Freedom freed them
But didnt free dumb
A free dome is not known
In this home where the buffalo moaned
The other man roamed
Renamed every stone
O-press tho change-o
Makin new clones
Time is on loan
Heavy is the tone
Freedom stands alone

Haakim U. Allah © 2018

That which I give my attention will manifest itself in its own time…

There are times when intentions don’t gel with time

Times when time permits not

When will is slow to meet passion and action fails to suffice

Then there are times when too much is too soon and too little too late

As destiny wilts at the laughter of fate when the thought is past its due date

When the goal and intention is pure and honorable

Yet the clock mocks
making character vulnerable

Time is the essence of make or break of promise in word

Rise to that verb that bonds you to the most valuable of virtues

Be it swift or steady mind not

Stick to the script and don’t stop

Til it is shown and proven

Concious and guilt of inability is mine enemy

We do what we can so don’t ask more of me

© Haakim Understanding 2016

It's that third chakra.
That center of your chest that vibrates
Makes or breaks your mettle
That shyt that won't let you settle
Won't allow you to stagnate
Solar plexus
Fired up kettle
Pushes and drives you
To work that talent
Find that balance
Meet that challenge
Black coal heart burns but shines with the heat
The sun in you
The rays of hue
Insistent beat
Anxious but mellow
Color me yellow
Bright and warm
Flush with energy
Brewing storm
World on alert
Stars are aligned
Even losers get lucky sometimes
Turning lemons to limes
Popping wheelies on the middle line
Bricks in the road turned yellow
About time
Um, about that line
The black heart one
The balance will come
Just keep in mind
Some gold rocks start out black
They are just unrefined
Yellow is the chakra of success,
You'll get there in time
Don't let the glitter
**** with your mind
Go ahead and plant that seed
And don't get it twisted
You might have to give up on what you want In order to get what you need...


Haakim Understanding... 3/11/17 (C)

On the back of a dragonfly
Truly fast and furious
Stop and hover for awhile
To contemplate the curious
Maybe race some bees
Or bully some mosquitoes
Tailgate an eagle
Just to see where he goes
I might hang out with butterflies
They never seem to worry much
I notice when they're being chased
They're never ever in a rush
I'll dart around some children's heads
Just to make them try to touch
Hear them laugh and giggle
My favorite sound gives me a rush
Spring is springing
And all is good
Zipping in and out the woods
This is nature
It's my hood
Won't you visit if you could?


Haakim Understanding... © 2017

Grief makes you want to blend in with darkness in mindless fixation
Even welcome the evacuation
of feeling
'cause that too is sensation
Thoughts and images reeling
Stewing in a cauldron of frustration
This ...
...This ...
This...
Just ain't right.
This ain't just, right?
The universe got it wrong this time
Universe - all just is
this quiz
WHY???
WHY???
That eternal query
Whose answer stays buried
Germinating confusion
In flashes of illusion
Nay but it is...
Real conclusion.
We lose some
We had some
Wasn't yours, um
Give it back
Time is up.
Done.
End of track.
Run
Run those tears that trapped in
Those fears
Run those tracks that trace
All the years
That are no more.
Those tears that bore
Through ducts of memories
Holed up in store
Eroding the core of gladness
Fueling flames of madness
This grief
I have
Just let me blend in with this darkness .. .


-Haakim Understanding 9/2016

Her beauty gave me life when it took my breath
I mean so arresting!
How can I protest?
This must be in jest
But, convince my chest
That houses this heart on its blinded quest
It wants what it wants
What it wants only taunts
And here she is now in front of me all graceful with her flaunts
If only I were bolder
I'm twice her age older
But ****, just to hold her!
I smile a shy blush
Hiding how I crush
Timing is everything
All rewards are just
For the right chemistry I'll wait
... I must...

-Haakim Understanding 9/19/2016