Canvas of the Mind

I ruffle my brow; tend to walk with my head bowedThinking that adolescence was nothing but a letdown You think you got me? Take walk […]

What would it be like to discard your heart? To cast if off into the abyss, into the dark? As I embark upon a journey […]

I feel like I’ve lost an already distant part of me Gone, is the brother who was already far from me Far, like a continent, […]

I want to be free like the spirits of Biko and King ‘Till I collapse I’ll keep singing let freedom ring Grown from a mischievous, […]

If the Lord returned today, where would I go? I wish I could say, “Je sais… I know” But since nobody’s perfect, only perfectly flawed And life loves […]

How do you find the strength to smile, When you’ve failed everyone around you? You’ve failed your parents, your family, too You’ve failed your friends, […]

In the streets where crack lives, Where dudes hustle to make mathematics Hustlers challenge each other, duels for cabbage Fiends in the halls resemble a […]

What is Love? Love is a bridge, connecting us To the people in our hearts Love is able to keep people together No matter how […]

Springtime is calling The flowers begin to bloom The sun starts to rise Daylight shines bright Another day is dawning A new page to write […]

What is pain? A teacher, a mentor? A paradoxical pleasure? Or is it a tormentor? Constantly changing shape and form A changeling, an assassin, it […]