Highest Thought
My 1st thought was that my blackness was some sort of a curse/ My highest thought asked me if I knew my worth/ then asked me if darkness is the worse/ then how come we showed up 1st?/ loved each other/ then gave birth/ to the rest of the Earth/ My 1st thought was that […]
There’s No Money in Poetry.. (Why is That?) #writtenverse
Poets are smart enough to locate the seeds of inspiration/ Wise enough to prepare those seeds for cultivation/ Clever enough to harvest the words/ Seasoned enough to roll up the herbs/ and blow smoke into pronouns/ metaphors and verbs/ Haikus and Testimonies/ Shadowboxing with soliloquies/ Stanzas/ novels and sweet melodies/ The Earth is the […]
The Fear & Love Poetry Cypher (Finale Verse)
I remember how fake I was when the word “real” was popular/ Now I know better and do better exposing truth passionately/ A dragon doing his best to breath fire with his mind as a pilot light/ Inspiring those who inspire me with testimonial melodies/ The loyalty of a heartbeat giving you love to the […]
Keynote Poets
Motivation 4 Artists by Artists Who Are Motivated..
Oh.. You Can’t Speak? #REMIX
Oh.. You Can’t Speak? Suit yourself. You may not have any words for me but I’ve got plenty of words for you/ However/ no matter how clever/ I proceed with this endeavor/ I will do my best to come from a spiritual space before I do/ Numero uno/ to me life/ […]
Perception is Everything
Perception is Everything Everything you are experiencing right now is a matter of your perception. Emotions and the state of your spirit will heavily influence how you perceive things. A relaxed person without worry for example, might come home from work to find his/her door unlocked and their first thought may be to […]
Is This the “Time For Women” & if so Why?
I walk in spirit with God’s wind at my back… I think out-loud and I share those thoughts with critical thinkers. Today’s thinker is my official co-host Carolyn Blakey. We discuss the dynamics of women & men as well as debate if this indeed is the “Time For Women” on this episode of Just My […]
How Noble is a Fuckboy.. Really?
How Noble is a Fuckboy.. Really? By now I believe we’ve all at least heard the term “Fuckboy”/ For those who have not/ perhaps you’ll learn/ Right now I’m using it as a form of generalization/ Similar to the broad stroke of a paint brush/ a technique of a performance poet to gain a reaction […]
Godbody
Godbody is a slang name for the members of the urban, Black empowerment/ youth movement/ called the Nation of the Five Percent/ Or should I say Five Percenters/ who are considered/ to be a splinter/ Nation of Islam Group/ A troop/ fierce as any woman without make-up or sleep/ cold as midwinter/ At least they […]
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 […]
