Potentate

In between prismatic pages
Of potential feats
Lies the harmonics
Of individualized beats
I could not be the me I am
Without the you
You are to me
Angel wings
This set of strings
Speaks in 88 keys
I seize the moment
Try to freeze it and own it
Until I am truly free

Speak in hypotheticals
You may find my poetry whimsical
We can travel esoteric-al
Or we can find ourselves a seat

Near the foot of the tree of life
We speak to surpass our survival
It is time for revival
This new age that we seek

Rhythm to my heartbeat
Water to my eyelids
Bid your brain behavior
To become the what you need

Keys

In a courtyard of memories
I sit nursing my angel wings
Fallen from a sky
Some refuse to believe in
Stars comprise my only bones

Lonely stars are thrown
In the direction of my house
Lately I feel like Job
Good thing I am devout

I am shouting from my rooftop
Things we all should see
Some wanderers stop to listen
Only half of them believe

Perception is the value
Mathematically assigned
We stand still in notation
When all our stars align

Confined to fear's dark cages
We must return the key
The lock is hopeful, waiting
To be what sets us free

I am She who sits to listen
She who rises now to speak
She who has been destined
To give mankind the key

Home To Me

You are the nipple of my spiritual joy
The concentration of my pain
You are the repetition in my rhetoric
I want to know you again, and again and again

You are the sorrow in my slumber
You are the silver lining in my sky
I breathe deep the rain of you
One breath and I am high

You are the wisdom in my ethic
The suspense in my mystery
You are my long road to freedom
You are the reason I believe

You are the bullet in my weapon
You are the rhyme in my poetry
You are the Sun to the Earth I am
The culmination of our destiny

You are the mythos in my dogma
The rhythm in my step
You are the Patriot of my country
You are the children we'll beget

You are all my eyes can see
Prismatic breadth of nature's dream
You are all my soul could need
Would that I could bring you
Home to me!

Symbiotic

I find you utterly beautiful
And I am not referring to the
Beauty of your eyes
Or the texture of your smile
But the radiance that emanates
From the inside
I want you to size me up
Fill my cup
And vibrate me higher
I wanna go out on a limb with you
Drink you in
And take time digesting you
I want to speak the truth
And listen to the words inside of you
I want to know what turns you on
I want to understand the secret meaning of your favorite song
I want to stand on the other side of wrong
Wandering through the waters of your soul
All night long
I want to stand up
Sit down
Next to you
I want to be the thing
That brings out the best in you
I want to divest myself in you
Reverberate
Anticipate
And add more weight to you
I want to actively become the best of me
Still unafraid to expose the rest of me
Through loving you
We can fly free
I believe in this harmonic view
Me & you
Joy & truth
And I intend to wait in this space
Until I find
These words
Liberated and reflecting
In your eyes
Because the truth is
When I was in your arms that night
I knew there would be more to come
More Earth & Sun
More victory won
In the search
For honest love

Escaping Silence

 

What does rape look like? In this hectic world, we often race by one another making no eye contact; offering no greeting. There are so many distracting factors to keep us from entertaining focus into anyone else’s life. I began to wonder how many of us would know what rape looked like. According to current statistics, Sherry Clester (Victim Advocate for Pinellas County Public Defender’s Office) stated that only seventeen percent of rape victims actually talk about it. That leaves an astonishing eighty three percent silent! That number led me to wonder what can be done to break the silence, what services are offered for victims and what can be done to prevent it. If silence is the go to for eighty three percent of rape victims, the solution would be to offer options to get them talking and begin the healing process.

 

I.                   What can be done to break the silence?

A.    The perpetuation of knowledge would help reduce the number of victims who do not feel confident enough to speak.

B.     Awareness of the support systems available would offer open doors for those who need support.

C.     Knowledge of the protective services available should be made accessible to all people.

II.                What services are offered to rape victims?

A.    Injunctions can protect victims who are awaiting the decision of guilt in the courts.

B.     Relocation services are offered to victims whose rapist knows where they live.

C.     Counseling is available to those who need help with their healing process.

III.             What can we do to prevent rape from taking place?

A.    Knowledge of current statistics and rape related facts can help us raise awareness.

B.     Self Defense classes are something we all should consider in order to be able to protect ourselves when necessary.

C.     Safety measures should be followed while travelling in the dark or obscure locations.

 

In a fast paced digital world, we often forget the story behind the pupil. Many services exist for the victims of rape. However, with the current eighty three percent unable to find their voice, so many continue suffering in silence. The more knowledge and awareness we can raise about this terrible topic, the more healing can take place. I believe with the right levels of awareness and education we can stop some from every becoming victims at all. Look at me. I am what rape looks like.

Droplet

We are but droplets of water
Suspended in air
Prismatically projecting
What colors we wear
Fall to the Earth
We, drops of rain
Reciprocal chromatography
Rise to do it again
Evaporation of our pain
The healing of the water
We are all sacred
Earth's Suns & daughters
Water over wine
We keep the body moving
Choosing our vocation
Every day improving
Rhythmically producing
All that we need
Raise our vibration
Till only rainbows we see
Harmonic evolution
The body of the KRST
You can argue, you can falter
You can deny "him" thrice
Or rise you can like
Droplets in the air
Be a planet shaker
And prove you care
Weary we are
And at times we cry
But those of us committed
Like Phoenix will fly

Found Poetry

In between pages, layers
Sooth sayers and sheets
Particle conversation
And freshly laid beats
I heat my feet as they
Speak to the stage
Leavin' the audience
In my backwash haze
Lemme rephrase
Wave to me as I pass on by
Silky to the skin
As I'm high on life
Take this strife
May this cup pass away
Half full
Half empty
Just listen to what I say
I don't sway or falter
Halt or fall down
And better be stilled by the entrancing sound
As my fingers hit the keys
This baby grand
I'm in my right mind
Stroke it right with my left hand
I've got these grand visions
Of life as it could be
Life as it should be
If we all would be what we
Have the existential potential to be
Free
That is what we are destined to see
So scope your peripheral
And get ready for the next chapter and verse
Rehearsal not necessary
Just roll with the tides
Wu Wei flow
High on life
And here to do more than
Just survive
If every day is a hussle
Better do more than just get by
If you're not ready to come along
Better wave as I pass on by

Untitled (by Joe Mailloux)

A broken young woman flips a dime into a wishing well
She doesn't dare to wish for heaven
But would love to escape her hell
She gave away her life
When she became the wrong mans wife
Don't let her wish go unanswered
All she really wants to do is survive