panoramic malevolence
Fight or Flight Fright Night
You fight or flight change I fight or flight for change Though my fright of…
paradox
dear world, I’ve changed I’m a black man leaving prison soon to a virus pandemic…
glossed over
amongst your personal sacrificesI neglected to notice your gender and cultural crisesthe weight of being…
loss can’t be found
life found me on the edge where gravity had tried to push methe fingers of…
my proactiv method
What are we trying to do right? If we are activists, then what are we…
i want and so what
Move is this great goal I want to achieve, but only to connect, I genuinely…
new school
prisons are the new school’s, new schoolsnot education like they intended of coursekind of reward…
destined to fail
what does hope mean, when choices are more limited than your options? my friend sees…
new social no-no’s
I walk into the cafeteria hereand although we’re all supposed to have our masks onwe…
who feels it worse
I wonderon whom is it harderwhen you watch people leavewhile you stay in prisonthen you…
reliving the worst
my friend’s mom recently was found unresponsiveshe had a heart attackhe voiced this to me…
connectedly disconnected
I think I’m starting to feel this ‘time’ more nowthan I have in a while,it’s…
COVID’s internal impact
I’ve observed that here in prison, we’re more restlesswe feel more neglected and forgottennow that…
where have the years gone
where did the years gowhere have they taken mein what reality has these years placed…
covid woes
sadness reigning on a raining daybut you say you’re ‘A OK’resilience steals the pain awayconcealing…
cut thin
I cut myselfand watched my flesh-this temporary shell to which my spirit hides within-break apartto…
Happy Birthday Josiah
Happy Birthday JosiahI remember your beautiful image vividly the day of your birthplace JosiahI don’t…
programmed to fail
we live with these statisticsalive the moment we’re bornwe live bybelieveand we succumb to these…
2-23 to 5-8
in the midst of social distancing where you can’t get as close as a hand…
Days of Daze
Power over principleyet the principle,is powereducating lessindoctrinating morephilosophy is challengedwhy ask questions when answers are…
“when life imprisons you… feel free”
I can never be a kid againif you keep being so serious-and we can never…
Out and In
If I’m looking outward than I won’t see inwardI can not look inwardthe skin of…
Flight
To fallis to flyto flyis to fallfor without oneoneness is losttherefore,this in betweenthat we navigateis…
Illusion of Conformity
Been lonely for so longthough so afraid to stay lonelyafraid of companyafraid of companionsI need…
Twilight
Twilightluminescent sparks rekindleas if a fire has been litembers shimmer,and glow like flecks of goldembroidered…
solitary mind. set
Being comfortable with quiet seems naturalthis c.o. can’t sit still, he can’t keep quiethe keeps…
Some inside scripts
It’s about positioning yourself if they ain’t on what u on, cut your hours short…
I don’t wanna exist
I don’t wanna existI wanna liveif I can not livethen let me dieI rather diewhen…
safe distance
I don’t feel you’ll know me, if I ever tell you I don’t believe I’ll…
judged
I need a jury but not of my peers I have no peers you see…
know me
I seek to decrease prejudice and increase understanding please stop judging without knowing because I’m…
in denial
Prison is walking inside of the world, barely making it back out with a story…
I don’t look beneath me like a giant
I don’t look beneath me like a giantleave me to my own devicesI see poltergeistsand…
Cast Away
Preyed upon by light I pray for darkness a grim body cast shielding my skin…
mirrored mayhem
No government namesonly numbers and monikersswastikasand other affiliated insigniascartel and mafiaillegal immigrantsnon English speakersnumbering minorities…
“resistance”
I don’t know if changing fully is possible in prisonmaybe changing your prisonescaping the one…
all by myself
eh mhm?!?is this mic on?anyone hear me?helloooo?I feel that fallen tree in the forestdoes anyone,anyone…
I’m more than I been thru
Lose a lotbruised a lotabused a lotused a lotmoved a lotlocked in rooms a lotyouth…
Sleeping Away
Sleep is like treading the darkest abyss where shadows have bodies, and nightmares exist feeling…
Your Way
You never know what ain’t enough, til it ain’t enough you never know that pain…
Looking Down
Damn… it’s a sad life for a caterpillar I wonder what he sees when he…
Give, Receive
Compassion goes a long way empathy is too hard though when you’re too busy feeling…
In Your Own Way
It’s hard to live a dream when comfort what you reaching for its hard to…
You Don’t Know
You don’t know what it took for me, to not be the man you don’t…
in bed with us
If you lay in this bed,it’s wit me and my ghosts..too many dreams boxing with…
get out
Feeling this parasite inside my headI think its trying get outI do not blame itinside…
passenger seat
Dates..they don’t only tell you where you’re at, but where you werebut I always lose…
kobe was in prison
Kobe was in prisonI mean obviously he wasn’t in prison right…was he?but seriouslyhis impact reached…
God I Really Need an Anchor
God I really need an anchor lately I been feeling anger rising to the surface…
My Two Sons
My two sons are so beautiful but my past is so ugly tho my future…
Prison Door
you! I know your truth I live inside your labyrinth of secrets clever the walls…
Detached
Losing touch everything happening so fast but at a distance communication without connection thinking has…
Dim Some
Light its brilliant intensity tempting and intimidating sympathizing with burrowers darkness heels the promises of…
Words to a Mirror
Will u or won’t u be clearer I can not see what u depicting I…
Lost Feels
Why does my hand go thru you every time I try to, touch why do…
Paralysis
Some days I think I fell and must’ve bust my head- I see stars never…
Professing
I wish I could find the time, to tell u that I love u somehow…
Bruh, I Get It
True story I listened offering my heart translated through words presence and attentiveness watching as…
New Cellys
new cellys.. sharing living arrangements that isn’t…no that Ain’t Easy! it never is its the…
Still, He Did His Time
He did his time, sitting in place travelling only in his mind finding his spot,…
Since I Dreamt of You
Ever since I dreamt of you I think of you, a lot I look for…
It’s How You Say It
People act like certain people can’t understand things if you don’t just tell them straight…
I’m Dynamite Plus a Diamond
I’m dynamite plus a diamond inside but I’m dying inside my insides feel like a…
Can’t Help It
I can’t help it if I look at you, when I look at you, sneaking…
Why is Believing in Self So Hard?
Why is believing in self so hard? People seem scared of the responsibility of choice…
In This Jungle
There are lions in this jungle dogs, snakes, alphas, apex predators, gorillas titans and hybrids…
Escape Into Prison
Could I dream that I escaped into prison? its how I feel every time you…
Live Yours
We all crave to be on top instead of below or on the side which…
I’m Just Being Honest
I’m just being honest tho honestly all honesty isn’t truth its just what I see…
Black Man with White Confidence
Black man with white confidence black man with white competence black man with white common…
Paper People
Being paroled has to do with time served and remorse. The only flaw in that…
Who Are People, But For Their Relations And Relationships?
“Who are people, but for their relations and relationships?” What if you were told that…
More Who Are People, But For Their Relations And Relationships?
Can You Live Without Freedom?
Can you Live without Freedom? If not, then the question is, Are you Free? Since…
Lonely Stanzas
I have no relief from a future full of ghosts I cant find release though…
Unspoken
A corner more out of view we say its “ducked off” there’s two benches two…
PrisonedLove, LovePrisoner
Imprisoned Love, I’m in prison Love, but she says, Love, is prison What’s the value…
You Think
You think that you know me, you don’t. You think that you want me, you…
Prison is for the Birds
We often say prison is for the birds just some shit I’d say cuz I…
You Need People Like Me
You know that scene on Scarface when he’s out to eat with his girl, and…
I Wonder…
What am I? What, not who, because when things get and got bad, I’m treated…
Aye God
God, I feel like a little boy the way you pick me up I pray…
Prison Life is Hard
This prison life? yea, it ain’t easy believe me this shit hard walking dead bodies…
No Words
The judge dropped the gavel his throat full of gravel but time froze he felt…
Take A Hike, Take A Flight, Fly A Kite, Or Drift
Walking…I just want to walk, feeling the vibrations of my every step onto earth, observing…
RAP: Reality and Adverse Poetry
I always kinda been sketchy about being called a rapper or what I do is…
Lock the Gate
Lock the gate I lock my door my door opens but I’m still closed in…
Prison Reflects Society
YOU KNOW I RIDE WITH MY BLACK PEOPLE! Until them ironic times I gotta ride…
Dancing In My Head
May lie in my bed scrolling thru lies in my head. Should I deny or…
Heartly Home
Home is where the heart is. His is now gentrified. he now enters his mind…
More or Less, My Record
Hello?.. I don’t need a lecture just for the record I’m more than my record…
Nonexistent.
Life- Came onto me and said do you want to live? I said No Death-…
Go(o)d Looking
“Go(o)d Looking” I heard God was looking for me I laughed then retorted back, “God…
For my Boys
Feel, then Share this, matter of fact, you don’t gotta feel it, but share it!…
Top 10 Reasons Men in Prison May be Bigger Catch than your average “Swipe Right”
FITNESS- I mean in prison we take care of ourselves for the most part, clean,…
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Head in the Clouds
Head In The Clouds: Rare peace…I’m chilling on the yard at a table, listening to…
Color blind
Tread lightly..tiptoe…be careful…PC…Who cares if I offend anyone! “I’m color blind” I hear a lot,…
Let me ask a question
Let me ask a question, why do so many things in this country go unquestioned…