i am black |
I forgot to be the villain,I am slowly reemerging,From my path of harmony,Feeling the pain surging,From inside to inflict,On those left to say I'm sorry,Take your lip service away,Welcome back, for th...
Posted by everything american on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:16:00 PST |
cemetary |
Natalie, to say your name,Brings back all those little games,We used to play to get along,Alcohol and 80's songs,You never let me get it wrong,You were weak so I'd be strong. To your word and me you w...
Posted by everything american on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:59:00 PST |
state of the union. |
Precious mommentsOutline the fading daylight,I have seen bedlam,In the eyes of my brothers,Struck down with an itch,So many years in the making,To scratch it would mean scratching themselves out.I hav...
Posted by everything american on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:44:00 PST |
i am trying. |
Momma they're trying to break me.Momma they're trying to break me,With fresh cut tears, they try to fake me.The years of past I hide away from sight,The viciousness I've kept out of the light,Has foun...
Posted by everything american on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:47:00 PST |
father’s gift to his grandson’s dad! REPOST |
I never knew a man.Never held his hand.He wasn't standing tall.He made me feel so small.I never forgave him.I never repaid him.For wisdom that flows through,Everything I say or do.But now it's too lat...
Posted by everything american on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:37:00 PST |
my back pages. REPOST. |
Word play always came easy to me,For words never meant that much,Can't grab a thought or an ideaCan't be bothered with objects that can't touch.I can feel a presence of force,Deciding fate for those w...
Posted by everything american on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:33:00 PST |
damn the man, save the empire. |
Seven months in detox,Waiting for a friend who cares.Looking for direction,In the secrets that she shares.Educated monkeys,In the white coats that they wear,Stealing medication,From the patients that ...
Posted by everything american on Wed, 28 May 2008 10:33:00 PST |
starlet. |
Frowns from the public,A small twist on the wrist,Should get you back in working order.False advertising,She is the promise,Of a better tomorrow,Just another late night infomercial.Old people weren't ...
Posted by everything american on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:04:00 PST |
Awkward |
Eyes that keep me guessing,Which word to say next?I am too close.Her hand touched mine.Why can't I focus?Beauty is skin deep,So her soul has no idea what it is doing to me.We laugh,Overwhelming since ...
Posted by everything american on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:41:00 PST |
the opening to an untitled movie. |
The whitest of nightmares,A place of pointing out, and rectifying imperfections.The steel trap mind is more secure,Than any straightjacket made for an out of work magician.Tight and held in place,Free...
Posted by everything american on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:54:00 PST |
