Posts Tagged ‘poetry’

Stories

01Jul08

“Her eyes tell stories that lead & ink could never script.“


Savage Beauty

28Apr08

“My eyes told the story as my body scripted the pages.“


[Via shirt.woot]


“Tangerine tongue & cherry lips. My poison, so sweet.“


“Mother Earth takes care of her own and we are red-blooded step-children.”


via: http://www.asofterworld.com


“I told her what she wanted to hear, even though it killed me.“


I’ll walk til I crawl
Crawl til I slither
Bleed my bowels
from the skin they wither
I’ll do all these things
of the storm you weather
A cloud among night
Your iridescent feather
If a sun, the morn does mother
I’ll gather myself & reconsider


Ask Why.

10Feb08


sip the love

09Feb08

how many times have you told me shh? how many times have i heard, but listened to my heart instead?
i can’t stop.
every second you remain is every reassurance i need.
i could leave or toy with the words, both giving me what i need. i’m never far away, but my lungs are full and spilling.
you sip [...]


Too Late

04Feb08

“Oh Yes” by Charles Bukowski
there are worse things than
being alone
but it often takes decades
to realize this
and most often
when you do
it’s too late
and there’s nothing worse
than
too late.


Ani DiFranco, “Coming Up“

Big Poppa E, “Canadian FedEx Lady“

Taalam Acey, “Market for Ni$$as“

Blair Rep, “I Represent Jesus Christ“

Rives, “If I Ran the Internet“


Family Tree

03Feb08

“As I grew, I found the family I was rooted in wasn’t the one I’d grow & love.“


“Will our bodies overlap like our words- chaotic, comedic, carnal?“


Down to Earth

01Feb08

“Her nose up, eyes down. The balance never let her feet leave the ground.“