Is “success by any means necessary” the best strategy? #rant
This rant is less about Nikki or her CD. It’s about what the image represents and what it embodies. For whether it be Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake having a “wardrobe malfunction” at the Super Bowl. Whether it be Britney Spears and Madonna open mouth kissing each other at the MTV awards, Whether it be […]
Destiny Robbins Poet Profile GTV
Destiny Robbins is a talented & hungry artist from the rich underground of Sacramento… She took a pause from the arts for her education. Now she’s on a mission. She chops it up with Graffiti Bleu to start the journey.
In Her Time… A Guest Blog From Poet David Reaume Demola
In Her Time… A Guest Blog From Poet David Reaume Demola An old woman once told me that life was so much more simple, in her time. Because all she ever learned was reception, working the front desk for a local businessman, welcoming guests into the house of her husband – She said she can’t […]
COON The Poet on (GTV) Episode 1
Coon is an award winning poet and young star on the rise. Sacramento’s own is a busy man. With an upcoming tour of the East, he’s sure to become busier. He and Graffiti Bleu chop it up.
I’m Too Pretty to Fight…
I’m not speaking in terms of perfect skin afraid of the inevitable scars of life/ Nor am I speaking like a man who carries guns after his previous loss in a fist fight/ This isn’t the fast talk of a pimp with Jedi mind tricks that depends on clean suits and verbal abuse/ This is […]
21 Questions to ask Your Future Spouse.
21 Questions to ask Your Future Spouse. 21 – Do you feel with sincerity deep inside your heart of hearts that you and I can make each other better people? 20 – If yes how so? If no please go… 19 – In your eyes what are the roles of man and woman inside the […]
A Moment of Clarity… #Poem
So here I stand/ audience curious/ cameras rolling/ verses upon verses on the ready/ heart pumping blood furiously/ glands injecting adrenaline/ hands steady/ belly feeling better now that I’ve snapped into character/ Butterflies now fly away freely/ and my gut is resting easy/ No longer am I nervous although I embrace that energy/ I embrace […]
Punk Sh*t… The growing philosophy of fear.
“Without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently” – Maya Angelou Speaking on the ways of the fearful or those who lack courage could take up to a week. We don’t have that kind of time and I don’t have that kind of patience. However in honor of the great poet who I quoted […]
I’m Done With You
Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses/ Life lessons are expensive/ Especially when we try to make sense of the senseless/ My wisdom was Cazals with scratched up lenses/ Can’t accept how you got past my defenses/ Even though I know that the Devil’s relentless/ Engine running good/ here […]
That’s That Shit…
That’s That Shit Poets saying the same poem every time/ Looking at you funny when you spit some different lines/ He’s 30 speaking on being tired/ With 30 years to go before he’s retired/ Cats acting thirsty and out of order/ On a planet that’s mostly made up of water/ Emcees that […]
She Fascinates Me…
She fascinates me with her relentless exploration for the flavors of passion/seasoned with the syrup of joy/ She tastes life with me just before dripping wisdom on my core self/ from balls to bone marrow/flesh and spirit we dance forever/ Like the edges of 2 galaxies spinning besides each other/ Harmonious we are beyond what man can […]
The Poetic Anatomy of the Perfect Host.
It’s a typical week night, and 5 minutes before I go on. My palms are sweaty. My neck feels stiff. My heart is beating out of my chest. All the while my mind visualizes a poetic victory. Anticipation can be a motherfucker. Especially when you’re waiting your turn to spill your guts to a room […]
