Today In a world of a lack of appreciation and creativity. Most people look at the clouds and see nothing more than a cloud of pollution in the air
And others see it to be nothing more
Then maybe a chance of rain on the forecast.
But for me,
the clouds softly help me remember the echo of my core self, my inner child
An Omnipresent memory.
I remember when I was a young boy,
The clouds were an amazing way for me and my siblings
To spend some quality time together.
We would simply lay on our backs on a blanket of grass
And allowed nature to paint us a picture of whatever She desires.
And as far our imagination would take us
While the wind whispered it’s poetry in our ears.
And in  just a blink of an eye
While talking, and laughter takes over
smiling brighter than the sun
Dreaming bigger than the moon
We would find ourselves joy riding on butterflies  
While journeying forth through the entire universe
And back !
Curiosity & Imagination propel creativity and creativity inspires innovation & ideas. Don’t lose your inner child.

When you get inspired to sit down and write.
Your mind all ablaze,
Thoughts coming and going.
Thoughts of sadness,
Thoughts of joyful times
Oh sweet thoughts of mine
Please give me a minute to think
And let me catch my breath.
A gentle breeze,
A wisp of air.
Sweet and inspiring thoughts forevermore
Looming in my head,
Suddenly,
Thinking stirs up excitement in a plume.
My thoughts once freely scrolled up and down my mind.
Thoughts so fresh and anew
The lord up above has sent my way
And in a blink of an eye
**** ,
Like a hand of flour systematically tossed into the air
Are now all gone.
I tried to think hard to bring them back,
But I got lost in my thoughts instead.
But the noises they make reach out for me
but disappear as fast as they try to reach my mind.
Sweet thoughts of mine
Dynamic and unique,
Intriguing and delightful.
Where have you gone,
When you’re all
Forgotten
?

If
I
Look
Like
I’m
Not
Worried
It’s because I’m not

I’ve learned to
Chase no one.
Chase nothing.
Force no one.
Force nothing.

Truth remains
You’ll rarely have to run after who/what’s meant for you.

Sometimes I’m strong and sometimes the nights are too long. Sometimes I feel love and sometimes the pain is all I have. As the pain grows so is the fear.
Fear will come upon you like a thief in the night.
Stealing the strength you need to carry all the weight.
The heavier it becomes the slower your gait.
Struggle to hold on to what I thought I knew,
My reality once clear suddenly no longer seemed true.
But must remind myself that time is not a respecter of no man , for it marches on
Even when we need a minute or two to catch our breath. When we don’t feel like it anymore, we must push on and begin again. Every day when life is trying,
I laid my soul bare to the master’s feet,
In a blink of an eye I no longer felt sad. Given another chance to begin again. Turn my tears into joy.
My tears now gone and replaced with a smile. Standing tall And so full of love, a clear path for others to seek. Finally my head held up high. No longer feeling heavy, but light enough to fly.
Black bird’s in the sky with my wings spread out, if you need a hug.
Soft clouds and sunshine awakens the gratitude within. Forget the pain and the disappointment and begin again.
Brace yourself , embrace the wonder. Brothers and sisters, suffering from illness and darkness, facing an unknown future, please know that you stand amongst. And be thankful you still exist.

This one for YOU!

Never
Make
        The
One
       You
Love
       Feel
Forgotten

Sometimes,

What we know
May not be so.

What we want
May not be good for us.

What happens
May not be what we expected

We may believe
Our blessings are being blocked

When really the block
Could be the blessing

We’re seeking

We must learn
To bend like the trees.

If you’re wondering if there is poetry for love
Like there is poetry for pain.



The answer
Is
Absolutely
Yes
<3

You
     can’t
do
     what
you
      don’t
know.  
        If
you
      really
want  
       to
do  
      what
you  
      truly
love,
       you
have
       to
Learn
       how
to
    LOVE
🧡

Don’t you know that
Love is in the midst of it all.
Dancing
With all it touches.
Don’t you know how
It picks up the ground
And all that dare
To cross it’s path ?
Baby, if love
Is what you have on your mind
Whisper it in the air
So that I can come sweep you
Off your feet ,
And dance with you too
Don’t you know that I would ?

I have learned
        You
May not recognize
         Me

My heart doesn’t know you are gone
Because
It cries for you , still
It craves for you, still
My heart doesn’t know you are gone
Because
It fights for you , still
It’ bleeds poetry for you, still
My heart doesn’t know you are gone
Because
Day after day
It yearns for you , still
It searches for you, still
My heart doesn’t know you are gone
Because
It beats for you, still
It feels for you , still
My heart doesn’t know you are gone
Because
There will always be sunshine
When it thinks of you , still
Darling,
My heart doesn’t know you are gone
STILL
True Today

In my mind
I have been living
Three separate lives
Simultaneously
Interrogating  the presence of
My individual realization,

In the mirror I am
This voodoo man
He weaves a spell
Turning heaven into hell,
Like the Wild Wild West
Pain, sorrow are his paths
Where He cries everyone’s tears
A vulnerability that’s too real,
His collective realization ,

In the mirror I am
this understanding man
Who lingers in a pathway
That offers solace
A momentarily reprieve
From all that ails him
Where laughter still comes,
My higher realization ,

Then again

In the mirror I am
That man with the wings ,
Where I stay high above all
Turns hell into heaven
Where the light remains lit
In the darkness that is mine.

Sweet magical man
With a magical heart.

In the mirror all at once!

In these down times
Your smiling face is the cure my soul requires
But masks are necessary
And your smiles are hidden
Separation is needed
Our alone time is off timing
While the news changes daily
Like nature’s daily changes her mind
Uncertainty is feeling too certain
And,
Just when we thought that life is over
Under the blue clear sky
We see and smell the flowers
blooming across the yard
As the sun rises
As the birds singing our favorite melodies
While the butterflies dancing in mid-air
In celebratory of our love
As you’re pulling me closer towards your heart
Despite of social distancing,  we must
It calms our minds
It centers our souls
It renews our existence
It gives us life
Because we have a life of love
That will never change
And
Always melt my heart away with a smile

It makes me feel,
Like life without a mask
Forever and ever ever ever more
In just a brief,

All over again!

Before it’s all over
This silent killer will pounce
On us
Like a falcon

This silent killer will throw us around
Like a lion with its prey

Then
It’ll stand over us
And watch us fall
Like stars out of the sky

And
Just when this silent killer
Think that
We about to hit
the ground to suffocate
In our own blood
And
Send us all to darkness

WE’LL TAKE FLIGHT

BECAUSE
WE SAY WE CAN

BECAUSE
THAT’S WHO
WE ARE

BECAUSE
WE WILL

BECAUSE
MY FRIENDS
WE CAN FLY

We all strive
To be our best version
Of a perfect self

We all want
The perfect body
The perfect things
The perfect poems

But the funny
Thing is

It’s always
The quirk
The flaw
And
The ingenuity
That always stands out

Baby
It’s not what
I’m  looking at
That matters
It’s what I see
I want my eyes in your eyes

Baby
It’s not what I’m looking at
That matters
It’s what I hear
I want your voice
In my ear

Baby
It’s not what I’m looking at
That matters
It’s the joy you put in my heart
I want your laughter in my mouth

Baby
It’s not what I’m looking at
That matters
It’s what I feel
I want your skin
Upon my skin

Baby it’s not what
I’m looking at that matters
It’s what I desire
and
all I desire

Baby
Is
You

I remember the days
        when I prayed
                        for what I have now.

The poet
My mind
My insanity
My cups
My plates
My lamps
My papers
My hats
My shower
My foods
My news
My president
My eyes
My hands
My ways
My bed
My compassion
My sexiness
My health
My infidelity
My faithfulness
My dreams
My goals
My failures
My risen
My misunderstanding
My intellect
My understanding
My stubbornness
My pets
My neighbors
My environment
My toxic energy
My ideals
My shoes
My streets
My chair
My mirror
My job
My heart
My money
My poverty
My clothes
My mother
My father
My sister
My brother
My friends
My car
The sky
The clouds
The ocean
The birds
This movie
This song
This talk
The trees
The rain
The plane
This place
This pain
This nonsense
This heartbreak
This cancer
This earth
This man
This woman
This stranger
This stove
My story
My wife
My husband
My lovers
My words
My books
My failure
My selfishness
My goodwill
My selflessness
My smile
My laughter
My swags
My story
This poem
This poet
This plane
This automobile
This gun
This knife
This world
Much etc
I wish my mind
Would accept that
One of them is going to be
The death of me.

The biggest difference between love
And
Unconditional love
Is
Consistency
!!!!

You know,
My family was poor
So I know what it’s like
Not to have much ...
Folks I grew up
In a neighborhood
Where I constantly
Had  to fight
For my meal
Fight for
What’s mine ...
No doubt
I lived a bleak existence
But with a little bit of luck
And a little bit of help from above
 Education saved my life
Love gave me life
Faith changed my life
And
Let me be blunt
Ladies and Gentleman
I’m the type of man
That puts life into
Perspective everyday  
And everyday I come
To the same conclusion
That I’m blessed
Beyond measures
I’ve reached a point of time
Where all the dust has settled
Wise enough to separate
The  real from the fakes
And allow my mind’s eye
To see through the nonsense
Called hate
And to be honest
For the craziness that I went through in my life
It is evident that God has chosen me
To still be here
But let me tell you this
Like everything else
In life
It wasn’t an easy road
For life has it’s ups and downs
Highs and lows...
Imagine
Living in roach infested apartments
Landlords with no care
For human dignity
Dodging bullets on a daily basis
Days without a solid diet
Thugs around the neighborhoods
Nonestop harassment
The American dream
Was nowhere to be found
Let alone having any hope
But strong enough to never
Allowed hope to die
So I pushed harder
And harder with all I had
Graduated High School
Worked two jobs
Put myself through college
In the hope that one day I would be enjoying the life that I’m living today
Cross my heart hope to die
I didn’t write this to brag
Just want to get my point across
Today in many neighborhoods in NJ and Florida
I manage to put a small dent
In the Real Estate industry
Earning my keep
Self made
Self employed
Crib on the hill
No mortgage needed
Yes indeed,
The American dream
Finally realized.
But
I tell my story
To simply say This ,
Never to be ashamed of your past
For it can inspire others
Because it’s not what happened to you
But how you react to it
That truly matters.
And
Without a doubt in my mind
I Believe in the desires of your heart and your ability to make it happen. But believe me when I tell you this , It will take nothing less than everything to make your dreams come to live. But believe me when I tell you that truer words have never been spoken
It will be worth it.

And
it doesn’t matter
If you’re
Black
Or
White
Alien
Or
The
Beast
You and only you
Can make it happen!

Love changes people
It sculpts us into someone
Who understands more deeply,
Hurts more often,
Appreciate more quickly,
Cries more easily,
Hope more desperately,
Loves more openly
And lives more passionately.
That’s what love does
That’s what makes love extraordinary,
That’s my kind of love
That’s black love.

You May Not Know Me But You Will Always Feel Me 🖤

Lately life
feels like a lot
of walking
Sometimes I know
where I’m going
Sometimes I don’t
And sometimes
it just doesn’t matter ,

Sometimes the wonder
is in wandering
But every turn lead to a path
I had not known that I was meant to walk
Every path takes me to a better season
Every path leads me to a different lesson
every lesson learned leads to a better life
and a better life doesn’t happen by taking the
same path , the known path
So yes like nature I change my
path often , I challenge myself, I move
differently intentionally
Yes I dabble in danger, I take risks
Sometimes I break open the sky
just to unearth what’s underneath all the layers
Yes indeed, this courage
My courage , this realm, the things beyond
God...
The road less traveled is Devine

You think
You know a poet
Based on his writing
And the
Beautiful words
He whispers
In your ear

His words
An ocean
Of promises
Full of light

His words
At times
Could  make
Your heart
Shiver in desires
And
Your knees
Buckle as you
Stand in wonderment
In awe
Of the beautiful words
He bleeds

But the truth is
You don’t

Because a poet will
Only gives you a glance
Of  how he feels
In the moment

And
In his moment
Lost in the moment
Try to be found in the moment
His thoughts may be nothing
More than a vision of ecstasy
A beautiful illusion

If you truly want to
Know a poet
Once in awhile take a dive
Into the depths of his eyes
Between the bitterness
And the sea

There ,
You’ll see
Everything you need to see
For his eyes
Could show more tales
Than words
Can ever tell

In the depths of his eyes
You will see exactly
What is veiled behind it all
A place where darkness dwell
Or
A place where the light
Shines brighter
Than the Stars above.

I heard them say
That cats have nine lives
And no matter what life throws at them
They always land perfectly perfect
On their feet
But as impressive this may sound
I remain unimpressed
Because
Perhaps the same can be said
For Edmund black
Because believe me
When I tell you that truer words
Have never been spoken
No matter if the sky’s fallen
The earth’s crumbling
Or the sun’s risen
I remain standing taller than ever before

“No matter what”


     Still, I rise!

When love find you
You will know

Flowers will grow From fingers
Palms full of soil a scent that
Lingers and leads

You will not be afraid
To toil in loves garden

You will come as water
You will come as seeds
You will come as whatever
Love needs you to be

And
love will come
As whatever you need
Love to be
Bending to each other’s burden

All life
all light
strange and ready.