broken bonds and unbreakable bondage
Cost to Change
Money!That is the barometer of changeThose who have it vs those whom don’tThose that have…
Real Paradise
Within our SPIRITS Flowing throughout our bodies Which we can express thru our hearts and…
Fight or Flight Fright Night
You fight or flight change I fight or flight for change Though my fright of…
Color’dBlind
Stop saying you don’t see my color You are NOT colorblind Nobody is Why would…
Black Lives Matter?
It’s hard to remind black people That their lives matter So when it comes to…
My Mom is Harriett Tubman
She created her own underground railroadalluding abusive persecutionsacrificing dark man for sonescaping the enslavement of…
This isn’t Over
This is a callfor more to be invited This isn’t justa moment of excitement This…
Crash Dummy Love
I’m your experimentingesting your placebosyour punching bagabsorbing ever blowyour pinatawaiting for you to break medon’t…
Heads Up
If you love mejust knowthat I haven’t learned how to love myself yetbut I’m overly…
What’s Enough
She looks at mehoping I’ll change my mindbut I’m imprisonedshe’s chasing timeI’ve stopped wasting timeHer…
Fell for What
Scream when you fallbut on the way downscream out why you fellwas it a free…
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 need less white antics and more white allies less white advantage and more black…
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…
Self Love
Your past says not to trust him you’ve seen a halo under horns but u…
Your Way
You never know what ain’t enough, til it ain’t enough you never know that pain…
compromise
love, hatepush, pullfight, rungive, takehurt, healup, downsilence…scream!trying to find a balancebetween you and metrying to…
Drowning
I can’t swim maybe you’ve mastered doggy paddling for a moment but with a speed-like…
My Two Sons
My two sons are so beautiful but my past is so ugly tho my future…
Suspense
For what she knew of me not lie, nor truth but wonder because I knew…
Loveland
As I promised escape she accepted my offer breaking her former chains she breathlessly ran…
Alien
You never knew me how could you? I didn’t.. I was never drawn to you…
Wondered
Twinkle twinkle lonely star I wonder… if alone are you still hot enough to warm…
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…
Love Challenge
Truth or Dare? Love somehow has always been hard to receive, and only selectively given…
Bruh, I Get It
True story I listened offering my heart translated through words presence and attentiveness watching as…
Believe Me You
Believe Me You the surface is see thru some things you just need to see…
Dreams
I used to have dreams… I’m out of my mind now you call me crazy…
It’s How You Say It
People act like certain people can’t understand things if you don’t just tell them straight…
Russel
Russell who are you? what does that even mean, who am I? Answering that question…
Can’t Help It
I can’t help it if I look at you, when I look at you, sneaking…
What is a Flower?
A symbol of love, an expression of love’s beauty, an offering and gift of love’s…
Josiah and Treyvan
I got two sons, that shine on me like I’m under two suns as they…
I’m Just Being Honest
I’m just being honest tho honestly all honesty isn’t truth its just what I see…
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?
PrisonedLove, LovePrisoner
Imprisoned Love, I’m in prison Love, but she says, Love, is prison What’s the value…
Growing Up Dyfrent
Growing up is hard enough, battling all the identity issues, acceptance, conformity, individuality, self love…
Limiting Beliefs
There are so many disciplines, ancient wisdoms and proverbs, teachings, and religions that speak to…
ChasHer
The way she runs even from me is like she is chased- either away or…
Flowers Aren’t Plants
Flowers aren’t plants, they’re raw and organic, they’re people, the bud it their pupil oh…
I’m All In Now
I’m all in now but I’m fallin down so I’m callin out cause I’m fallin…
Titanic
Let’s take a chance on this titanic even tho its a sinking ship, I’m a…
Blind Love
You been chasing blind love with an anchor on your ankle and a black eye…
I’m Weak
I don’t like to admit that I’m weak but we already inside these seven days…
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…
This Can Not Be
This can’t be true this can’t be you this is Not the woman you said…
givEND
Off the wagon again I took a shot of pride, and cracked it over the…
Truth.IN.Dare
truth or dare? what it feels like when your heart is the subject and facing…
I Know How She Feels, I Promise
I know how she feels, I promise I know what she means about being set…
Mastered Pieces
Mastered pieces Making up a masterpiece.. speaking of, That hand her hand and its surface…
What’s a Tree With No Branch
What’s a tree wit no branch? just reach out don’t bleed out let it ink…
Kiss and Tales
There’s not enough room in the universe for secrets. If I had my milky way…
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…
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…
A Circle Has No End or Beginning
A circle has no end or beginning, but it is ever revolving, and the more…
Her Eyes
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…