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Edmund black Jun 2018
Watching the news
    so hard for me
My tears, my anger
       as  genuine
        as they are
      Seem so cheap
      How could we
   ever make it right?
       The stripping
          Of dignity
     The humiliation
There are no words to  
even describes the atrocities
                Done
      Do I feel guilty ? No
                   For
I did not  put them through this
      Do I feel responsible? Yes
      Do I feel ashamed? Yes
         My heart is crying
   We all need to remember
         Respect and honor
      we owe  to each other
      remember sometimes
    We make the right choice
       for all the wrong reason
          sometimes we make
            the wrong choice
       for all the right reason
       We can make this right!
Please let your voices be heard at this disastrous border war going on ... we can do better , We’re Americans... This is not about Politics  rather Human Relations... GIVE LOVE!
Edmund black Sep 2018
Much like my dream
Poetry sanction me
To be anyone
and
everyone
I want to be

To
explore the places
In my mind’s eye
And dwell from the
Most magical place
In all the world

My
imagination


I like that!
Edmund black Dec 2021
I’ve been a self assured
Confident man
In everything I do
I’m the master of my mind
And I choose to focus
In only the positive things
Around me
The great people
The powerful lessons
The countless opportunities
I believe in myself and abilities
My thoughts are positive
And bring light into my life
And perhaps others,
Yes At times I grieve I struggle
But I never allow it to break me
I Welcome everyday with love
gratitude and peace
I kept strong
That’s what I do
No matter the pain
No matter the joy
I choose to write
my own story
Edmund black Jul 2018
The climate in the
World may change
But it will never
Change me
not for a moment
I truly have the most
amazing  life ,
Couldn’t be any better
I get up every morning
Next to  this gorgeous
amazing woman
Get my morning kiss
Maybe a few morning kisses
in my open mouth
If you get my drift
Cause you know I’m in love
Sit back in the back patio porch
Listening to Mother Nature’s  
Performance
while reading hellopoetry
Few minutes later
I told my lady  I had to
Go run  some errands
Not realizing yet
What’s up ahead,
Arrived and
While in line at Chrispy kreme’s
A little boy about 5 years of age
Loosing his mind over some
Chocolate frosted
Mother and father told him
They couldn’t afford it
They were only there for coffee
Little boy started
crying hysterically
My Heart Cries out for him
And chivalrously I’ve waited
in line right behind them
Just couldn’t allow
That to take place
I told dad if it was okay
I would love to buy the boy
a dozen chocolate frosted
He accepted and gave
me a hand shake
Mom teared up and dad
wouldn’t Stop thinking me
I hate seeing good
People like this
But anyway,
What an awesome moment
A moment of love sharing
And here’s the most
Amazing part of
my early morning outside
Of my morning kisses
I got the longest hug
From the little man
A handshake
From dad
And a kiss on the cheek
From mom
What can be any better
Than the life I live
I do what I want
And it’s mostly
Helping other people
That’s all that matters.
Having meanings in
Other people’s lives
Fulfills me ,
And what more
Can I say ,
My perfect
          Morning

I live life
For the inexplicable
Moment
Life is love and love
     Always gives
                    ALWAYS
I’m not claiming this kind of life is for everyone, but it never hurt to try ... nor do you need to be a millionaire to give a helping hand to your fellow brothers and sisters!
Edmund black Sep 2021
5+5=10
2+8=10
7+3=10
3+710
9+1=10
6+4=10
We all live different lives
Have different experiences
Different styles
Different sayers
But in the end it doesn’t matter which path
We have taken to get there,
The answer is the same.

Poetry is about feelings
Experiences, stories, emotions.
Or whatever that needs to come out
Allowing the mind
To express what it feels
Without judgment or shame
Whether you agree with it or not
It is still 👆🏽

My only desire for those on the receiving end,
Is to inspire more feeling.
And
If I’m lucky, challenge your perspective
On a positive note.
We should always run towards the light, as it will allow us to see the path to maturity. As well as the path to growing, Mentally, Emotionally, and Spiritually.
I Love You Too
Smile.
Edmund black Sep 2018
My problem
With love
I hate that
Mosquitos
love me
Seriously lol ...
Edmund black Dec 2018
As you can see
From
My perspective
I’m an old soul

Rhythm
and blues
Is where
My mind dwells...

At times
Some , would give
Their all  
To tango along
With my rhythm

But
They don’t give
A **** about
My blues ...................
Edmund black Feb 2020
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.
Your story is only what is told or written. You , however.... Are The Author ;)
Edmund black Jun 2018
I’m
Sitting here On the
      mountain top
Watching the sunrise

           With
a cup of coffee in hand
           today’s
   paper on the other
   I’m reminded of the
   Life I ought to have
           And
  How blessed I am
      To  be alive

          Oh my
What a beautiful
         Scenery

Nature surely knows
           How
  To put on a show

The Trees are creaking
And moaning  in the
             wind
The snakes are  hissing
The Goats  are bleating
The bears are  growling
The bees are humming
And buzzing In a
          distance
Birds high on the trees
  Clapping for the rise
            I swear
Excitements had them
Singing all morning long
           Even had
the leaves dancing
            For joy
              And
      Luckily for me
         I was there
With my cup of coffee
   In hand and today’s
    Paper on the other
To capture the moment
              Of  a
Perfect performance
         By Nature
I am so thankful for the sunrise today, which encourages me to be still and reminds me to take in  the forever changing of nature .... Now Imagine That ;)
Edmund black May 2023
A lot of relationships
Sadly comes to an end
Because of people’s error
People’s stubbornness
People’s misunderstanding
I mean,
To think that
you know your spouse
Because you cuddled each evening
Would be very ungrateful.
How can you know the woman?
How can you know the man?
They are processes,
they are not things.
The woman that you knew yesterday is not there today
The man you made love to last night, is way gone reborn again
So much water has gone
down the Ganges;
They’re somebody else,
totally different.
So much has changed
Each day anew
Relate again,
Explore again,
don't ever take it for granted.
Cherish each moment
like a new day to love us all over again.
NMB
Edmund black Feb 2020
NMB
-
Since my resurrection
I don’t even know
Who am I anymore.
I’m not sure what it is,
There is something different about me
I feel different
I move different
I love different
I see the world in a different pair of eyes
The boy in me, doesn’t even
Want to come out and play anymore.
Guess I needed more time!
Edmund black May 2018
The
Beauty
          Of
Getting
            Older
                  Is
              That ,
                 You
         Become immune
                   To all
                       The *******.
They just don’t excite me anymore.
Thoughts!
Edmund black Jun 2023
Poor little heart
Draped in blues
No one seems to cares
No one seems to notices
No one seems to knows that
You’re such a romantic poem
Draping in magical desires
Waiting to be read.
Edmund black May 2018
Overthinking can
                                   Be a distraction
                                
                                            Don’t you
                                    Ever ignore

                                                 The truth
                                   For temporary happiness.
I shall remember that :)
Edmund black Feb 2021
When I was a young boy
My greatest wish was to be a star
Not a star as in a celebrity
But an actual star above your head
In the sky
Like nature’s best
I’ve always yearned
To be free
A beacon of light
Standing tall
So full of love
A clear path for others to seek
Guiding light shines so bright
A refuge for those enduring much pain
To be someone’s wishes
If I can reach for whatever
It will reach for me too.....
Nothing has changed!
Edmund black Mar 2022
impossible
If I can love
With a broken heart

If I can smile
With a broken mind

Then I can fly
With a broken wing

Fly I will,
Fly
I
Will
Edmund black Mar 2020
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.
Edmund black Jan 2023
I was too cold
to love
I was too hungry
To share
I was too disturbed
to see
I was too crushed
to care…
I was too hopeless
to believe…
I was too empty
to feel
I was too proud
to ask for help
I was too weak
to pray
I was too busy hating myself
to love myself
Until words gave me eyes
to see
I could find beauty
in these dark moments

to accept
Edmund black Feb 2023
They say
The saddest heart
And the coldest poems
Are teller made for the
Most written poetry’s ever read
So
That  had my mind wondered
If there was
Any poetry for love
As
There was poetry’s for pain
So
I had to pretend
Or
Make believe that
The answer is Yes
Because in
My illusion's
My desire's
My craving's
There is only
One song
For I am
A
Happily
Ever after
Kinda
Guy
Edmund black Jan 3
Perhaps,
Let’s be real here.
Real men don’t fall for looks
Baby I’d rather fall for your words
I heard sometimes, it could last a lifetime
Baby tend my nest with your words !!!
Edmund black Mar 2020
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
Edmund black Mar 2023
The greatest thing
in life are the people
We  love , the places
We’ve seen, and
The memories we’ve
Made along the way

Where do you
See yourself
At the end of the day with
The people you love
And the things you like

Do you used the things
And love the people ?

Or do you love the things
And used the people ?

Based on
how you answer
This question
Will shed light on
where
You stand in life

But Understand that
A person
Who lacks compassion
Is their own hangman

It’s never too late to
Find a way to
Appreciate those
Who love you best

That’s the message!
Edmund black Oct 2021
I wonder if my bed could talk
What would she tell the world about me ?
Would she be loyal to me
And keep my secrets ?

Would she tell the world
How I always treat her like royalty
Morning , night and day?

Would she breaks her promise to me
And tell the world
How many faces she counted
Throughout the years?

Or
Would she stand up for me
And tell the world to mind
It’s own **** business...

I wonder if my bed could talk
What would she tell the world about me?

Would she tell the world
How I fixed her up so pretty every morning ?

Or
Would she share our secrets
And tell the world
Just
In hours later I have her
Looking like an old rag
And
Smell like *** in a bottle ?

I wonder if my bed could talk
What would she tell the world about me?

Would she whisper my secrets
Softly behind my back to Mr.Jones
About how Mrs. Jones and I
Be dancing the night away ?

Or
Would she be faithful to me
And keep my secrets safe ?

I wonder if my bed could talk
What would she tell the world about me ?

Or
would it be fair to say
Maybe I’m just a paranoid man
Who’s just wondering a little bit too **** much ?
Sometimes I wonder to wonder
The End
Edmund black Jul 2018
I just can’t help noticing
So many poets
With splits hearts
The hearts that cries out for help
Yet I’ve noticed
The silent sounds
From the comments
The words you’ve  never said
Not a sound is heard
As they’re desperately crying for help
Their tears are falling for us
Their words crying ink
To be touched and set free
we must open our eyes
To their writings for it has a tale to tell
A glimpse of the roller-coaster of emotions
going on through the poets lives
But many go unnoticed
So I prayed
We can noticed their cries
And shield them from dangers unaware
And try to see yourself through the poets minds
Sometimes I ask myself
Are they truly In need of help
Or Is it just writings
And since I don’t have the answer
You don’t know the answer
We must and should
Reached out
Yes it is true
It’s not  our profession
But it is also true that
We are all God’s creatures
And the great book says
help those who cannot
Help themselves
So next time you
And you and you
Notice a writer
Crying out for help through their ink
It won’t hurt to send
them a few words
of encouragement
A few words of hope
Or maybe just a good morning
Sometimes goes a long way
let them know
Life is precious
It has its ups and downs
But it always gets better
As I expressed
It wasn’t long ago
When a phone call saved my life
Maybe you’re the last word
the poet is waiting on
Before they’ve reach a dead end
It’s too late
Edmund black Nov 2023
No, we’re not strangers
No, we’re not wild animals
Breathing in human form
Find where we are all connected
There, awaits the peace in us


Let There Be Peace On Earth
Edmund black Oct 2019
Your vision lies
But
your mind has eyes
Poetry challenges you
To use them
And
See reality perfectly clear
Edmund black Jan 2019
There’s something
In the wind
It feels like moisture
But my flesh
My eyes remain dry

There’s something
In the Sky
It seems like darkness
But my path remains
Forevermore brighter

Every step taken
Is forward motion
I ebb and I flow
As the tide of the ocean

Fluid like movements
There is no doubt
I am here to stay

No way to contain my thoughts
The world not done justice
If I simply shut my mouth

The poetry deep inside my soul
I seek and I find
My spirit not bound
To my body or mind

Endless poetry
My true state of being
The world  finally now know
The poetry from my core
Edmund black May 2023
It was like
Yesterday
A century ago
For better or worse
lost in a dream
All sounds suddenly faded
Solitude embraced
Like the waves
from Hokusai painting
A moment of illusory feeling
Second felt like a year
A minute like a lifetime
A lifetime like eternity
Its bittersweet taste dance and sing
around my mind for a while
I guess until it does what it comes to do
I swear insanity never felt so good
separate me from the chaos in my head
Can’t scream must kept perfectly quiet
Or you might wake up the beast in the dark
The silence calls for the mystery
The mystery fed the wonder
And I always like to be fed plenty
Until sanity leads me back to myself
And filled my soul with the happiness
That It seems to craved
Edmund black Jul 2020
Hello Poetry family, kindly please join me at 9PM ET in a prayer for just a minute. Thank You!

In Christ’s Name....Amen!
Stay Safe!
Edmund black Jun 2019
Read
Leaders
Read
But
Always
Question
Everything
You
Read
Edmund black Aug 2022
We
Live in
A world
Where
Boundaries
Divide
Can and can’t do
Near and far
Harmony and dissonance
Possible and improbable
Love and hate
Black and white
They wake up every morning
Convincing themselves
Convincing you
That they’re fighting this war
Along side of you
While enriching themselves
On your pain and misery
Laughing behind your back
All the way to the bank!!
Open Your Eyes
——
Edmund black May 2018
Sometimes in
       Life
You wake up
  And you ask
         Yourself
Am I dreaming
       And if so
Please God
       Don’t
Allow me to wake-up
         Because
This dream of mine
   Feels just too
Good to be true
              Yet
I did woke up
     And realized
This dream of mine
      Was actually  
        My reality
             And
       My reality
              Is
Definitely something
          I deserve .

   I truly believe
           I
       Deserve
      A
        Beautiful
Sensitive
       Intelligent
Confident
          Sassy
      Loyal
           Passionate
       Humble
            Commutative
         Honest
              Professional
               Crazy
            For me
Kind of woman
        And
       Because
            Of
      You darling
               This
           Isn’t
                 A
            Dream
                 It
                      Is
           Our reality
Thank You
Edmund black May 2018
Sometimes
         Life
               Is
                  About
                             Risking
                                          Everything
        
                          For
                               A
                                  Dream
                                             No
                                                  Else
                                                         Can
                                                                See.
It’s your life, promise you won’t give up no matter what others say.
Edmund black Feb 2021
Your
        Mind
Restrict
      You
Your
        Mind
Frees
      You
You
       Have
       To
Choose
Release control. Fall in love with the process and be surprised by the outcome.you are the question and the answer. don't underestimate the power of Yourself, your thoughts, and the ability to choose joy, wellness, freedom. Whatever obstacle is in your way....you can get and will get through it! #notestoself #bornwinner #thrive
Edmund black Oct 2020
Miracles are answered prayers. Work hard. Love hard. Stay prayed up.
Relax, be good to yourself and enjoy your day lovebugs .
I, so admire y’all !!! Be great y’all! ❤️
I thank God for the people and places that bring me peace no matter what else is going on around me. This year has proven to be challenging in a multitude of ways, but I've maintained my peace despite it all. I've had to learn to channel my inner peace when people and situations challenge me to do otherwise. And when all else fails, I close my eyes and return here in joyful anticipation of returning once again. Keeping peace and love in my heart!
Edmund black Jun 2018
In some crazy way
like  being loved
Poetry  gives me
Strength and
Motivation
at times it’s
all I  have
It’s where
I escaped
It’s Where I
feel right at home  
my happy
state of mind
Where I take
my mental
Essence to
a higher plateau
Where words
becomes Arts
Never ceased
to amazed
Let the ink
dance  with
my mind  
Tango enlightenment
Impossible to avoid
ink splattered
all over
my thoughts
It’s like swimming
In the  Black Sea
with full consent
into a black hole
Impossible to
let go
Orientation put
me into a dazed
But not for long
anticipating
memory fades
Ruined  expressions
like mind on fire
seeking for the  river
Put words together
analyzed all
the dance strides
my ink had taken
Scrutinized  
what It all means
and make sense
      of it all
Nevertheless
keep my insanity
Is The duel
being  fought
Enduringly
into the abyss of
The poetic  mind
Sometimes even when I’m not trying to think About what to write , without notice without warning words starts popping inside my head to a point at times I may have to stop whatever it is that I’m doing to write it down before it disappears for ever ... not an easy task but it’s what I love doing ;)
Edmund black Jul 2023
Your poetry
Speaks of forever
While the answer
Keenly showing in your eyes.

Sunshine of my mind and soul,
You are such a beautiful,
Beautiful liar

Nonetheless,
It was the unwritten rhythm
Of your heartbeats,
That gave you away.
I would be fooled, if wasn’t music 🎶
Edmund black Jun 2023
The happiest poets I know,
Are those who bleeds
Their Emotional abuse
To give rise to their
Emotional  intelligence
In the abyss of the ugliest of all


             And All
                          And All
                                         And All


              
             And All
                          And All
                                         And All



             And All
                          And All
                                         And All
And All
                          And All
                                         And All
Edmund black Nov 2021
I don’t believe
In second chances

                  If they do it once
They’ll do it again!
Edmund black Nov 2021
Sacred You’re ,
Sacred
   As the moon
         The earth
     And the stars 🌟
You deserve not to fall in love
With someone that you cannot keep.

               You deserve only the best
         For you’re A treasured gift from the One above.
Edmund black Mar 2023
Shotgun in his hand
And roses in the bedroom
Till death do you part.
It is not loyalty to remain faithful to anyone that do not nurture you but rather are controlling and abusive or consistently ignore your needs. No, that is not loyalty, it's suicide.
Edmund black Dec 2023
I’m certainly
Too desperate
To be greedy
Too scared
Not to want to hold you forever
I’ve been waiting for too long
Not  to know, you’re what my heart desire
I’ve been misinformed for too long
Not to know that you’re exactly
The explanation to my heart desires
I’ve dreamed of the stars for too long
Not to want you to be forever
I’ve been homeless for too long
Not to want to live in your heart forever
A fire for the night and a blanket of you
Baby all I want for christmas, is to be yours.
Edmund black Oct 2019
One truth
One consistent voice
One authentic face
One vision
One clear perception
One profound impression
You are naturally beautiful when you are oneself
Edmund black May 2018
Mirror Mirror on the wall you’re indeed my little secret. No matter what they say, how hard they’ve tried to tear us apart....

                           I see the Devine in you !
I am who I am and no one can change that #self acceptance.making peace with the Mirror.
She
Edmund black Jun 2021
She
-
Within the tears
She
gave me many reason to laugh with myself

Within the fears
She
gave me many reasons to hope for a better day

Within the painful nights
She
gave me many reasons to dance in the morning

Within my broken self
She
gave me many reasons to love
Of what remains in the mirror.

I’m forevermore thankful for She.
I’ve been blessed with someone in my life who has truly shown me love in the most consistent and genuine way. She’s my light that helps guide me and has never led me to destruction..Her smile intimidates the sun. Her heart can move mountains. Her spirit is contagious, despite life’s challenges she never breaks. Her mere existence is a classroom for me to sit in and I’m grateful to be part of her class. Not too many are lucky to have a love like this. God knows how grateful I am to her for my life. May God keep her and preserve her and bless her with the best this world can give.. love You with my all



I dedicate this to you, my love, for loving the perfect imperfection that is me
Happy birthday my love!
Edmund black Jul 2018
Star light
Star bright
I wish, I wish
on an angel
But never come true
or maybe sometimes
It’s not that our dreams
Never realized
It’s just that sometimes
The angel we’re wishing upon
Could very well be the love of your life
Your spouse
And sometimes we may wish
To open our eyes and noticed them
For what they are
Our Angels
For me it’s a dream come true
For by far she is the best thing
To ever happen to me
There’s not a day I don’t
Thank her for choosing me
making me a part of her
And making me feel  like the king I deserve to be
She is my world and always
will be
My Angel
Have you noticed your Angel lately?
Edmund black Jul 2018
No matter when
   I shut my eyes
I dream
of a world
   Of  passion
I will
        Forever
Divide along
       With
     For
        with
          her
         my life
       has new sense
          Moonstruck for
               her taste,
             She is
       the poet
           I won’t
        stop
             Talking
                or
             writing
                     about
Edmund black May 2019
Say what you want and do what you say
Forget what the naysayers are saying.
Baby you were born to shine
Don't believe anyone
Who tells you any differently.
Remember
Not everyone will be comfortable
With your sunrise
some people will misunderstand it,
Some people may mock it,
Some people will envy it…
But whatever you do
Baby shine anyway
You were not meant to shrink away
From the glory and grace
intended just for you.
Embrace each sparkle
Embrace every crumbs of the light
Please do not runaway from it
Because others failed to see you through
Soon you’ll realize that
By shining, you'll inspire others
To do the same.
Soon, the world will be brightened
And taken out of darkness
As they begin to realize
And understand their purpose as well
Because of You
Baby please do shine
Travel inside yourself,
You may be surprised how bright
You’re burning inside
Baby let the world feel your heat
Baby, Would you please do shine ?
Don’t be angry when people cannot love you the way you want them too.  It is your sole responsibility to mind your boundaries not theirs.  If you cannot find synchronization then let them go.  Is it disappointing and painful? Of course but no more than continued disappointment.  Love yourself enough to stay in peace.
Edmund black Jan 2021
When the expression
Of love
Becomes healing
For the warrior
Edmund black Feb 2020
Sign,  sign , sign
everywhere
Everywhere’s a sign
Yet
you still don’t see it
because
you only see
what you want to see
when you want to see it
Can you see the sign

🛑

Stop
Negotiating
What
Shouldn’t
Be
Negotiated
🛑

Your worth

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