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AJ Sep 2014
I love you
You probably think im full of ****
But I do, I love you
I may not know your name
or your struggle
I may not know where you've been
or where you are going but just know
I love you
I'm not talking about basic love
I love you in the purest sense of the word
I don't love what you can do for me but for who you are
I love the depths of you that can't be seen
I love your quirks that you think are too weird for "normal" human interaction
I love the way that your heart makes a beat that is the rythm to your life
Pure beauty

I want you to listen to it
do you hear it?
Now dance.
Dance to its beat,
it is unique and it is yours.
Made for you, by you
Dance until people call you insane
Dance because you are color
In a black and white world

Let's dance together.
I'll dance to my beat and you to yours
We will dance in perfect tandem
while the rest of the world is deaf to our music.
Some people don't understand how I love others so easily. I'm blind to how they can't.
AJ Sep 2014
Bang!
He's down
Bang! Bang!
He's not getting up
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He's dead
Bang!
Just to be sure
Violence against Blacks is not a new thing. Institutionaled violence against Black people is a problem. Always has been. I personally know people gunned down by the very people who vowed to protect us for petty reasons yet it was justified and no one was held accountable. When will it end?
AJ Sep 2014
"oh really, you write poetry? you don't look like you would"
"so what exactly does a person who expresses thoughts through writing look like?"
"no it's just that you are so manly and stuff"
"hmm...what makes me so manly? the way i dress?"
"that and you play sports"
"so let me get this straight, because i dress in boyish clothes and choose to stay fit through structured physical exercise i must be manly and also incapable of having the intellectual and spiritual ability to express my deepest thoughts into beautifully written relatable words?"
"i...umm...i didn't.."
"yes you did. before you judge someone at least make sure you know them. i may seem one way but trust me there are many layers to my being that you can't even imagine. i don't blame you for your ignorance because you are unaware that you even are, but next time you don't have an excuse"
yep...this conversation actually happened. unfortunately it is not the first time i've had a conversation of the sort. after awhile this conversation gets old. hopefully i made her look within herself so next time she won't be so quick to judge someone regardless of the topic.
AJ Sep 2014
53 days ago was the last time
i kissed the gates to my heaven
her..she does things to me
when her lips part and mine fill the empty space
I go to a place that can't be seen
only felt
you know, sort of like heaven
you don't know it exist until you go there
it's been 1272 hours since I held her soft body in my tender grip
her...she has magical powers
when she lays her head on my chest
my body instantly relaxes and my breathing evens
76,320 minutes since I looked into her mesmerizing eyes and felt her return the gaze...
her...she is a reflection of my better half
those beautiful brown eyes are the gateway to her soul
beautifully pained but courageous and strong
4,579,200 seconds since we entered different cars
that drove away in opposite directions
her...she is miles away yet again
saying "until next time" is never easy but it was even harder
within days we weren't able to talk anymore
our already long distance relationship became longer

it's been 45 days since she started her journey
to become army strong
when her arms are wrapped around me
my body melts into her for she is my protector
now she's my soldier
1,080 hours ago i last heard her beautiful voice
when she speaks fears and anxieties
become ghosts of my past
and my spirit rise to new heights
for 64,800 minutes we have only been talking through the stars
(and well, letters)
no matter how busy I am my mind stays on her
my ears still search for her voice, my hands reach for hers,
and my heart yearns for her company
3,888,780 seconds has passed since i slept to the sound of her soft
breaths as we drifted off to sleep
distance was between us
but she was still dreaming next to me

Only 28 days left until we are reunited
her...she will be in front of me
and i can watch her cute little walk as she
makes her way toward me and i her
In 660 hours i will be able to see her amazing smile
her...she has a smile that warms my entire being
it is the sunshine to my cold days
the rainbow after all the rain
her smile tells me i am home
39,611 minutes until i can feel her legs around my waist
when we embrace
i don't think i will ever let go...
in 2,376,388 secondsĀ i will be complete again
my world will become steady, nights will no longer be dark,
and my soul no longer lost and searching
for her...she gives me direction, purpose, strength, happiness.

In 28 days 11 hours 54 minutes and 20 secs
our relationship will no longer be "long distance"
AJ Sep 2014
i look at individuals as souls, not bodies
bodies are temporary but souls are forever
and that's how i like to look at myself and others
as everlasting drifting souls.
some with direction and others carefree
AJ Sep 2014
Have you ever felt like you have a purpose?
Like you know that you were placed in this world
to make a lasting difference?
i know i am destined to change lives.
i feel that is and will be my riches.
not some paper with dead white men.
have you ever felt scared with that responsibility?
nervous that you don't measure up to the expectations
of the higher being that strategically placed you in this world?
i don't want to fail any of the souls who are seeking refuge
in a listening ear and a sincere heart.
I know I can't be there for them all but if i can be
for at least some...if i can show someone that they are
loved, strong, deserving of happiness, and that life is not as
****** as it seems but it is something beautiful, just like them.
if i can guide someone to see their potential and know that they
can accomplish good things and be thriving individuals
then, i believe, i can drift on knowing that i fulfilled my purpose
just some thoughts...not to sound cocky or anything, but i genuinely feel like i have a great purpose in this world. we all do, some are aware and some aren't.
AJ Sep 2014
it's funny how the best seems so appealing
then...then better comes along and you realize
that best is never the best because in fact there will always be better
well except in this case because of course you are the best there is
well after me...actually fine we can be a tie
so therefore me and you together are better
but individually we are still the best
me rambling my thoughts on paper
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