The Ego is a Tricky Little Bastard
Like a child sitting quietly in the corner/ a homeless man that asks you for change when you’re in a hurry/ or a phone number you don’t recognize/ we ignore our own ego/ even though it’s in plain sight/ We ignore this side of us at our own peril/ dismissing its actions like sounds that […]
God Bless this Union
This is the story of a wounded poet/ This is the story of 2 angels of mercy/ This is the story of light shining in the darkness of adversity/ Once upon a time a wounded poet came west from the east/ He had a soul that needed light and a spirit that needed peace/ He […]
#AllLivesMatter (kind of…)
All Lives Matter… of course they do/ but as most things the devil is in the details/ the mere fact that all lives matter has to be stated is an epic fail/ All agree/ quite vehemently/ that love will prevail/ But do we know how love works/ saying things like “love hurts?” like we are […]
3 The Hard Way
3 sides/ 3 angles/ + 1 dimension/ circumvention of closed doors/ is my intention/ not to mention/ one unified verse with 3 inflections/ warriors angels for your protection/ 3 voices registered as deadly weapons/ Inside skin we fit comfortably/ Balancing between the 3/ mind, body and spirit/ Boom, bap and lyric/ mic, stage and speaker/ crowd, host […]
The Karma of Passive Aggression
At this point in time many of us have realized two basic truths/ The first is this fact/ How folks are/ and how folks act/ might not match/ like your two thumbs do/ Number two/ There is karma associated with everything we do/ Before your mind contemplates/ or deliberates/ the karma we make by being […]
An open letter to the N.A.W.A.L.T.
An open letter to the N.A.W.A.L.T. Not All Women Are Like That/ This is a an absolute fact/ Few acknowledge you/ Or the selfless things you do/ Even less acknowledge your very existence/
Once Upon A Time There Were 2 Lovers…
#OnceUponATime there were 2 lovers who were ordained to teach each other love’s true nature as well as the nature of people… One lover was a man who saw himself as invincible, the other was a woman who saw herself as broken… She hid her brokenness behind a mask of ego and lust. Keeping her […]
Battle of the Planets #poetry
Looks like I am in a different space these days/ To best describe this inner space I’ll use outer space as a metaphor/ I dance with the planets in spirit form and verse in manifesto/ If you were empathic enough to see/ the universe inside of me/ You would see planets spinning around the Sun/ […]
I Know… #Poetry of a personal nature…
I know why you say “That conversation would never happen” I know why a woman who has no desire to make peace with me wants to have casual “dialogue” at work. I know why you were and still are hell bent on keeping our history a secret. I know exactly why you had a sudden […]
“She Fascinates Me” #poetry #remix
She fascinates me/She fascinates me with her relentless exploration/She is hungry for the flavors of passion/ If joy had a taste it would taste like her/ And after me being starved of love for quite some time/ I would experience a manifesto that was quite sublime/ She tastes life with me just before dripping wisdom […]
What Is Your Favorite Rapper Feeding You? #poetry
What is your favorite rapper feeding you? / Do you believe it’s true? / Is it soul food? Do they tell a truth that gets you in a mood? / Is he good dude? / Or a dope chick? One hell of a lyricist? Or the type to keep diamonds on top of their wrist? /
The Mystery of Black History… #Poetry
There is a certain truth that moonlight brings/ That truth is as sharp as Valyrian steel/ Sharp enough to slice through a lie/ this particular lie/ you chose to believe just to satisfy/ The basic needs of a man’s vanity/ This lie pisses me off at times, but I’ll try to get through this without […]
