Sunday, July 26, 2015

Poetic Injustice

It could have been me.
Statistically, It would have been me.
Shame and fear wrapped around a finger,
that pulled a trigger
and It wasn't right.

My heart swallows itself
when I'm holding his hand
and when I'm walking home at night.
Tell me why they're allowed to take another life;
another bright colorful life.

We're an endangered specie
with no rights and no protection.
We live in a world where strange fists
meet our skin when we display affection.
They say fairies,
We say humans.
With no equality;
bigots can turn us into angels.

Mark,
my words are blinded by pride,
sadden by sorrow,
laced with poison
and inspired by the freedom of tomorrow.

Poem for the dancer

Tap dancing still,
but actually dancing slowly.
I do cherish the time
but I can’t help wanting you to love me.
It could be winter or this city,
causing me to act this way
and judging how you treat me.

I don’t know how to play spades,
so I laid all my cards out on the table.
I still see that you have doubt
and maybe that’s why I am unstable.
Your actions speak louder than my words.
And when you think of bees,
I think of birds.
I can tell you’ve been stung
but wish you could listen to my little bird
and the song that’s being sung.

I won’t fight attraction;
nor will I ignore the subject of satisfaction.
There are wants and needs in life
and
I want to have you in my life
but I have needs
and it’s only right
to give what is received.

Are you ready to stop tap dancing around me
and learn a different dance?
Paint a different picture?
Understand another being?

Some things can’t be forced
and I’m not trying to.
I’m looking to form.
Grow with me.
Create with me.
Share with me.
Be more than just being ‘with me’.
Dance with me.

Undone

How quickly it can go
in the same order
with a different flow
broken apart

Every pick at the string
sends ripples in my heart
oh crystalised guitar

Oh hurt soul
reflect
oh hurt soul
regroup
oh hurt soul
release

Hope sings
just listen
hope dreams
believe now

Heart pounds
alive but not well
damn drums sounds
reviving my vital lines

Moving on,
because my work is undone.

THE LOVE OF TWO LIONS

How many years has it been?
or
How many minutes, how many hours, how many days?
I feel like I’ve known you forever
We’ve been locked up in cages, trained to be stared at and judged
Somehow, our hearts broke us free

Deep inside, bared a heart so great,
so lively
so strong
so beautiful
we couldn’t contain it for long

I made my way to the concrete jungle
alone, without my pride
This big heart of mine kept me going throughout the day
but at night, when the tears start to come
I hear your roar
I remember you
It seems like a lifetime, but I remember

We licked each other’s wounds
You told me if I was strong, we’ll find each other again.
I told you, as long as the moon and the stars light up the sky at night,
I’ll think of you
Your soft paws and radiant smile
I’ll roar right back at you

For what seems like our sadness and loneliness,
is really our love
setting us free
showing our strength  

THE BEAUTY WITHIN

There’s a vessel with a chest,
It held a treasure for 24 years
There’s a silver armor,
A knight fought many battles inside it
There’s a body craved in perfection,
but these people are not from Krypton,
They are not like Superman
They can’t see through objects
They can imagine to what’s on the inside of the chest
They see the armor, but not the knight
They see the body, but can’t see the heart pumping blood and love.
Limitations to their eyes and mind
Here I stand, atop my castle
To many, it’s beautiful
but that’s outside
This king is a lonely king
because people only see what’s on the outside
Will they ever see the beauty within
or will they forever be…

on the outside looking in?

Rare king

Bloom through cracks daddy.
You aren’t facing their backs.
No sir,
No love there
but there’s love here;
Inside the heart
that beats inside your chest.
and what’s the past?
Just a cruel test.
Most people cheat
but you daddy,
you persevered
and you are here,
ready to be crowned
and lifted above  the ground
because you are the man of your dreams
and you are one of the few rare kings.

Island boy



The smile is what caught my attention.
It’s as bright as the sun.
Brighter.
Just like the moon lights the night sky.
Your smile brings something sweet but wild.
I felt safe.
Your skin, so dark.
beautiful dark.
raised under the sun you were.
I can’t imagine a smile not sitting on your face
or laughter not escaping your mouth.
Island boy, what’s not to love about you?
Your heart is gold.
Bless your mom & pop for raising such a beautiful soul.
Island boy, what’s not to love about you?
black, dark skin so soft.
Playful feet and hands, matches your soul.
Your mind is the vast ocean to me
so overwhelming and deep
but those eyes
those eyes
once trapped and i couldn’t free myself
time just flies,
when gazing into your eyes
a whole Sunday in bed
relaxing,
making mental notes of everything we said
Island boy, what’s not to love about you?

I treasure you

I treasure you.
Another one of those love poems.
I’ll lose count of the letters
but never forget what I wrote.
Ask me what our first exchanged words were
and I’ll tell you every time up until to the day the angels come to take me away.
This thing that sparked inside us
It’s called love
and we found it in the most amazing place.
Hope wasn’t lost,
It guided us to one another.
It said fuck the past pains, the distance and the people that said it won’t work.
As long as I see that smile
that face
and hear that voice
and your laugh;
It makes all the minutes apart worthwhile.
Baby, I’m not gassing your head-
only and truly marveling at your intelligence
and beauty.
It’s dope that we can stare at each other for hours
and not complete a single sentence
but still smile like two big goofy kids falling in love over night.
What babe?
Can’t I feel proud that I get to lay next to your body
and hold it at night while the stars light up the dark sky
then wake up and realize it wasn't a dream
It’s real baby.
and it’s not finished
We're still a million love letters and poems away...
A fool with a treasure of gold
in the chest, beats two hearts intertwined
So, I treasure...you.

I belong to me

ALL MY FLAWS
AND ALL MY INSECURITIES
ARE WORN LIKE GOLD CHAINS ON HIP HOP STARS.
I MAY NEVER BE THE PERFECT WEIGHT, THE PERFECT SIZE, THE PERFECT COLOR OR THE PERFECT DATE

BUT ON JULY 24, 1987
A BEAUTIFUL BLACK BABY BOY WAS BORN
AND ALTHOUGH THE LACK OF LOVE TORE HIS HEART IN TWO
DREAMS KEPT HIM GOING
ALWAYS ASPIRING TO BE BETTER
FORCING A GOOFY SMILE THROUGH THE BAD WEATHER

AND NOW HE STANDS
LOOKING AT THE MAN IN THE MIRROR
WITH LION’S PRIDE
BIG DARK EYES
DEFLECTING ALL HIS ENEMIES’ TRIES
HE PREPARED HIS BODY FOR WAR
BUT PRAYED FOR PEACE & LOVE

SO WHEN I’M ALL ALONE
SITTING ON THE CLOUDS
I REMIND MYSELF THAT
THAT I BELONG TO ME
I LOVE ME FOR WHO I AM
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
CUS’ NOBODY CAN LOVE ME BETTER THAN I CAN LOVE ME
SO BEFORE I EVER TELL SOMEONE “I DO”
THEY’LL NEED TO KNOW
I BELONG TO ME, TOO.

His dream

He had a dream. A big dream. A voice. A powerful voice.
My little dark eyes grew big in surprise, didn’t recognize the love and beauty inside.
I rejected my skin for such a long time.
Little Monster you are, I told myself.
But his dream, unlike many, planted a seed in dark souls of mankind.
A seed deep within me.
Every flower has its struggle to grow.
The soil can be rough.
Don’t let it hold you down, find your sunshine.
He stood above us, only to help us rise up.
Rise up my brothers and sisters!
We can dream and believe at the same time.
His dream, his non-violent fight won us the war.
Rights were given, but the most important right was deep within us.
The right to dream.
Advocate peace and receive peace.
Your mind, your heart, your soul!
Growing from the seed in your dreams
Believing with your eyes and your mind
“I seen the promised land” he said
“We as a people get to the promise land”
I opened my dark eyes and felt my dark skin.
I was a flower.
A beautiful flower.
And it all started with him

and his dream.