Thursday, June 14, 2018

Don't get old!

While aging is not an option, how we age certainly is. People are always having an ache or pain and when asked what is wrong, there is a common response, "I'm just getting old". NOOOOOO! I answer with the same story every time. My great grandmother was 89 and still winning ballroom dance competitions. My Nanny (as we lovingly called her) looked like she was in her 60's well into her 80's. She would often compete against people in their 20's. I believe it was Steve Miller who sang, if you never slow down, you never grow old. Keep dancing everyone! How we live our lives certainly matters. Yes, of course, genetics play a role. More than anything else, I firmly believe that our mental state drastically effects how we age. May we all live long and productive lives! ~~*~~ Namaste

Lucifer's Eyes

I once saw the KRST (pronounced Christ) in Lucifer's eyes
I once heard the truth in the Devil's lies
I once felt the anguish in an angel's sigh
And here we are asking God why
But my why is not an angry fist at the sky
My why is not a wail nor a cry
My why is a plea down on bended knee
Begging the Universe to guide me please
So many of us lack social graces
Hide behind a mask
Wear so many faces
Talk a big game while we goin' small places
Wastin' our time like pencil erasers
Chasin' that high till we all the way down
If a soul falls in the forest,
Does it make a sound?
How profound!
Here we are gods in this limited form
An ancient soul reborn
We swarm like flies to drama these days
Say so many things we should never say
Do so many things the dramatic way
What can I say?
It seems we are swayed by
Insignificant things
Spend our money and our time on
Insignificant things
Write catchy little rhymes about
Insignificant things
While the world changes around us rapidly
Our never noticing
We flock to the media and believe their lies
Eyes wide open
But we never realize
Whispered words spoken by prophets wise
We should look up and see
The signs of the times
Go ahead, rewind that back!
Grab your bricks and build them stacks
Unification is all we lack
I'm gonna stay on my knowledge till the codex cracks
There's only one way the human race will be saved
That's if we remember we are one race in the first place
From the delta of the Nile we all originate
Africa runs through the blood of even the whites who hate
But wait! Did you think I was done?
What you plannin' to do with that gun?
There's only one way that peace will be born
That's if we fix ourselves and keep on goin'
Keep on flowin' like the river Nile
Remember our divinity and do it in style
It is our time to rise!

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Keep Us Separated (work in progress)

Politics
Or rather parlor tricks
They got us chasin' down
A pile of sticks
Faggots
That's what it used to mean
Now everything we say
Is segregate and mean
They love us to demean
Keep us separated
By country, class
Color, Creed
They got us chasin' greed
Put all the rats in the rat race
Wish 'em all godspeed
Good grief!
There's more war than peace
Feedin' us a plate of grease
Wonderin' why
We all have heart disease
Say God bless
Every time we sneeze
But all they wanna do is
Keep us on our knees
Keep us appeased
With money, clothes, cars and things
Oh! the American dream
Listen as the children scream
"Just ten cents a day this child could feed"
But go ahead and smoke your weed
Drink your liquor
Never sicker
But we have got to have the quick fix sticker
Thicker thighs and wallets too
Go ahead be honest 'bout what they done to you
Parlor shoes
But you still can choose
To be poor and score that brand new noose
New to you
Don't you dare go on and hit that snooze
'Cause you've got lots to do
Lots to proove
Got to cop another brand new pair of shoes
Lots to lose
When they say the banks are closed
What we gonna do?
Where we gonna move?
But they won't care at all
They'll all be comfy on the moon
Or maybe Mars
When the system cracks
It won't matter what kind of car
You chose to drive
Or how many times you could afford to get high
Or how many dimes you gave away
Or how many shots could make you sway
I've got to say
We waste our time and money
On insignificant things
Write catchy little rhymes
About insignificant things
While the world changes rapidly around us all
And we ain't even noticing
It's time for that bird to sing
The pendulum is about to swing
Hardcore to the other side
We put a hole in the ozone
And opened wide
"Say Ah, little girl"
This won't hurt a bit
They laughin' as we chokin' on
That pile of shit
Puddle of spit
And they had us convinced
This was the American Dream

Power to Pray

In between parched, pressed lips
The tip of my tongue sticks
To the roof of my mouth
I'm devout
In everything I do
So even my sadness is the truth
You waltzed into my life
With your deep and penetrating eyes
Like a lone wolf
You skirted the sidelines
Weaving in and out of my consciousness
You were a mixture
Of overwhelming pain
And penetrating bliss
This is not what I asked for
But I must believe
That since we are here
It is everything I need
And now your seed grows in my belly
And soon
Unto us a child will be born
So I could scorn this chapter
In my life
Or I can decide to press forward
And survive
On every breath I take
I thrive
Making the best of everything
That keeps me alive
In between pulsating pixels
I glimpse this ever growing picture
Sipping on my mixture
Of aloe and ginger
Whispering wishes to the sky
In between pressed pages
Of penetrating truth
My soul simply prays for you
Praying that we would be happy and blessed
Loving together
As we pass every test
Laughing and living as we build and grow
That of us true love
Our daughter will know
So let me check the cadence
Of your hundred percent
Let me check the fruits of your labor
To ensure they don't ferment
Let me stretch my soul
Toward yours and bend
Like a flower in the direction of your love
So I slip on my gloves
For my carpal tunnel
And funnel my anger
Into the piano and play
Sway me not with your
Sweet talk and poetry
But sway me rather
With your level of honesty
Promise me you will always
Offer up your best
In between pressed flowers and you
Lies the energy that offered me
The power to pray

Lost (written 9/20/17)

My soul has lost its flavor
My eyes her prize
My years have lost their wisdom
My heart its size
My voice has lost its timber
My story has lost its lure
My legs lost their volition
My heart its pure
My fingers can't find the piano
My lips have nothing to say
My passion is unfolding
I never wanted it this way
Say something to make me listen
Sing a song that brings me back
Walk a mile in my shoes
And see why my shoulders sag
Dance in the reign of my teardrop
Sleep in the depth of my cry
Ask me any question
Just look me in the eye
Sigh one sentence foward
Slip into my realm
Guide me to the deck of my ship
Help me reclaim my helm
I'll be damned
If they find me sinking
Damned if they discover me ghost
My life has been so much sorrow
But its the magic I loved the most
Carry me through my slumber
Carry me to my shore
Let me rise to claim my freedom
Let me be broken no more

Still

To Steel:

In Between 
Soft pressed pages 
Of aerated poetry
I can hear nothing but the sound 
Your eyes make 
When they look at me
Silently
Seasoned
Free
No laws bind you
To this land
Overstand
I have given no man
The spaces
I have offered you
Freely

Monday, June 4, 2018

Let's Talk That Real

Love is eternal. I'm going to say that one more time: Love is Eternal. Lust is fleeting. You can't "fall in love". You can't say, "I used to love him". Love is Eternal. In today's society a large percentage of the population practice "friends with benefits", "side-chicks", "mistresses", and a whole lot of other counterfeit love practices. Now, I am not suggesting that people just started cheating recently. What I am saying is that honest, integrity-filled love with the intentions to make forever and weather every storm is rare. Two people creating a child in love together for the first time is also rare. Now, I realize with great respect there are a lot of blended families out there that are happy and healthy and perfect together. However, we all know that what is going on out there is largely due to a fear of commitment. The goal for most used to be finding Mr. or Mrs. Right and settling down and living happily every after. While I do not believe that it is possible to promise someone forever, I do believe if two people give their full 100 percent in the effort department forever is possible. Love is kind, yes. Love is patient, yes. Love also involves crazy spells, intense anger, moodiness of one or both partners, dirty diapers, sinks full of dishes and choosing the wrong apartment that turns out to be a deathtrap. Laugh, please. But seriously, we all have "ish". Not one of us can stand and say that we are perfect and it actually be true. We all have shit to work through. Human nature tends to judge. It tends to assume. It tends to fear the worst and hope for the best but most often the fear ends up winning. Some of us gamble. Some of us cheat. Some of us lie. Some of us have substance abuse issues, and some of us are over-emotional. We all have layers to our personas. We all are complex beings in need of love and affection. However, the more times we are hurt, well, the harder it becomes to trust. The harder it become to let down our guard and love fully. The old saying "love like you've never been hurt" really is the winning algorithm. Now, I am by no means endorsing cocaine use, or abuse of your spouse (male & female alike). I am not endorsing gambling away your family's operating fund. What I am saying is that if we love like we've never been hurt; trust like we won't get hurt this time; if we offer our full potential to someone also offering their full potential then forever love really can come to fruition. This is my position. We used to forgive. We used to realize that we all have something that most people do not know about us. The problem is that society at large gave up on weathering the storm. Now, most people are hedonist. They search for as much pleasure as they can have this lifetime. They drink as much as they can handle and sometimes more. Work is a chore not a passionate trade that they feel called and compelled to answer. Honesty, integrity, loyalty, and a strong work ethic have become old fashioned values of yesteryear to many, if not most. We give up so easily. We as human beings, have gotten lazy to a very extensive degree. Now, I applaud those of you who are the small handful left that this does not apply to. Keep up the good work. Inspire others and spread the word. We all have darkness to face. Real love is holding someone through their darkness; loving them regardless and building a future that is the realization of love's unified exponential potential. Our children are our future. Imagine if they were all raised in homes such as these. Love is eternal. Love is eternal. Love is eternal.