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the black rose Dec 2018
i am deep in relations
with a deeper meaning;
familiar to a larger view
of a picture that most
can only see a spec.
so when i’m distant
don’t you take it
as a form of disrespect,
or neglect.
my space
is required,
my ability to function
is in compliance with
my ability to be silent.
in solitude
i confide and
they say no man is an island,
i am an island,
isolated.
separated.
never to be integrated.
the black rose Dec 2018
hidden in plain sight
are the stories of my life
all of the pieces that i write
they speak
so sharply
like a knife.
yet
the ones so close
they lack the trait of understanding.
i’m more oblivious
to all that is surrounding,
i’m always giving
but the favor hasn’t found me.
it goes so deep,
a single broken piece,
profoundly.
the black rose Dec 2018
love me loud like lion’s roar
or love me none.
treat me proud,  
like i am but the only one.
make it known that i am yours,
down in a love,
down on all fours.
or down on two,
or bended knee.
a life with me,
extendedly.
forever
you & i
will be,
eternally.
the black rose Dec 2018
i am not the bigger person,
i take things personal.
i trade in my emotions,
vague role reversal.
i cash in my luck,
for a few moments of silence
by the waves.
i’m out of balance,
as the days go by
i waver
like
skipped rocks across the sea...
the black rose Dec 2018
an ever-brewing ache,
one similar to the feeling of the world on my shoulders.
it never lets up.
a silent cry in the wind,
a scintilla of sadness,
gives the warning of a thousand violent storms.
it’s chaotic here,
it’s a mess.
each day i breathe,
each day
i love a little less.
the black rose Dec 2018
would you die
to feel the warmth
of my persuasive embrace.
what would you do
for just a second of my time?
you dare not question my desire.
immense expression,
you’re in dire need of something that can make you whole again.
i hold the changer of worlds in a pocket so small.
a heavy guard at the gates,
there is no passcode.
how do you enter?
no one has entered since the past-world.
& all who entered
& left,
are still lost
with regrets.
you cannot leave this place of comfort,
you’ll never find it
not again.
there’s only one way &
the secret lies within.
the black rose Dec 2018
there is attitude as strong as my own in these kinks and these coils,
my Afro has a mind of its own.
she stands tall when she wants,
shrivel up when she’s cold.
sometimes shy,
she is not a people person.
my Afro only communicates with other Afros.
she ain’t stingy but she **** sure don’t like to be touched.
don’t you try to sweet talk her
when she’s in a rush.
only like a wash & oils.
sometimes gel and finger coils.
she’s amazing,
i love my twa.
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