promise me promises, promise me pain
Newfoundland
ashamedbecause I tried to be’white’at my best momentsthen by default’black’at my worstashamedbecause I aspiredto be…
occupied freedom
there has been casualtiesand fatalitiesbecause this occupied illusive realitywas founded and liberated upon sustained brutalitiesand…
sadomasochists
AmericaPeoplewhy does it take inflicting painto stop you from inflicting painwhy does it take inflicting…
in awe
inspired most by that which makes me great’er’inspired most by that which compliments my naturenow…
my proactiv method
What are we trying to do right?If we are activists, then what are we speaking…
pain-full
pain I feelfeel pain II pain feelfeel pain Ifeeling painfilling painI feel painpain feels Ipain…
cut thin
I cut myselfand watched my flesh-this temporary shell to which my spirit hides within-break apartto…
truth hurts
just because I voice what I feelthen I embrace what I feeldoesn’t change what I…
deserter
I don’t want to go to war no moreI don’t want to go to war…
tear falls
when a tear fallsI wonderwhat does it collectin the midst of its plummetis it so…
ruled by emotions
perception is realityperception is ruled by emotionsemotions create realitybut I don’t know how to feelI…
Harmony
Harmonyharmonyit’s hard to beit’s hard to breathelife hardens meinternal arson is harming meardently, disarming meI…
Intolerance Tolerated
Tyrannized by emotions-of others,and my owntribalism-they terrorize and tear at each othertears treadteachings tampered withtrauma…
Out and In
If I’m looking outward than I won’t see inwardI can not look inwardthe skin of…
Illusion of Conformity
Been lonely for so longthough so afraid to stay lonelyafraid of companyafraid of companionsI need…
who you convincing?
Who are you in the face of resistanceeven if just for an instanceimagine something threatening…
flames
I see your anger hurled at me like Molotov cocktails what a beautiful flame in…
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…
abandonment issues
bandoned with issues trying to abandon my issues because I have abandonment issues I figured…
safe distance
I don’t feel you’ll know me, if I ever tell you I don’t believe I’ll…
knee deep
Tears soften solid ground turning dirt into soil life blossoms from pain earth, hear me…
doomed before birth
I was doomed, to be traumatized in the womb, with my mama’s cries in the…
keep your proximity
she looked out the windowbut she’s scared of heightsshe looked out the doorits too cold…
I’m more than I been thru
Lose a lotbruised a lotabused a lotused a lotmoved a lotlocked in rooms a lotyouth…
exposed
Vanity strippedmy depth finally revealedand all I’ve becomeis my skeletons…butno more hidingno more closetsno more…
in an instance
How can you give me advicebut don’t know how I feelyou don’t know how I…
Harder than you see
You look at me nowthink its easy huh?I hurt all the timeyou wouldn’t believe itcouldn’t…
stand out
Life is a boxeverybody tries to fit inbut if you stand outyou can see that…
I Write
“I write…” I writebecause I questioned what is wrong wit methese worldly things controlling merelations…
compromise
love, hatepush, pullfight, rungive, takehurt, healup, downsilence…scream!trying to find a balancebetween you and metrying to…
get out
Feeling this parasite inside my headI think its trying get outI do not blame itinside…
shadows
Walled off..no mirrors, yet spy when I candistorted reflections have eyes of their ownsee myself…
Don’t give me your Sympathy
“don’t give me your sympathy” I’ve never been one for sympathy please, don’t give me…
Heart on My Sleeve
“Heart On My Sleeve” I wear my heart on my sleeves so I guess my…
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…
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…
Untitled
living in this 10×6, 24/7, 365 x 9 1/2- 12 doing 14-20 as 78756 numerically…
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…
Roe V. Wade
I’m not a religious cynic, I’m just a religion critic my beliefs first, I believe…
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“Politicized” everyone hates politics so I hear I flee debates and turn on the TV…
I was down
I was down like left over ingredients in a cup I am part heathen, it…
Ignorance, not Bliss
A c.o. asked if I were racist surprised by the question’s basis because it was…
“I can’t wait to be a person again”
I swear! Every day at my job by 11:05 I say, ‘J 1 D 19-Lower,…
Pro se Con-tint: Politics, Parole, People
Politics. Prison is governed by politics. We learn from politics, we emulate a structure, code,…
Prison Dad
Shame face. So I’m here, who am I to say what’s best for a child…
eh mhm!
I admit, I still hurt inside I still struggle with finding the source of where…
I once contemplated suicide
I once contemplated suicide I truly tried even a beast knows beauty lies so many…
Pro se Con-tints: Justice Cold, Just Ice Cold
There are answers we don’t understand, so it’s encumbant we try to search for them,…
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…
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Why did I beat you down with my words with my swears and every curse…
Prose of a CON-fession:
Honesty isn’t the easiest policy when leaping out alone with no certainty of how it’ll…
Dear Woman
Dear woman I fail to respect you Dear woman I’ve stolen your worth Dear woman…
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SuProsed2B-A-Con We owe it to people to be open enough to understand them, not because…
SuProsed2B-A-Con
If you have a loved one or know anyone in prison, the most important thing…
Damage
Damage we love, we damage I caused you damage I called you, damaged I call…
Blues
Blues, I closed my eyes once and spoke to a wind She came and went…
SuProsed to be a Con: Reasons & Relative Relationships
I phrased it this way because I believe we need to understand the role, construct…
Colors
Lions, Tigers, Bears and I they say don’t stare right into it its essence may…
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…
Hope is Real
Hope is real It’s tangible, metaphysically speaking but its also a tool Just as faith…
Dear Mr. Correctional Officer
Dear Mr. Correctional Officer Please come correct with the office you-hold Please come correct with…
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God…I know we don’t talk a lot but I’m trying not to cave to the…
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Off the wagon again I took a shot of pride, then cracked it over the…
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I tear apart your words so I can read through your letters better my favorite…
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I opened the door to misery inhaling the aroma of a different intimate chemistry Incremental…
Chemistry
I thought I was over you yet again I lied to myself and let you…
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I’m holding onto my sanity like a flying trapeze sometimes I lose grip with reality,…
Hemmed in Him
Bend over and accept him sometimes quicker than desired, compliment his manhood, tell him work…
Been through it
I been through the system, symptoms Been opened my eyes mom and dad was missing,…
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…
Inside Out
I’m tryna live inside out my means I woke up inside a dream Whispers inside…
Would you
Would you jump from the edge of a cliff Into the deepest abyss Where imagination…
Son Symbolize
In here, every day I am Sunzu Every day is a Sunday Because every day is…
They only see
Numb, because all I know is hurt They only see the dirt Not what arose and…
Jaded
I’ll probably jade you and break you Because I’m a mistake and I shouldn’t take…
Persevere
..persevere I formulate it like an idea I built it up like Ikea now I’m…
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…
Trying to keep Hope Alive
I never dared to have faith while in prison, death is so poetic here And…
Changed for the worse
Prison helps you fall quicker than rise… Normalcy becomes chaos Impassivity becomes rage. He now…
The thing about a Flower
The thing about a flower..is beauty til death It lives with grace, as it dies…
Stop and Seize
Sorry sir I’m nervous Why would you want my service Sorry I can’t consent to…
Fear of Love
I fear in you The promise in Possibilities Paradoxes Paradigms And the overall perceptual paragon…
Hard Times
Stuck in this prison Tunnelin vision Never stumble, stomach rumbles, and stomachin tension Drama comes…
Change?
How can a man change or not stay the same When he can’t realize he…
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…