Poems from Djbranch
While you stand on the pedestal I built for you
with these hands scarred
from squeezing all the love out of my thorn-covered heart, I walk...
Every flavor of your heart shall I taste
If the sky may fall upon us, let my
Love shower down upon your aching soul
That way you'll know...
If a rose,
Watered from tears,
Its petals painted with grief,
Yet, still blossoming,
Still bright as the sun,
Still strong as iron,
But...
Dear Beautiful Black Child:
You are not a burden
You are not bothersome
You are not bad
You are not blameworthy
You are not brainwashed
You...
As I try to connect the now with the then and the why with the sin, my heart leaks the words that speak to your attentive ears but you are...