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

P.H.A.T.H.E.R.

...her wishes were his missions Especially the cravings And I can't swear you were never misbehaving... Or you never ever hurt her That you never neglected us I couldn't hang my hat on the fact that We'd go fishing next Saturday Or I'd get that slab laid where the grass laid and shoot ball till … Continue reading P.H.A.T.H.E.R.

The Punishment Light

Lies at the intersection of UNFORGETFUL PAST & WHAT IF's Meeting at the corner of shame and regret. Serving its purpose demanding a moment of silence from the busy life of satisfying others The silence I knowingly avoid births a moment of reflection in the mirror hanging down from above. No cars, no pedestrians, no … Continue reading The Punishment Light

Developing Story: Word Wednesday Infiltrated

Nearly a year ago, ezspits.com dubbed the hump day of our gruesome workweek, Word Wednesday. A five minute escape from paper shuffling to open your mind to the deeper issues and meanings of life, I put my personal thoughts to meter in hopes that it touched just one person's day in a positive manner. Word … Continue reading Developing Story: Word Wednesday Infiltrated

The Benefits [Part One]

The more I tell myself to leave, there's another for me, The more I cleave It's not that you don't meet my needs, It's just...it's just... Please, don't take this as a slight I appreciate the heights I think perhaps its the countless long nights... We've devoted so many years to each other It's hard … Continue reading The Benefits [Part One]

Chicken & Religion

My people...We love our chicken and religion. We gone start the week off where? The House of prayer...and after that, we gone eat some chicken. Dropped off by Moma while she went about her business or having a good timeWe didn't mind Pulled out every toy we could find Did everything we couldn't imagine getting … Continue reading Chicken & Religion

MJ – Happy 50th & Thanks

As kids in the 90s, I will speak for you, we were Michael Jordan 'Stans'. From the mesmerizing display of awesomeness on the court to sneakers to Gatorade to the 'Nothing But Net Commercials' to 'Like Mike', if you weren't an MJ fan, you were likely in the minority. For the unfamiliar: MJ's Career Highlights … Continue reading MJ – Happy 50th & Thanks

“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”