Basement Pavement

Never escaping Stuck in the basement Cold pavement, damp Cobwebs, an empty pipe drips Room enough to turn flips Alone in a corner sits, Stares at basket of dirty laundry Hampered, overfilled Stairs leading to a locked door Ceiling envies the cold floor. The present dialogue is a silent monological pause The deaf ears of … Continue reading Basement Pavement

Yea Though I Walk…

Head bowed and eyes to God Recital hour of my heart What's my life's mission? Not my heart's wishes but the love that I'm missing Time's ticking The feeling of five minutes left on my test with blank scantron face down on my desk Petitioning your throne for the answers and please don't deny me … Continue reading Yea Though I Walk…

The Benefits (pt. II): Tunnel Visionary

Tunnel visionary Easy going: Missionary History revisionary Contrarily and quite scarily I've seen this before Never before this blurry... Looking backwards through the kaleidoscope is never as colorful The dimensions never as bold The aperture deadens the light source A colorful sea of dreams undisclosed Passionately believing things are better when unforced Yet unforced errors … Continue reading The Benefits (pt. II): Tunnel Visionary

Murder-Suicide

Selling her dreams Treating her, wining and dining, giving her the finer things Knowing damn well she ain't getting a ring Not from you anyway cuz 2 or 3 Gs ain't bad until you're buying 23. Truth is, our sowing is your hoeing So Double cup the double standards...drink up He's choosing hoes, clothes, money, … Continue reading Murder-Suicide

Character Flaw

Kool Kid Blues Standing alone even in a group The outsider of the in crowd The quiet shouter... Statement makers seldom speak loud Secretly envied possibly But why?...can't understand. Humbly, Accepts praise and takes it in stride modestly. Mostly outstanding but standoffish a bit Genuinely the Good Guy The "Misunderstood at times" shoe fits Mean … Continue reading Character Flaw

Dark Shades and Cognac

In life, emotions are inevitable. Sometimes the more we ignore them, the deeper they sink. We all deal with them differently as well. Generally, people take a break from society, but some choose otherwise...how do you?   Some wish for rain Liquid pain camouflage Tears of a clown Frown stained smile... Tinted emotions Silent shattered … Continue reading Dark Shades and Cognac

“Beauty Is Pain”

Pretty faces Thick in places Small waists(es) Hair from Asians All the cuties have self-esteem issues Pass the tissues Thick red-bones, even tones, and dark ones Take offense to the others' beauty The way her hair has a kink or two Or the way the others' butt is too huge Undersized are her lips Overflowing … Continue reading “Beauty Is Pain”