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Elijah Nov 2014
1964 Birmingham is 2014 Ferguson.
50 years later, but these cops, they’re still killing. 
Still armed to harm, police dogs still bark.
“Sworn to serve & protect.”, protect who? Only white folks and their whereabouts. 
MISERY in Missouri, I watch them march like Martin, sit like rosa, and fight like Malcolm. 
Oscar grant, trayvon, and now mike brown;
Brought down by white men with a little authority & power. 
A nation watches in grief as mothers frown. 
These politicians are clowns, how they act funny, and make laws just to shut us up but we ain’t no dummies. 
We know what’s going on, we won’t let it pass.
We know what’s going on, we won’t repeat the past. 
Gunshots from white cops, what my brothers hear last. 
They’ve been weeping in the streets for weeks, long before the Tears gassed. 
All this happens while 1 sits in the Oval Office, oh but I get it, he’s STRESSED! 
Excuse my French, but in this White House is BLACK really making any ******* progress?…
Elijah Sep 2014
I just told her that I've been battling writers block for months and that  I needed something to draw inspiration from.
So she told me I can take a picture ,
Just so long as I ask first and so I asked her;
To be my permanent  model.

And now I hold those words & that picture, close to my heart. whenever I'm going through , they are, she is, right there - pumping through my veins & eventually running straight through to my brain like a drug of some kind -
a never ending recurring image of her frame;
Not being stopped by time.

In this timeframe, the main thing ...
Is, she is my motivation .
With or without her knowing.
I'd get on my knees & plead if she were to leave.
Like, "why are you going ?
You are the pieces,
You are my rib,
You are my finished puzzle.
My unfinished body,
God made you specifically to fit me."

And she'd probably gasp & say something to the affect of: "****, well I never knew you felt it like that."
Only because I never knew how to express myself like this.
But before I go I must run through this list, of things I must get done, and you are number 5 , number 4 , number 3, number 2, and number 1.

And as the countdown ensues;
I'll keep chasing after you,
Until I have you gripped in my arms like glue.
Resting on me, I'm kissing on you.
Ohh what a night , you're like the stars & the moon.
So right.
This feels.

You are.
There in the morning like the sunrise;
That's why,
Before I leave I get on my knees and pray while you sleep.
Hoping to God that in my brief absence you won't ... Leave .

-Ep
You guys get it first.

This is my last poem before leaving for basic training. The titled wasn't even meant to be so aptly thought of I just put the words together . The cover art to this poem will be posted around 12:30 noon tomorrow on my blog: www.julysveryown25.blogspot.com . Thank you all for the support . Wish me luck as i embark on this journey to serving our nation! Love you. Enjoy the poem .
Elijah Aug 2014
all you can hear is me swallow my spit.
Right in the middle of the room, on the carpet we sit.
In awkward silence.
Playing on our phones;
Cause I don't really have anywhere else to go;
With conversation.

She's so breathtaking.
The minute I think of something,
I look up and lose it.
My brain is blank pages of nothing.
But when I get home my journals are always filled; to the brim with words , as I skim through my tangled thoughts and release them through this pen.

Something from within .
My heart belongs with Him,
So I - don't know if God - will ever - let me lend - it out.
But if does it'll be worth it,
Cause this girl takes away all my hurtin'.

I Swear she's like a drug.
She's all up in my veins.
Smoking ounces of that Abel ,
I don't mess around Cain.

Is this all a dream?
Or is this all the real deal?
I wish I could IM God and tell him how I really feel,
He'd probably respond back:

"A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. Never spiteful, she treats him generously all her life long. She shops around for the best yarns and cottons, and enjoys knitting and sewing. She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back exotic surprises. She’s up before dawn, preparing breakfast for her family and organizing her day. She looks over a field and buys it, then, with money she’s put aside, plants a garden. First thing in the morning, she dresses for work, rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started. She senses the worth of her work, is in no hurry to call it quits for the day. She’s skilled in the crafts of home and hearth, diligent in homemaking. She’s quick to assist anyone in need, reaches out to help the poor. She doesn’t worry about her family when it snows; their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear. She makes her own clothing, and dresses in colorful linens and silks. Her husband is greatly respected when he deliberates with the city fathers. She designs gowns and sells them, brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops. Her clothes are well-made and elegant, and she always faces tomorrow with a smile. When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly. She keeps an eye on everyone in her household, and keeps them all busy and productive. Her children respect and bless her; her husband joins in with words of praise: “Many women have done wonderful things, but you’ve outclassed them all!” Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of- GOD. Give her everything she deserves! Festoon her life with praises! "(‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭10-31‬ MSG)
This literally happened two nights ago. I'm chilling out with a friend, who has every potential to become my girlfriend, and we talk & talk for an hour but after that the conversation ceases and we're left in a awkward situation. The title "if God had IM" comes from me wanting to get quicker access to Him and talk to him about this new relationship. Is it what he wants for me? Or should fall back and wait patiently like I've always been doing . Thank you for reading . ❤️
Elijah Jul 2014
I think it's time to face the facts.
You're bags are packed;
You're leaving & you're never coming back.

One text just ruined it all.

I shouldn't have called that girl,
I shouldn't have called that girl.
I knew she was no good.

I knew.

But still I failed.
I fell in lust.
You've had enough.
I just wish there was something more I could say.

Takes a lot to even own up.
I planned to lie to just get you back but then that wouldn't be very grown up.
Got to face the facts.
Your bags are already packed.
You're about to leave and you're never coming back.

One text just ruined it all.

I should have called that girl;
I should have called that girl.
Only though, to set the record straight.
With tears in my eyes I write this;
With regret flowing from my pen.
Because I thought what we had was ‘Love’,
Was 'Fate'.
I ain't think it would ever end.

Now you say you hate me;
How could I ever blame you?
Because I said I’d never do something like this and I fell face first on my word.
Squashing every bit of a promise that existed.

What exists now?
Me & Hennessy.

But it can never get me over the thought of losing the best thing that ever happened to me...


-RegretfullyBitter
Elijah Jun 2014
Humble thoughts , liquor flowing .
Over easy. It's never easy knowing;
The one you want want somebody else .
Met her once; now she with somebody else.
She played me.
I think she played me.
I think I still love her though...
I fell hard ,
There's no denying or escaping.
But my heart is still there ,
Still there ; no erasing,
All those feelings that i had ,
I still have .
He lucked up.

He's the guy you want ?
I can't stay bitter.
She's not the girl I want , I see you in her .
Dang!
Should've never got caught up.
Now I'm singing like usher ,
But I just can't let it burn up.
Like the summer .

Like the summer ...

Like the sun out,
Girl you burn up;
Anything that looks direct .
So my eyes may blind by the time I check;
You. Out.
Get it?
I know you get it.
I'm just wishing he was me or I was him and you were with it.
But I guess it up to you what you do ,
This topic you just dismiss it .
You don't ever write me back .
I'm alone , with this wine, as I sip it .
Gone.

-EP
Elijah May 2014
You haven't forgotten.

Though I've sinned,
& through this pen; I repent,
One thousand times - over ,
Boulder on my shoulders.
I hear you say that you will never leave me,
And I've peeped that,
Cause I could've been out on those streets: cooking crack, where them fiends at!

But, you haven't forgotten.

Though I've sinned ,
And through this pen - I repent,
Two thousand times; over, and over again.
Lord, why are so merciful?
Why would you ever send; your only son to hang on some wood for MY sins?
Better yet why'd you give me life in the first place?
You knew that I was gonna sin, and keep repenting way before my life began.
That's just the cycle ,
And I know how that could end,
But somehow you keep my lungs, heart, and brain working on days out & in!

And You still haven't forgotten - me ,
I decree,
& declare; that you will always be - right here like in my past.
Lord, I could be behind that glass, or underneath the grass ,
But your grace is sufficient and I'm just praying that it lasts -

Forever.

EP
From out my journal entry tonight . Enjoy
Elijah May 2014
She gives me butterflies,
She laughs like a goddess.
Her mind - like a diamond,
Her vibes are like massages;
When I had a rough night.
Long trip, rough flight.
Bags on my eyes.
She could be with any other guy...
But she chose me,
And like a rose out of the concrete - I grew- on her...
I grew on you,
But never really knew you.
You were perfect on the outs,
I was just tryna get in you.
Not IN you but within you;
You're mind babe.
But I just thought that I was wasting all your time babe.
So I ain't even bother,
And let you get away.
And that was the worst girl,
You know what you've done to me?
This is all I have for now . But I love just this part of the poem so I'm releasing it as part 1 . A full length part 2 coming soon ! Thank you.

Take care
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