Archive for the ‘Ode to my Penmakers’ Category
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Terms and Conditions, 26/30
Sunday, April 26th, 2015
i want you to love me.
love me wholeheartedly.
love me without apology.
love me and don’t hide any feeling.
love me in my madness and my peace.
love me til my scars recede and my soul speaks.
love me til this dream becomes a daily reality…. -
Crooked, 20/30
Monday, April 20th, 2015
…i should have known
when you keep selling
you, yourself have a hard time believing
what your tongue is spraying
how many different ways
can you tell me facts that never changeyears for me you were hunting
but i was being cautious
of your advances
your reputation made you daunting
like a politician moving
wolf in sheep’s clothing
got all the up-and-coming skeptical of your whole being… -
No woman, No Cry, 11/30
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
Due to the sensitive nature of this piece, I will only be posting a snippet of it. To see the whole piece, Order your copy of “Devil’s Music” in 2016.
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Suicidal Ideation, 10/30
Friday, April 10th, 2015
when you said
i should be more like her
you voiced me dead
it never marinated in my brain
it just muffled around my headmy spirit began questioning
and quelling
its essence
i began to feel nonexistent
as my presence
was never good enough
never good enough for its own space
for its own stage