Sparing

Be sparing with your offering.. don’t cast pearls before swine… Imagine a pig in pearls, sloshing in the mud completely unaware how long it took for that oyster to manifest just one bead? I have cast plenty of pearls… One bead at a time… scattered them…

words

Why do we call it warfare when war is anything but fair? Why do we call it a funeral when it’s anything but fun? Why do we get to ask these questions? – Because words.

Before Darkness… I paused.

Before Darkness … I once panicked I hesitate. No Stop! It’s time to regulate. The darkness, the dusk unveils a scared time, a time to be ushered in with an open mind. Darkness signals rest, a slowing down of sorts. Not just a time to…

A Girl

There was a girl, a beautifully broken damaged girl Whose heart was torn from her chest the moment you walked out and left her collapsed on the floor Years spent, shut away, shut out, never loving, forgetting that she could run, she could fly, she…

The Media Telling Lies

Taylor Swift is a sweetheart Lies Jared Leto is a gentleman That’s bonkers Reality is actually manipulation Preying on the vulnerable Take a drink America Telling lies Such as the Kardashians make everything cool They appropriate black culture It’s not news What about Prince’s death?…

Twin Flame

How do we mesh? We desire the flesh… To re-unite with our own; Twin flame as we are known. Are we not whole? One solid, beautiful soul! In this body of fingers and toes; Happiness, sorrow and so many woes. Why must we meet? Does apart…

Not For Me

Somedays I think I’ll quit and become a plumber or a chef or a florist maybe writing just isn’t for me Maybe I can arrange sweet peonies and yellow daisies better than I can arrange 26 letters Or maybe I can unclog pipes better than…

See Me Say It

You see my mouth … Funny little smiles, Between each word. My friendly nature … Or hiding the fear, The sadness.   I look into your eyes… Dark brown; Skin light brown. You find beauty… In my white skin, Like fresh snow. You tell me…

Existence

From nothing no form no existence A thought a particle dust Electric resistance Magnetic events Cosmetic defects Electromagnetic reasons My form is being. Time is unending Space is not bending What is the MATTER That thought u brought about That what is- is Or isn’t…

Poem 2: Blue Arcs

I learned in English Lit Water represents rebirth. But what about skies, That wisp overhead, Bleached cotton curtains that Suffocate the scenery? I heard in geology the sky comprises Illusion, gases, and a nitrogen blue That arcs like Aryan eyes While cataract clouds Scuttle. Plath called it…

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