How many kids do you have pop pop? What's their names pop pop? How old are you pop pop? What happened to mom moms face pop pop? Where are you going pop pop? Why are you in that bed pop pop? Why did you put her teeth in your mouth pop pop? Why did you... Continue Reading →
dis tew much (a poem about love)
Dis tew much? Do me a favor and love me unconditionally. Is respect too much to ask for? Don't take me as a joke. Is the idea of you and I together forever too far fetched? Jumping the broom is laughable...right? Maybe dreams are for kids. Silly. Will you love me as hard as you... Continue Reading →
“I was wondering…” (a poem submitted by Eric Daniels)
Submission from: Eric Daniels I was wondering.. I was wondering why people waste time.. I was wondering why people don't value themselves... I was wondering why people can't endure.. I was wondering why some women feel best being degraded.. I was wondering why kids are raising kids.. I was wondering why marriages aren't lasting... I... Continue Reading →
Harlem (a poem by Langston Hughes)
By Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? Source... Continue Reading →
(A poem by #Asheru)
I am the stone that builder refused I am the visual The inspiration That made lady sing the blues I'm the spark that makes your idea bright The same spark That lights the dark So that you can know your left from your right I am the ballot in your box The bullet in your... Continue Reading →
Papoose Alphabetical Slaughter Part II Z to A (2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg2Q-fwG_fU Papoose Alphabetical Slaughter: Part II Z to A (Lyrics) (Z) Z-zag-zig Zimbabwean Zambian Zaires Zodiac zoning Zulu, Zian zillion zapling zillionth zillionaire (Y) Yo you yeah, yesterday's youth yearning You yellow-belly yankee ying yang yelling YESmen (X) X-rated Ex-African X-man Ex-leaders ex-clearance X-Malcolm X-Clan We want war, world war, world wide warning Walking... Continue Reading →
IDFWU (a poem inspired by the Papoose Alphabet Slaughter)
Inequality Pay me what you owe me Unequal pay Unequal love Unequal education Unequal respect Unequal in the eyes of the law Dreams Deferred Yes we can, yes I can, yes I did Dreamer keep dreaming, dream for the future, no dream too small, some don't dream at all Sweet dreams sweet lover of mine... Continue Reading →
“Still I Rise” (a poem by Maya Angelou)
Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like... Continue Reading →
“Werk” (a poem about work)
Keep hope alive no slave to the 9-5 or the 8-4 or the 7-3 time to re-write destiny