

Leads to onyx skies

Diamond stars and peridot moons

Swarovski crystal raindrops

Golden rocks silver pebbles

Behind the pearly gates

Priceless heaven

A Poet's Purpose

I've put myself out there

To inspire a generation

Tell y'all it's gonna be okay

We're gonna make it

Experiences revealed

Exposed my life

No shame whatsoever

Poetry is my therapy

Words is my release

It beats crying

It cleanses my soul

Renews my spirit

Resurrects my life

After dying for peace of mind

Trust I've been there

I've confessed many things

About being in love

About being suicidal

About being molested

About abusing drugs

In addition to experimenting with bisexuality

So never feel alone

I'm here for y'all

Whether y'all like it or not

I can relate

Y'all words resembles me

I feel a deep connection

To all my brothers and sisters

I know it gets hard

That's why we gotta stay strong

Not for ourselves but for each other

Our poems serve a ...

Holy One

God are you listening?

I'm calling on you in the name of Jesus

I just wanna tell you thank you

For everything and everything in between

Food on my table

Clothes on my back

Shelter over my head

You make it possible

Countless times I've called on You

You never is too busy

Your love is unconditional

You're the only father I had growing up

Used situations to teach me

Right from wrong

Your strength and mercy

Bestowed upon me

Like the rest of Your blessings

The gift of life

The joy of laughter

The lesson of pain

Made me strong

Inside and out

Wise beyond my years

All thanks to You my everything

You're all I need to get by in this world

Even though I'm not religious

But I believe in You

Holy One

Escape

I need to escape

Get away from it all

The daily grind

Is filing me down

Like a fingernail

I can't scratch my itch

My desire to be free

Open skies and gigantic oceans

Expand beyond my imagination

I can't leave the ground

My feet gets no rest

I'm a prisoner to gravity

I can't defy the laws of it

But one day I will

Levitate off this earth

Float among the clouds

And birds alike

A little closer to heaven

Fly towards paradise

Discover my oasis

Bask in my freedom

But for right now

I'm shackled to

The everyday struggle

My ball and chain

I'm still searching for the key

Morning After

Woke up feeling new

Got last night out of my system

Last night a thing of the past

Thankful for the present

Anticipating the future

Yawn and stretch

A gesture of freedom

Grateful for the space to do so

Reaching out for better

To avoid the worst

Lurking in the shadows

Telling my reflection

That I'm somebody

I'm feeling quite grown

Adult-like

Mature beyond my years

Expecting grays

From wisdom not stress

Class is in session

Everyday I open my eyes

Taught by experience

Tested by trials

Graded by God

I give thanks

No matter the score

As I continue to wake up

To attend the school of hard knocks

Never been absent

I'm determined to graduate

With a degree of success

But I can't achieve that

Staying in bed

Reminiscing in regret

Co...

Our Sunshine

Let's gather around in the sunshine

Let's bask in the glowing warmth

Shedding light on our joy

Our smiling faces

Sunrays reflecting off our teeth

Making us even more beautiful

After being watered by the rain

We grow like flowers in the garden

Blooming effortlessly under the sunshine

Exposing a rainbow so sublime

God's got his luminous eye on us

Casting a spell of optimism

Giving us hope of brighter days ahead

A brighter future 

At the end of the tunnel of our darkest past

Let's make the choice

To play in the sunshine

To dance in the sunshine

To sing in the sunshine

To be ourselves in the sunshine

To accept others in the sunshine

There's enough sunlight to go around

Just let it surround us

Creating a gorgeous aura

Of positivity

Virginia

Everywhere I go she goes

Everything I've done she knows

Love in her voice comfort in her name

I shout it because her memory remains

Every single moment is memorized

The joy we shared the tears we cried

Her daily quotes stay on my mind

When I lose my way they help me find

The strength in struggle

The courage in trouble

Her influence is powerful yet subtle

A God fearing woman

Even when the storms were coming

Never been married she remained a single lady

Provided food and shelter for three of her babies

She did it alone

All on her own

A queen sitting on a king's throne

Wearing her crown

When she had to put her foot down

With such grace I found it profound

Her spiritual presence is always around

To remind to keep my head opposite from the ground