y’all think God would take me to heaven tonight? and keep me safe for a week? and then let me back down. do y’all think God would do my greedy ass one more favor? cause I’m in that kinda pain that you can’t sleep off, I’m in that pain you can only sleep on– but… Read on
Poetry / all
I feel like that box cutter has legs It moved from pocket to nightstand yesterday I’ll take it back to work tomorrow Yesterday my chest felt like anchors And there was nothing to drown me in I told a girl I loved her and the sky turned black Started falling. Turned into fog and crept… Read on
If my math is correct then if I write a thousand poems in my head the moment I think about killing myself then the thought cancels out. this is an equation I never show my work for the kind of math I do doesn’t often have proofs I just do as I am told. I… Read on
ain’t no music in the grave but the rattlin of bones the resonance of moans the silence. ain’t no films in the bottom of the lake no black woman tears no time lapsed years no plot twists. ain’t no love between the tread grooves of a tire no finger-laced walking, no laughter, sweet-talkin just dust… Read on
I walk into the place that I used to call home Embracing my mother for the first time in forever But the love doesn’t feel the same Even though she loves me the same I am met with the guilt from being away for so long Dreading her calls when I just want to be… Read on
P-r-i-d-e The only thing I’ve seen Besides lost dreams that can shrivel up like sweat drops Heart stops from slanged rocks Because growing up in a bricked jungle is the perfect climate For — pressure to make diamonds dimmer than stars — that are beyond the world and god Seen it Yet I’ve seen pride… Read on
