broken bonds and unbreakable bondage
Newfoundland
ashamedbecause I tried to be’white’at my best momentsthen by default’black’at my worstashamedbecause I aspiredto be…
less ain’t more
we needless white anticsand more white alliesless white advantageand more black vantageless speechesand more performancesless…
glossed over
amongst your personal sacrificesI neglected to notice your gender and cultural crisesthe weight of being…
unfractured half
my fractured relationships with womenled me to an end I blend with new beginningsmy new…
in awe
inspired most by that which makes me great’er’inspired most by that which compliments my naturenow…
what if
what if we grew upthen grew apartbut never knewstill consumed by that old sparkburrowed inside…
i want and so what
Move is this great goal I want to achieve, but only to connect, I genuinely…
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…
fearful love
fear and lovethose two things can’t coexist together the way that we force them toolove…
Happy Birthday Josiah
Happy Birthday JosiahI remember your beautiful image vividly the day of your birthplace JosiahI don’t…
Our Nature
I cared for the ground she walked onI cared for the water he drank fromI…
“when life imprisons you… feel free”
I can never be a kid againif you keep being so serious-and we can never…
How to change the world
Find your inner powerto empower-self, and alldirecting your thoughtsallowing them to guide youyour speech,beliefs,and actionsmanifesting…
Grow like high hopes
You grow like high hopes fast and courageous innocent adventurous and youthful, like a blooming…
flames
I see your anger hurled at me like Molotov cocktails what a beautiful flame in…
it’s just different
I’ve heard it said before many times by many others compared to her- they felt…
apology
Take my apology for what it is knowing it will never be enough it will…
turn your back
If you turn your back on me you may also put a knife in mine…
safe distance
I don’t feel you’ll know me, if I ever tell you I don’t believe I’ll…
You’ll need more
When you sleep I hope u sleeping with the memory of me if you peep…
chivalry died cuz
Chivalry is dead because men are too intimidated by a woman with a strong voice…
doomed before birth
I was doomed, to be traumatized in the womb, with my mama’s cries in the…
each other
Why fight each other, as others I fight for others, with others we are more…
charged to the game
He wanna change his life but he can’tcuz this just what it is he addicted…
misogyny
Womanoh, womanwherefore art thouhow can your mystery be solved?why do I believe that you are…
Out the Blue, True Friend, True Sister, True Angel
I started believing in myself cuz u believed in meand if u believe in itthen…
energy never dies
Opposites, no..compliments attractrepelling and compellinglife is solust is so solove is soooo compellingenergy attracts energyunited,…
Valentine’s Day 2020
here we areon this one day of lovewhich I believe is ironybecause since knowing youevery…
compromise
love, hatepush, pullfight, rungive, takehurt, healup, downsilence…scream!trying to find a balancebetween you and metrying to…
Freedom is a SHE
She glistened with crystal clarity and glided like sleet, at the soles of her feet.…
Momma! You out now!
Momma you out now! I have a secret…I’ve always loved you, but have always been…
Heart on My Sleeve
“Heart On My Sleeve” I wear my heart on my sleeves so I guess my…
For my Boys
Feel, then Share this, matter of fact, you don’t gotta feel it, but share it!…
Happy birthday Josiah!
“sorry son” I love you and miss you I wish I could kiss you the…
They Say
“they say” they say love is a bank but the things we deposit just isn’t…
I saw my Dad for the first time
I saw my dad for the first time I wonder if who I am now,…
Codependency
I wrote this poem and read it to a few people, it captivated them, I…
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,…
More Top 10 Reasons Men in Prison May be Bigger Catch than your average “Swipe Right”
I’m back!
Here I am world!!! I’m back!! Wooooo! Just received my new tablet after this long…
What’s the end goal of incarceration?
What is the end goal of incarceration? what does the public expect the inmates to…
Love and Pain
Love and Pain are both relationships, how can we move forward and find love, if…
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A circle has no end or beginning, but it is ever revolving, and the more…
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She told me everything with her eyes, usually I never listen, always taken up with…
In the Eyes of the Beholder: Mea Culpa
I think what’s lost on people is that ‘guilty’ isn’t the only life changing judgement…
Visit Day!
I was somebody capable of being loved before I became inmate, walk down this love…
Dear Josiah
Dear Josiah, This will be a first of many letters I write. Truth is, I’ve…
M- Power
We need to help bring fourth more trailblazing feminist like Supreme court Judge Ruth Bader…
Questioned
Maybe I ask questions because I’m questioned maybe I ask because I question being sequestered…
Prose: creation
Taboo, just because me and my sons’ mothers aren’t together doesn’t mean I can’t have…
Prose: Love story
Everyone wants love, or the illusion of it. Most like a good love story! Even…
Help A Father Out:
I called late to talk with my Son, he was already in bed, I asked…
Prison Dad
Shame face. So I’m here, who am I to say what’s best for a child…
Pro se Con-tint: Life is worth fighting for
A man asked me to help him get his life sentence commuted. He observed me,…
Pro se Con-tints: Afloat
I still can’t swim, both of my sons’ mothers are teaching my sons to. My…
Pro se Con-tints: Hate to see you go..
Hate to see you go…but I love watching you walk away. Being at this new…
Pro se Con-tints
I find more strength and purpose the more people reach out, thank you, this is…
Call you later
I might call you if you don’t answer I’ll move on because I lose patience…
What is Beauty
What is beauty She’s your beau She’s your favorite point of view Heightened woes, fashion…
Prosed Con-fession:
I joke with my best friend Katie that I don’t know who is better, you, or…
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Why did I beat you down with my words with my swears and every curse…
SuProsd2B-A-Con – Coming on too strong?
Ok, who made this rule of coming on too strong? I mean, I know there…
Prose of a CON-fession:
Honesty isn’t the easiest policy when leaping out alone with no certainty of how it’ll…
SuProsd2B-A-Con- women are mutants
OK, time us men admit that women are mutants! I’m educating myself in prison because…
New Journey
SuProsed2B-A-Con Here we are, a new journey…I’m supposed to be excited, I am, but it’s…
Daughter, Son
Daughter stand and speak as a proud virgin Son there’s strength in controlling urges…
Dear Woman
Dear woman I fail to respect you Dear woman I’ve stolen your worth Dear woman…
SuProsed2B-A-Con
If you have a loved one or know anyone in prison, the most important thing…
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SuProsed2B-A-Con When I was young my uncle told me I will write a book one…
Blues
Blues, I closed my eyes once and spoke to a wind She came and went…
The thing about a Flower
The thing about a flower..is beauty til death It lives with grace, as it dies…
Secrets
No that’s not true your father didn’t die before your birth in service; he was…
From Rags to Ranks
From rags to ranks Humvees and tanks Ships, submarines and planes Keeping our freedoms safe…
Hello World, It’s me
Hello world, it’s me, Russ, Resilience Under Stressful Situations No need for last names, we…
Let Me Dive In
Let me dive in your mind and come out with every diamond I find Your…
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I tear apart your words so I can read through your letters better my favorite…
Chemistry
I thought I was over you yet again I lied to myself and let you…
Fool Moon
I’m a fool within the lunar and.. I see the moon inside you I may…
One in the same
She say that I’m lucky, she said cause she loves me I asked, what do…
Blues
You got the blues, you lookin like ‘well what’s new?’ You ain’t been hurt in…
Go Girl
Go head girl, get ahead girl But don’t be giving head and don’t be spreading…
Son Symbolize
In here, every day I am Sunzu Every day is a Sunday Because every day is…
Love will make you
The things that love will make you do It’s made for two if you make…
Jaded
I’ll probably jade you and break you Because I’m a mistake and I shouldn’t take…
Sweet Words
Her hot lips Glazed like a thin layer of butter Adorned by sprinkles of sugar…
Happy New Years
I used to think that titles were cliche. A name needed to affirm the important…
We danced
We danced- I danced to the vibrato of a siren with the eyes of fire…
Tecumseh Skies
Tecumseh skies I get lost in them, sunrise to sunsets I crane my neck atop…
Dry Ice
I can’t wait, until these tears dry I can’t wait…until this tear dries The last…
Addict
Chain smoke, binge drink Pop pills, narcoma… Inhaled lines, euphoria! Crazy thoughts..scared of needles Exhale…
The thing about a Flower
The thing about a flower..is beauty til death It lives with grace, as it dies…
Fear of Love
I fear in you The promise in Possibilities Paradoxes Paradigms And the overall perceptual paragon…
Nostalgia
No-stal-gi-a I always loved the sound of the word though I never took to it…
Took it for granted
You took her for granted Laid her face on your shirt- The hardest thing for…
Bad news and Goodbyes
I ask myself sometimes.. What is it about bad news that sometimes settles me As if…
I spoke to an Angel
How channeled We wake, every day, safe, to a stained forever in mornings I just…
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How can you feel you’ve lost what you have Yet never feel like you ever…
Atonement
I’ve spent so much time trying to atone A lot of things I’ve toned down …