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***WELCOME TO 2021,HAPPY NEW YEAR.
YOUR VISION FOR NOW SHOULD BE CLEAR***
***POSITIVE MIND KEEPS, YOUR GOALS NEAR.
DON'T...

As I lay here writing what ever come to my mind.
it may be good it may not.
trying to figure out who I'm really am.
Figuring...

september 1976, day i was born
didnt feel the moment of scorn
came out of my mother's womb
didnt feel like i was bury in a...

So far and away,
Unable to touch you,
Unable to feel you,
But in an instant, I Can See You.
I close my eyes and there you...

im proud of where im from
i represent the red, white, and blue
no it's not america- supposedly home of the free
that's the...

How do you pray when you haven't done it in a while?
How do you laugh when you don't even want to smile?
How do you hide the...

A Day is like a moment
A Day is like a year
A Day feels like nothing
A Day feels like everything
A Day is like a mystery...

Diced pineapples, Its the little things that count
Too much isn’t a satisfactory amount
More than perfect
A couple miracles...

listen and keep your eyes and ears sharp
what im about to say you will open you up like a drunk person telling the whole...

today is june 20th, 2012, weather report in nyc is the 3h's hot, hazy, and humid
so hot that i want to hang out with the sun...

i love being the best
i stand out from the rest
yet people find that intimidating
they run like crazy animals with two heads...

When I step through its doors I am at war.
Every Set is a battle,
Every Rep is contact,
Every drop of sweat that runs down...

True Beauty is distant and rare
Wars are fought and battles lost
Beauty of a woman was the just the cost
You have stumbled...

once upon a time in the bronx, there was a little boy name sam
the reason he know his name is because he refers himself as...

a child in a classroom with conditions more broken than a record
floors cracked like someone sucking some serious crackpipes...

i have the gift to.............
save lives
i have the gift to......
influence others
i have the gift to.......
play ball
i...

looking from the outside of the door all i see is
darkness, everyday i walk pass that door and can
never open it, i never...

I’m staring into your beautiful eyes,
As we sit away from the world,
What people say about us is only lies,
There’s nothing...

i thank you lord for waking me up
im grateful to another day
i thank you lord for the sun that shines
i am a superstar
i...

Little blessing
Blessing little blessing from God above
Blessing little blessings to nurture and love
God Almighty Creator...

Below my skin I could feel the emotion uprising Pulsing in my veins, exploiting Desperate to find a way to reach the surface...

a child reaching out for love to have it slap away
a child crying for help to be choke gasping for air
a child being...

Truly terrifying and uncertain
Really personal to a lot of people
Utterly unexpected results
Much chaos was created
People...

i'm proud of how i turned my life around
the world does not evolve around me and go round and round
it all came down to the...

Wars envelope the globe, and its invalid
Abundance is thieved before those who
Thirst for this precious blue gold. Mother...

a person's life was taken before their time
never had a chance to spend not even a dime
a person was hit by car by a drunken...
know your enemy
enemy will strike when there is vulnerability
thats when you keep enemy close with high accountability
enemy...

As a profession of life saving
Every vaccine is an immunity against virus
A virus of corruption and selfishness
Which grows...

You're hard on me because you know I can
You're hard on me because you know you can't
You want me to make it like you wanted...

I was thinking of what to give you when i dived into a world of dreams and imaginations.
So i thought...
If i was an angel...

You're my radiant star, you're my sun which penetrates and consumes all of the darkness.
You shine your light into my soul...

Help me believe that youre the right man for my heart..help believe that you can stand to be the mother of my future...

I dont know much about being a poet,
only that you should live it and know it.
If you dont know it-
then try it!
If you...

imagine a guy 35 who never had a childhood
he is wearing a Du-rag looking a clown you see in a circus
smoking weed in a...

Eyes hold the truth
Black, blue, or green
No matter the color
They can still be seen
I look into his eyes
And I see the...

I get these feelings and I don't know what to do,
But one thing I know is that I wanna be with you,
Real girls get the...

Teach me a lessonAint that a blessing, finally someone that wants to learnO well, rather you learn or not it has nothing to...

I still remember the dark dirty floor
of the toy shed in the backyard.
The pain as every piece of clothing I had on
was...

Did you know that the amount of jails built each year are built according to 3rd grade reading levels,
Maybe if we stop...

I am like a rose...
So full of so many wondrous beauty.
My thorns seem to be less of a problem for you, so now I'm yours.
I'...

I stood there, frozen.
Time seem to stand still,
As I stood there, looking down at you.
Nothing in my life ever prepared me...

The yelling and screaming grows louder and louder.
The anger and furry becomes more visible.
The love that is there begins...

(poems go here) Roses have thorns,
Demons have horns
and I have scars
This is my thrown
we each have our own
I've bled many...
my style of writing may be ambiguosly interpreted as a paradox
make certain that i always think outside of the box
jealousy...

"there is no progress without struggle"- F.Douglass
life is full of struggles
its all about the challenges that one must...

We are innocent until the truth be told, a long life turns its circles, If we relate our sadness to this world is so corrupt...

(poems go here) there's rough road
trying to reach a goal
you have to reload
take it with a smile
its a lone mile
TO BE A...

(poems go here) Sensations amazing
Your touch, your smile mesmerizes me
Puts me in a divine state of mind
Kisses my soul...

Society Intervenes
Society says
People listen
People think
Society intervenes with our acumen
Society says we have to...

Soul that cannot be reinforced
Reinforced by person you are loving and sharing
Sharing that will give you happy ends
Ends of...

Hey there people of America, how are You doing?
It's 2012 and America is going back strong
The president of united state is...

My Dearest Isabella,
I am dead, but my words will live on.
One day, my book will find you,
In that book, are the pages of my...

Crumbling and shaking our government has become.
Ever changing for better and for worse.
But the power to grow and aid our...

how far would you go to be accepted
how far would you go to be popular
how far would you go to please someone
how far would...

I looked at him.
He was wearing a pink dress shirt.
we were both feeling a different kind of hurt.
He was much shorter...

Please do not misunderstand my words
I love democracy very much
Its just that every four years in this nation
Makes it feel...

The nosebleeds of white,
The sickness of brown,
The sensation of Mr. E.
All of these and none of these,
Are ever what they...

Two mad sisters
One truly sinister
Who takes the throne
The other with hats made of bone
Who must make the other atone
The...

R-Respect
love yourself and those that love you 4 you
don't be like everybody else-be a leader, not a follower
try to act...

Tear down the copper lady
Lamp lifted high, interrupting the sky
Tear down her lies.
She is unfittingly crowned
Reigning a...

i miss the way you smile at me
your smile lits up brighter than the sun than beams on me
i miss the way you rub my head
your...

In the beginning we were happy, I was happy.
By total chance Jay and Elle found each other.
Even worlds apart, there was...

Revenge is sweet, especially if you’re the one with the loss of a wife, son and daughter. I became a hunter to hunt the...

Torn as I live here, from day to day.
I look back on, the life I once lived today.
Only to realize, how far I’d fallen...
I am the muscle
I am the might
I am the hustle
I am the fight
I am the struggle
I am the strength
The tug of War
The love...

Graduation is here,
Butterflies in my tummy,
College is near,
I guess I’m no dummy.
Feeling accomplished is the best feeling...

I'm like a news reporter where i report at least 1 dead person in a body bag each day
a child cursing at the age of 4
two...

You were the one I loved,
When we met in Boston.
You were the one I,
A world away on Skype.
You were the one,
At the edge of...

There she is sitting all alone, cramped in her schools restroom stall. Hiding from those who scorned her and called her...

Dead or Alive
To cross the path is to only walk now. As the edges are fragil and tear. As to cross into our dreams.. To...

i was born with no silver spoon in my mouth
i'll make certain as i grow, my talents won't go to waste and head down south
as...

Course as wind, the spirit paces in all the hallways we have yet to discover within ourselves
Untouched portals and crooked...

The Hate I Give
is from you
This Is Your Actions And Results
and i accept it
The Votes Never Turn Out In My Favor
why for
My...

your boyfriend is cheating on you
its time to move on
it's not what you want to hear, it's what you need to know
your...

This is the story of a divided nation.
In a time when industrial revolution, bondage and hierarchy was the norm.
1862 the...

I am
That teenager girl
Who's life has been taunted
By these inconsiderate
Human beings
Low life having....
Can I just
Catch...
fellas, need to step up and act like men
stop telling lies to women as if you are still ten
women are beautiful beings
part...

My heart is full of anger towards the one i love, life is consumed by this cold world of mine,
so much hate towards the one...

All alone in her room.
All alone in the world.
The crying doesn't stop.
Never does hate.
How can a little piece of metal...

i thank you for another season
when i can wear my nike air uptowns and polo shirts
looking proper like the words use in a...

the true latin kings are legends
no, not the ones wearing yellow and black
that is so wack
true latin kings dont need...

entitlement mentality ................
strips your drive
strips your ambitions
strips your motivation
strips your aspiration...

It was never easy being me,
Living in my shoes walking with my feet,
Perfection,
Reaching my goals and striving for...

Do this, do that. A million an one task. Let me breath default the need. Im imperfection my mind was never perfected. I give...

as i lay to rest
i always remind myself that i am the best
a night that is peace and quiet
avoiding contamination of...

where does a child with no love from a parent go
to a woman that molests him by which he is force to not say no
where does a...

Only time will tell if this will last forever.
Looking at the clock, seems to me that their hands are not moving.
Their...

don't judge me
i don't judge you
we have all been judge
we all have our past
as we move forward to accomplish all, it will...

You don't even notice that i cry.
You don't even try.
You are so oblivious to my fears.
Could care less about my tears.
You...

When your used to speeding through life,
As I have done in such a short time,
Running every stop sign,
Shifting up through...

the hand me down shoes never fit me in the first place
ashamed of where im from so i lie about my birth place
welcome to the...

Why is it so hard to be noticed
by your friends. When you have been
there the whole time, trying to talk to them.
They just...

you watch western flicks of shootouts in the wild wild west back in the 60's
in ny, you have clowns that make wild cowboys...

it's easy to be someone's friend when you have money
it's easy to be cool with someone when you are a star
it's easy to be...

Outraged? Upset?
Sick of all the arguing?
Then vote.
No one can speak for you but you.
They don’t represent you.
If you’re...

I sit
I sit every day.
I lie at night and sit at light,
I roll to school,
I roll to work.
Doors open,
People look.
Every day...

it's ironic how someone claims to be a baller because he spends money on $400.00 kicks
yet, he doesn't have $.2.50 to...

With freinds like this who needs enemies?
Big, Huge smiles and grins,
But Ignorant to the feeling that lied deep within,...

Tears streamed down my face when I saw you that way.
I just have to keep reminding myself that you're in a better place.
The...

before my day begins, i give all glory to god
god 1st and 4most, i acknowledge you as the almighty
god comes 1st before...

(poems go here) lifes a dream its a team
of all race no matter what face
working hand to hand
making a stand
for a better...

One day I’ll to support myself like my parents.
To defend my political views.
To defend the defendless.
To see for the...

A status, a tweet, a video posted,
All about candidates still getting roasted.
A twist and a turn, then add an insult.
One...
(poems go here)
If there was ever a time That I should look carefully Outside this window It would be now From this view I...

Everyday is a struggle i feel so alone,
love me or hate me is what I always say,
but at the end of the day love is too far...

You show me the alchoholic that I truly am.
I'm constantly wanting just one more sip of your sweet breathThat when mixed...

the words i say will dazzle like a scientist explaining the theory of Einstein
the meaning of each word won't lay to rest...

December 29th
There was once a time that I could look you in the eyes and see how you felt
The hurt, anger, frustration, and...

i give my glory to my country
for its independence, its freedom, its culture, its music, its history
im proud of what puerto...

you can sense someone is lying when........
they dont make eye contact
you can sense someone is cheating when.........
they...

A lot of the time I’m Mid-Night Black
Fearing to be seen within the day
Hurting to fit in with all that call me prey
I’m...

if you give bad vibes, you will receive worse vibes
if you make fun of someone, someone will make fun of your mom
if you...

imagine a garden full of many flowers born in the month of april where it all blossoms
you enter a place that sets you free...

Once upon a time, Not to long ago,
There was this beautiful woman.
Only knowing you a short time,
I must say, you had my...

they look at my complexion
they say im dirty
on the contrary, im fresher than a new pair of kicks
they look at my face
they...

My inner demons are dark and vast,
Some live in the present, some in the past.
You can only hide them for so long,
But they...

You ask me how do I feel about us?
Well let me tell you...
It seems as though time ffreezes when I'm with you .
Although...

when people think of hos, they think of women
nobody doesn't shed light that men are included in the schemes
only difference...

if you saw me on the street and....
i was crying.
if you saw me staring and...
it looked i was dying.
you told me you loved...

He's a stupid communist Nazi who hates the middle class and will drive us back to the dark ages with the devil by his side...

The daedal dreamer danced around divas
Dallying with dangerous daredevils
Yet at dawn her daringness drove out depressingly...

The wait was always the hardest,
Once I got a hold of you,
My heart raced with anticipation,
Of the feeling of you.
Your...

a-amazing
b-bold
c-controversial
d-daring
e-excellence
f-fearless
g-genuine
h-hilarious
i-intelligent
j-juggernaut
k-kind
l-...

My mind wonders,
My thoughts are twisted,
These ideas in my head
Are strung together
With memories and emotions
I'm unable...

I'm big and fat and ugly.
Just as ugly as the Ugly Duckling.
But even more, so they say.
I weigh 126 and that's not okay.
I...

There's Always gonna be
These moments where us both
Are going to be in need.
In need of a voice,
A touch,
A kiss,
In need of...

It all started, one night at the bar,
In the front seat of a parked car.
Do you party, a friend said to me,
Not really, but...

Risen, from the dark.
Gloomy days past.
Future is here.
I smile at last.
First sun that comes up,
down goes the crap.
Damn,...

i need you to give me that chance ..
let me fix my wrongs and right and show you
how i am listening
and ima stop saying and...

too many kids grew up wanting to be like mike
did you know that when kids got rob for his jordans, he said that what does...

seeing a guy wearing all pink looking like a fruity pink panther
that's whoa
watching the mets lose every season
that's whoa...

poetry is universal
poetry can be long like a giraffe's neck
or it can be short like midget wrestler
none the less, poetry...

how is it i'm 35 and alive?
my style is still fly like an eagle
i see these young boys style sink like a battleship
my game...

N-nothing more than someone dismantling your being as a human
I-is a term use to make someone feel inferior
G-get off the...

i work to get mines
you cut corners like going through the projects
i invest on a house
you invest on $400 dollar...

Close your eyes
Breathe in and out
Stop your lies
And relinquish your doubts
No one is around
You can wipe off that smile...

You don't want to vote.
It's corrupt.
It's useless.
It's a pain.
It's a bore.
It's too hard.
Tell that to women who were...

I Spoke To Her & God Today , I Cried To Them Both , I prayed for my family that they would get through this , it wasn't...

i go back to work to see what the atmosphere is going to feel like
there are people still suffering from last week tragedy...

reach inside and pull it out
that emotion I know as doubt
hold it in your hand
get a feel
it's an emotion
that's oh so real...

now that hurricane sandy is gone
there is so much work in the east coast that needs to be done
to see the sun for the 1st...

BROKEN HEART
I loved u with all my heart
I gave u my all
But you took me for granted
and ran with my soul
If you come back...

People say they want to be a leader, a teacher, a coach but very few realize leaderships a servents role. To lead, you must...

each of us have something to offer
it comes from within
where exactly? only one must find it
when you find it, it will feel...

When I first came hereI thought things were going to get better.I had this image inside my headof how things were going to...

we are all brothers and sisters
the color of our blood is red
we live in this world once, at some point, we are all going to...

smile
so what the knicks keep choking in playoffs
there is always hope they'll win a championship. you are way off
patrick...

A picture means a thousand words, but
LOVE is a 4 letter word which is a verb
It causes emotions and tears but, because it's...

Cast you eyes upon me
Forsake me never more
Beneath the shadows core
Feed in to my bliss
Unfold what lies ahead
Darkness...

I fall deep stand up and i cant see
life is black but bittersweet
im young so not taking too seriously
So i stand there in...

they say they will protect the community
yet it takes them to arrive an hour after someone gets shot
they say they will...

Why is it that America is so free?
When if you look inside we're all locked up like theives.
They say it's a pot with all...

"Can you spell o-b-s-o-l-e-t-e with no soles for your feet, no soul for my sister's keeper, hearts all over the world...

Remember that first day of school, where I was so distant?Transparent to what you see, because I was hidden in betweenof...

yesterday is history
so old that grandmothers won't co-write the ten commandments
life is all about making amendments...

you are a rainbow to someone's cloud- Maya Angeleo
an aspiration to be a star becomes a motivation
ideas that transform to...

You was placed in this world for one reason and one reason only, that’s to stay black and to die black I was always told....

No more light
Say goodbye tonight
Loose your mind
And loose your soul
The house has a choice
A choice that was made many...

The most inspirational and influentional person to me is Mahatma Gandhi, even though he is gone, his spirit and his way of...

I love the way you make me laugh
I love the way you make me smile
Having you around makes my day worth while
The way you...

relationships is built on trust
thats why being with that significant one solidifies a must
there is nothing like being with...

Super typhoon Haiyan,
Why have you swept away our city Tacloban?
Why have you killed thousands of our countrymen
Including...
(YOU
(my poem for the children of Sandy Hook)
You were so young and filled with life
You were full of innocence and the...

“Poor little paper doll, are you lost?
Run on back, before you exhaust.
This city is no place for a paper doll like you....

(poems go hI want you to know
one thing.
You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow...

Greatness seems worlds away,
Through everlasting space,
Between endless time,
Far beyond shades of poor,
Out reaching the...

wouldn't it be nice to start off by saying what the fuck
sounds ignorant right, like mitt romney wining the elections, best...

These are the words that i always seem to think, that my consious seem to yell, but my lips refuse to speak.
My thoughts...

Chicago.
What can I say about this windy city
besides its bipolar weather and drivers?
Newcomers would first see the...

Dear Lock Keeper that gave birth to me,
Please let me out, unlock this door,
I want to get out let me see;
I just want to be...

We’ve both messed up
You hit me in my blind spot
I wanted to get high and fly by
While you cut and jut
We began to spiral...

growing up in the city that never sleeps
boroughs that's full of villains and creeps
mentalities that one feels is plague...

The long seconds, the wasted hours,
the missed out days, the good and bad months,
year after year...
They do not really seem...
A child can break a million hearts,
Girl or boy, age doesn’t matter.
One look into their innocent eyes,
And your heart is...

I know your problems are getting tougher,
And you don't know where to start,
I know that they've invaded,
Headed straight...

although i'm alive and well, would this be my last day
at least i know , i made it past may
i walk outside wondering would...

when i write, i speak from the heart
often times, my writings and thoughts are very controversial
so controversial that even...

TO BREAK FATE
I’ll be lonely forever
If I can’t feel you here
I wish I knew you better
Cause you might just disappear
I...

I WISH I WOULD'VE NEVER MET YOU.
CAUSE IF I HAVE'NT MET YOU I WOULD'VE NEVER LIKED YOU.
I WISH I WOULD'VE NEVER STARTED...

As a profession of life saving
Every vaccine is an immunity against virus
A virus of corruption and selfishness
Which grows...

As a profession of life saving
Every vaccine is an immunity against virus
A virus of corruption and selfishness
Which grows...

dreamers think big, therefore big things happen
dreamers are the ones who can overcome adversity
dreamers are the one who...

Though I know you not,
I’m compelled to write
Of your beauty, and nature so tender
Your smile radiates,
And shine like...

i think about you
your eyes are bright like god's heavenly sun
your touch is tender like a kitten's fur
your kiss is sweet...

although i get nothing but love
there is always going to be moments where others will push and shove
there are those waiting...

weather is grey like a Russian blue cat
the sky casts a cloud so thick you felt as if you saw a ghost that is not friendly...

i gave you a fair warning, BEWARE BEWARE
people will strike when you least expected, be aware
they say you are their friend...
the anticipation of finding out who will be next president was anxious like taking finals
as time wired down to the last...

As I look at the damage I’ve caused I can’t help but ask myself, “Why me?” I am to blame for the pain and suffering I’ve...

Shes like a sparkle in the skylight when I see her its so bright with the stars out at night. Come on baby let go have some...

it all started with a wise person telling stories like a chief to his children
an old man telling not stories of fairy tale...

from the age of awaking my mind was locked up
no one to call no were to go
a broken soul was formed on the go
how can it be...

Your legs wrapped around my head,
Lying on your back, lying in bed.
Gently kissing your inner thighs,
Looking up, only, to...

never undermine oneself to make a change
always have the ability to trust yourself and know that things will get better
to...

So you ask, Why Do I Write ?
I write because I trust no one but my self.
I write because what I have to say is closer to the...

Pain, Love, Hurt
Is anyone ever sure,
You said you loved me,
But reality showed you loved her.
All I wanted was you,
But...

i wake up hearing police sirens louder than a child's cry
i walk outside listening to young couple fight that is more brutal...

Here I am, a broken man.
Shattered in a million pieces,
Like a vase dropped on the floor,
Almost impossible to piece...
The rush that powers
The adolescence mind
The roar that shouts
That tell the mind what to think
The molders that grow with...

They say you only live once
but how does a cat have nine lives and never seen one
we try to be different and live a good...

I always wondered
About the world
We live in;
Palm trees and tress
Looked of descent
In olive branch beauty
That remind me...

Its rising.Ready to pump.It's happy.Ready to love again!It's skipping.Ready to jump!But danger is where it might land.Self...

up in the sky
it's a bird
it's a plane
no, its the weedman
with a philly blunt in his mouth
need to take your heroism to the...

He stands up,
But it's like he's sitting down,
He tells me he loves me,
I can't hear him,
I can see him,
Why can't I hear...

its a time of triumph
its a moment of glory
its a day of epic proportions
its a night to reflect
its a second that counts...

Unappreciated Hero (Inspired by The Amazing Spiderman 2)
This city has no manners.
This hero went all out to save them,...

The power has gone to your head.
An unforgettable leader made a mistake,
and now we are stuck with the dread.
All we look...

I once had a dream
about the perfect life;
Where people don't sin
and always forgive;
Sharing was tolerant
and kindness was...

The strength of a man is his arms
that protect you and keep you warm.
It is his caring ways
of the affection that he...

each day i wake up, i give my graces to all
i always stand tall
i enjoy all that life bring
everything is not all about...

i will be your friend to the end of time
even if we were broke and scrap for a nickel and dime
i will be your friend
to make...

i'm thankful to wake up and see the sun light my eyes full of life
my well being of existance is gracious with no trife...

if you are what you say you are-a superstar
have no fear
although there are times when you shed a tear
no one takes away my...

I swear there is a blood sucking leech that's sits in the
center of America draining it dry of everything it has.

who says we can't have a picnic at night
the stars and moon are just as pretty
and all the critters will be asleep so we won...

what is the American dream?
is it when Columbus discover America in 1492?
of course he did, but did you know he enslave...

i wake up each day embracing life
knowing we are never promise tomorrow
i ask myself, whats my purpose in life
it was always...

The battle is within me,
The battle field is my body.
Scars everlasting,
The pain never ending.
How can one be happy,
When...
Love is such a simple word
However the power behind it can put a person in a whirl
I can never say I knew love
Nor the...

it was an unfair night
what "it" did wasnt right
a laugh a minute
a scream the next
why is this reality
this unwanted sex?...

I don't need all this fancy math,
I am on a certain path.
Thanks for telling me a day in advance,
Jeezz!!! At least give me...

Although I always seem super happy when I’m at my school
Just to play friendship with all those stupid fools
What goes in my...

oscars for most inspiration....yours truly
oscars for academics.............yours truly
oscars for best athlete...............

WHY, should I feel discouraged?
Why should my life be in disarray?
Why can’t, as a black man I be given a fair shot.
I...

a time that was use to help families overcome their struggle
gave an opportunity to maneuver activities in which i was able...

Tea is my elixir,
from petals,
to branches,
to roots.
Discovering new tastes,
seeking
a delightful scent.
Tepid smell;
the...

prince is formerly known as the artist
i am known as the modern day artist
i am a artist that speaks to young people about...

tomorrow is a mystery
it will feel like scooby doo looking for clues
make certain that you don't see something frightening...

I remember that it hurt,
The day I met you.
I was unable to breath,
Feeling as if my lungs were seized,
Silence around,...

after 9/11, we bounce back
after hurricane irene, we got back on track
and now sandy, it's time to recover that requires...

You close your eyes
You gave your all up to him
You trust it him exclusively
With everything you ever had
He led you into...

i see you baby, all four of my eyes
your smile is golden like the spirits of the sun
your smell is so good like a healthy...

the day you came out of your mom's womb, it's that day you were born
when you start day care, all you are is one out of 25...

Living on the streets gives us the creeps.
There is no meat, wheat, or treats to find.
I find my mind gets...

Terror, on your TV screen,
Diamond blade cutting cardboard,
And the night begins to bleed.
As you fall, through the dirty...

a professor manifested the ideological importance of civil rights
she conveyed the emphasis of the battleground call...

What if all my friends changed?
Would I still be friends with them?
What if they were judgmental?
Would I be looked at in a...

Reaching out, gripping your hand with mine,
Muscles stretching, tendons straining to hold on.
My grip is starting to slip...

There is so much to say
but only certain things i can tell you
there are three words
and alot behind them
but nothing says...

As we don't eat
We are saving lives
One kids life
And one family that strives
We do it cause we care
We want people to know...

"She passed away last night in her sleep", "I now control you and you will do as I say", "I'm sorry but I don't love you...

Creeping through the crowd like an invisible ghost,
We stay to ourselves from every shoulder we hit,
Trying to survive from...

I’m so glad you’ve moved on
I’m so glad you’ve found better
you finally look like your life is together
I’m so happy you’ve...

You're as clear as glass
and the nastiest mess;
You have different personalities
and about thirty masks;
You guide others...

She's a puppet
Hanging from her strings
Just waiting for someone
To notice her,
Cut her down,
Let her be loved...

Your wink and smile,
Curly hair and tan skin,
Your beauty is such a sin,
Especially that devilish grin,
Your heart is mine...

it's easy to be judged for a mistake
it's very simple to be ridiculed for indiscretions
it's easy to pick up a gun and fire...

i'm a 70's baby
last of the front line where memories were fond
i remember hanging out with alot of kids in which we form a...

poems i write is free like colored people fighting for their rights in destroying segregation
the freedom of my thoughts is...
Angry Black MeBefore you go and judge, "It's just another angry black man"First try to understand the anger that he feels....

For my BLACK skinI fight for the sake of my black skin.I will march with signs for my black skin."Suppress...

They watch me close.
Can they guess the next move?
I keep my pose.
So many try to shove.
Watchful eyes
It keeps me afraid....

You hold me close and say, "Don't fret.""It's okay, I will soon forget".I know the words are only in my mind,But somehow...

actions that are mischievious and vindictive will come to light
that's why, evil deeds only lasts at night
pointless to tell...

As one grows more we must be sure of what to do in certain situations. Not to act like a childish fool but to know when to...

With fury, only there is no light.
Show no pain, there is only silent screams.
With fire the children made their plight....

hearing thunderous sounds of wind so profound that it sound like voices
rain pouring so heavy it felt like lifting a car off...

O' Vile heart, and sour soul. Bringer of tears, over flowing bowls.Dry face, empty space, within depths, foul disgrace....

People come
People go
Seasons change
Emotions Unknown
Feelings you feel
No explanation
Your heart's desire
An unknown...

I am hearing my name, faintly.
The crying, the yelling, getting clearer.
I am coming to, realizing what has happened.
Glass...

Look around
At the future
Folk tales
Of generation to generations
I want tell
How hard is to find
Opportunity after...

i am a cancer survivor call violence
where rival gangs kill each other over territory
i am a cancer survivor call ignorance...

how can we call it justice when lives are taken and people are acquitted
how can we call it justice when latinos and blacks...

its easy to be call a degenerate
yet, its very rare to give props to those who succeed and generate
its very simplistic to...

The marks we are born with
connected to the veins implanted
creation of unity of a whole entitled son.
Creation defined as a...

(poems go here) there's rough road
trying to reach a goal
you have to reload
take it with a smile
its a lone mile
TO BE A...

Tell me i can't move i'll still walk
Tell me i can't write and i'll fetch a pen
Tell me i can't learn and i'll open a book...

Sometimes I feel like I just want to be in a place,a place like no other, a dark and silent place. A place in which I...

get a phone call from puerto rico
didn't recognize the number so hoping it wasn't a female using a cell phone from a...

This poem is a dedication to my son Deshon Johnson who was mowed down by a Coach USA bus driver operating NJ Transit public...

love is.............. deeper higher sweeter warmer hotter higher flyer didn'tt you know it, didn't you know it although it's...

we have all gone through happiness and sadness
we have our ups and downs
it where you stand that matters
life is about...

Sometimes I feel like an alien on earth, always felt different, practically since birth. Sometimes I feel like I don't fit...

When it rains sometime it is good and bad, half the time you have to solve the rain. It's mind over matter sometimes it can...

Mama always used to say live within the present,
To maintain myself strong,
To love the past, but just forget it,
A taste of...
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Tears fall
As…
We… all watch in fear.
Again…
Challenge by hypocrites theirs and ours…
History fresh.
Yet still …
At a...

I literally can’t get enough of you. Not necessarily talking about the touch of you but that’s only cause I never...

There are things I want to do
Before I turn to ninety-two
I made a will to live
These days of my life to spend
I want to...

Oh, Sandy...why?
You took away 285 lives,
My father's business too,
Leaving us in the dark,
Not knowing what to do,
We didn'...

you have the winter, the spring, the summer, and the fall right.........
nobody ever talks about the 5th season-the killing...

Fabulous
Ha! I love that word
Eight letters, three snaps
Fa-bu-lous
An why do I hold this word so dear?
Am I describing...

have a question that i want to pose
no it wont sound dreary like a crack attic taking a hit or dose
tell me why when there...

People will always talk, she says
Never will everyone be happy with
What you do or say
People will consistently have...

last poem i wrote dropping the "f " bomb, i started out by saying what the fuck right
this time around i'll start off by...
someone tells you to jump
you say how high
someone tells you to run
you say how fast
someone tells you to smoke
you say how...

Life is full of mysteries to solve.Every second, every minute, every hour, ever year, every generation evolves.Things change...

'Mama, if only my wish could've came to reality,
Mama, You would be on top of the world,
I didn't want any sort of pity,
But...

In my heart there was a rift, And now I've been sent adrift- Ascending slowly through the void; more peacefully.

summer is here, block is hot
block is boiling, block is cooking
no im not saying food, im saying the streets of the bronx...

In American society women are viewed as subordinate to men,
I break that stereotype.
Women have been put down for years...

Power
Oozing over the lands
A volcano of orange
Devours like a savage beast
What can be done?
When control has been lost
...

this is an educational session, but not from school
i look at the window and see a homeless dying of hunger
i walk outside...