The Sunken PlaceThe hole down which you fallAfter moments of great shockPainDespairLike you’re drowning in your own sorrowYour own sufferingYour own tears That helpless feeling […]
Tag: original poetry
Yin and Yang – Tuesday, January 17, 2017
It’s a very stark distinctionBetween you and me Head and heart,Cold and hot,Push and pull We complement each other well,You and me You: the Yin […]
A Beautiful Mind – Tuesday, January 3, 2017
I love the way your mind worksAlways thinking, analyzing, assessingReading people as you would the many books in your libraryYour knowledge of body language and […]
Black Love – Wednesday, October 19, 2016
I never knew a luh, luh, luh, a love like this Gotta be something for me to write thisSigned, sealed, delivered – I hope you […]
The Sky Is Crying — Thursday, October 6, 2016
The sky is cryingAnd people are dyingWondering why the LordDecided to flood the world again A sense of betrayalThat the higher power they believed inCould […]
#NoMoreHashtags – Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Harsh shrieks and screams fall on deaf earsMothers, fathers, sons and daughters shed tearsEvery drop of blood confirmin’ their worst fearsMom and Pop been tellin’ […]
Heaven and Hell – Sunday, April 24, 2016
(For NaPoWriMo, Day 24. Note: I have not been writing as much as I would have liked for my first NaPoWriMo. As such, I will […]
24 – Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Tap tapSwipe swipeSnap snap snapTap tapSwipe swipeSnap snap snap As we endlessly gazeInto pocket-sized screensWe all become frozenIn an endless dreamIf I find myself walkingRight […]
Shadows – Tuesday, August 19, 2014
I see the buildings’ shadows As old replaces new Where there used to be many There are now very few They say it is for […]