Posts for Poems

spark

cicadas are chirping, lighting bugs fly. Owls are watching, yet nobody sees. They say it is silent, night. Edison, boy you made it so bright. The whole darn city Is buzzing, like bees, who are missing. I flip with a switch, It’s a thing they say now, “let’s get lit.”

gaudiness

Glitter is synonymous to sunshine, Or gold, rich, excess, punitive rintherout. Disingenuous worlds and paradise, can nearly have the same infancy – mocking that which makes everything grow. Sunshine, is what we create, Out of darkness, we must make. Thou shalt not kill, But rather, cultivate, something beautiful, Powerful, and always growing. Stars are only […]

feminine

to be treated like a lady, act like one. especially if you prefer a gentleman. blossom, as a tulip, or orchid. silence, softness, beauty, precision – these, are what hold power, oh you delicate flower.. It is time to grow.   #rulesOfTheGame  

Home

I can grow so empty that I become full, And am so lost, but know right where to go. I will run fast, but while walkin slow, And everyday; a solemn road. This year spring will come, flowers, beauty, sun. In cold, birds do fly, chase sun and sky. South I wish yet West I […]

avenue assassin

Dear city, your sidewalk benches. where the weary rest feet. oh the streets when we’re tired. (she’s so HEAVY) (dont be weak) and woman, woe man, we beaten down. beatin it. beat up. beatin round bushes. we are burning. (we got fire) (let it shine) (spark) ~this light of mine, it ain’t little~ divide division, […]

We, dear love, are fire.

Discharge, ignite, blast, Combusting reactions subside. The story is same as the past, Our seeds grow, live, and die. I’ve always burned bridges in war, Grounded but heart in the sky. The story is same as before, I love you but now we are wise. Crumble at once as we fall, Our ruins have become great […]

Inspiration

To write. To suffer. To relieve. To focus. To complete. To care. James Baldwin: “Something that irritates you and won’t let you go. That’s the anguish of it. Do this book, or die. You have to go through that. Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual […]

the funny thing

i’ve learned as i write, is i am better with words when i type. the more i speak the less i get it right. it could be as easy as “good morning,” and “good night.”

New Steps

just got a handshake from my boss. “congratulations on your first book.” & ya know, honest, i’m not trying to brag. but it’s been a hell of a journey trying to “land” in a job where i can be happy, use my talents, and feel fulfilled and simultaneously contribute to helping the future of our […]

omniscient ocean

fishin’ is one way to seize the day. be as pirate, silent, secret pilot. or, so she dreams. ::hook, line, worm:: anchor, knot, wind… Squirm. shore, sand… different is she on land. a heartbeat found, north to south. ’tis a new route. mermaid, seeks merman for it’s never too late to dive right up under, & into […]