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MAMA PINTO +27)723039124 is an expert healer, love spell expert, spiritualist and psychic. I have 20 year experience in this craft having been chosen by my Ancestors and Spirit Guides to continue in their footsteps. I am blessed by my great ancestors to help in solving some of your problems strictly through the engagement of spiritual means and healing I'm regarded as the best in solving all works failed by other healers because through interactions and discussions with many other healers and clients that their work failed I managed to discover almost every reason why their works failed of which some are attributed to healer and others to clients related to spiritual guide lines hence I came up with complete solutions to mitigate all these failures; I'm the best traditional spiritual healer / Sangoma, Restore Lost Love, Powerful Sangoma, Lottery Winning, Fix your Marriage, Lottery Winning, Sort out Divorce, Black Magic Spells, Solve Financial Constraints, Life changing, Psychic Reading to mention but a few; I use the miracle black magic spells and strong herbal medicine to heal and cure all people's complications in life. I inherited this job from my ancestors in my family. For so long my family has been famous as the best traditional spiritual healer family. "I read your fate and destiny accurately by using the ancient methods of checking through water, mirror, your hands and many others enabling me to tell you all your problems, AM the current leader and Foreteller of the grand ancestral shrine of BANTU which has been in existence since the beginning of the world as a source of the most powerful unseen forces, I have solved many mysterious problems by using the invisible powers. Am regarded by many as the greatest powerful spiritual healer on the planet today" * Bring back lost lover in (3days). * Strong love spells/Marriage spells * Job and job promotion Remove bad luck * Remove tokoloshe, cleaning of homes premises. * Do you want divorce or stop it? * Make him/her love yours alone. * Business boosting and customer attraction * Stop court cases (same day) * Do you have pregnancy complications? * Get a partner of your choice (3days). * Pass all assignments: Work interviews, school exams, soccer interviews * Win all chance games (lotto, casino, soccer bet, etc) * Ultimate magic powers for Leadership, preachers (fellowships), sangomas * Do You Have Unfinished Work from Other Healers, I'm The Answer and Solution to Everything; Today Is The Day Don't Wait. For More Information contact: CALL / WHATSAPP: Mama Pinto : '+27)723039124' HELP ALL PEOPLE ACROSS THE WHOLE WORLD.” ''+27)723039124''
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The muscle cars have aged out of high school hamburger stands and live in landfills or junkyards but some survive. The codger across the street in the end house keeps his in pristine condition, replacing its parts, babying its body in ways he can't do for himself. I see him rolling out down the street, into youth, joy, music, health, until he rounds the corner and disappears.
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Aug 6, 2025
Aug 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM UTC
Detroit
On our east-side Detroit neighborhood: brick two-family flats with wide porches. Buildings so close together, windows open in summer (no one had AC; it was the 50s) we could hear noises of daily living, toilets flushing and pots and pans banging. The entire block across from us was open except for two houses attached by an enclosed bridge. This was the "recreation center". Beside the buildings on the south, basketball net and tennis court and sandbox pits with stakes for pitching horseshoes. On the north side, the children's playground with swings, monkey bars, and sandbox. The open field to the west, all the way to the next street, held baseball diamonds and soccer/football fields. In the winter, some of that area was turned into an ice skating rink. Bradley Recreation Center -- our go-to place every day. Where we grew up, thrived Took chances on ourselves Met possibilities
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Apr 27, 2025
Apr 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM UTC
Neighborhood
Many have wondered how those who do not worship the dead can find serenity and a savior in the inanimate but I believe that the remnants of passion of earnest devotion can be found in the abandoned housing projects on Detroit’s East Side or on the wooden crosses that line rustbelt interstates the spirit of this land and its people can be found in what they leave behind.
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Jan 31, 2021
Jan 31, 2021 at 9:20 PM UTC
The Ghosts of Detroit’s East Side
Here, in this village,   I, am unpigmented canvas   my suburban skin,   unfamiliar. Where the trees bleed colors of resurgence   into the vacant and vibrant damp,   dark, earth below   to begin and paint again.
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Dec 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019 at 9:38 AM UTC
Detroit’s Future in Avalon
As I stood,   on the wet street   in solitude, behind the external lens   in my hands, I could hear the passing   of painted, ticking clock hands as they whispered and waved through static noise   from precipitation   around me–           I wondered, if a past soul   of mine, contributed   to a time of white flight,   when a financial crisis   sprawled like a crack   on a windshield, from a chip   in glass, created   by another battle   between politicians. My present soul,                 resides, in Heidelberg,   where   stories of others become painted dots   on buildings   climbing walls   like spiders,   their painted eyes against the stark white, doted house seeing all.
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Nov 30, 2019
Nov 30, 2019 at 2:49 PM UTC
Heidelberg Project
I learned of a love for treehouses, And 8 mile. Both the Detroit and Farmington sides. I gave up deepthroating and cigarettes for New Years. I developed an attachment to bridges. Morrison, Hawthorne, Burnside, Steel, Tilikum All pacing my afternoon runs. Ambassador. My favorite thing about traveling is coming home at the end. I met another soul mate, one I don’t kiss. We read our poems between English classes, Scrounge up quarters for midnight subway runs, Bond over an old love of car rides and vampire weekend. She says Life is excruciatingly painful, And as your best friend I’ll let you know “I only smoke **** with you, on tuesday evenings.” (“And I only cry in public bathrooms at noon.”) I learned home is where the heart is, And my heart is always with my mother I inked our love onto my skin in June. I know now, that ******* is less scary and more of a sad college kid thing. (But ****** is just as scary as it seems on TV.) I met the pigeon man on 6th and Yamhill, Swarmed by hundreds of grey flying rats Kissing each one on the head before setting them back down. I finally lost my father. It didn't hurt half as badly as I imagined it to. I invited too many girls to stay the night. And one too many boys. But I never regret holding you all close because friendship is ****** magic. Thank you my little pony. I learned no, you can't flush toilet paper in Asia And yes, elephants are incredible. That spinning on a pole makes you an artist before anything else. That embarrassment is worth it. That therapy is worth it only sometimes. I learned a language where I can finally be quiet. Admitted to Guilty pleasures In pop music And fried food. My body is a temple that can handle some mac and cheese. And beauty is much more loving your current state than anything else. I love my current state. Rain, and no sales tax, and a candlelit home.
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Jan 6, 2019
Jan 6, 2019 at 1:53 PM UTC
New Years Resolutions (2019)
I learned of a love for treehouses, And 8 mile. Both the Detroit and Farmington sides. I gave up deepthroating and cigarettes for New Years. I developed an attachment to bridges. Morrison, Hawthorne, Burnside, Steel, Tilikum All pacing my afternoon runs. Ambassador. My favorite thing about traveling is coming home at the end. I met another soul mate, one I don’t kiss. We read our poems between English classes, Scrounge up quarters for midnight subway runs, Bond over an old love of car rides and vampire weekend. She says Life is excruciatingly painful, And as your best friend I’ll let you know “I only smoke **** with you, on tuesday evenings.” (“And I only cry in public bathrooms at noon.”) I learned home is where the heart is, And my heart is always with my mother I inked our love onto my skin in June. I know now, that ******* is less scary and more of a sad college kid thing. (But ****** is just as scary as it seems on TV.) I met the pigeon man on 6th and Yamhill, Swarmed by hundreds of grey flying rats Kissing each one on the head before setting them back down. I finally lost my father. It didn't hurt half as badly as I imagined it to. I invited too many girls to stay the night. And one too many boys. But I never regret holding you all close because friendship is ****** magic. Thank you my little pony. I learned no, you can't flush toilet paper in Asia And yes, elephants are incredible. That spinning on a pole makes you an artist before anything else. That embarrassment is worth it. That therapy is worth it only sometimes. I learned a language where I can finally be quiet. Admitted to Guilty pleasures In pop music And fried food. My body is a temple that can handle some mac and cheese. And beauty is much more loving your current state than anything else. I love my current state. Rain, and no sales tax, and a candlelit home.
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# I visited the heavens today all gods were absent looked out the window we were in the clouds landed in Detroit on a dreary day why would it be any different? this skeletal remain of a city at least the bartender was great but now I’m drunk wandering around Detroit hope I wake up in my hotel #
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Sep 24, 2018
Sep 24, 2018 at 11:17 PM UTC
Detroit
Shell gas station with little neon green palm trees perched upon the edge of the frenzied freeway,           a picture of plastic paradise      strewn with bright green lights      like spotlights of limelight      shedding light upon city life                never far from the dark side...           nearby, I spy an assortment of street signs to guide you into the night,      so turn right, & drive right      fly past the stoplight      into the glare of red light           & beware the districts of night life
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Apr 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017 at 12:58 PM UTC
Detroit Daydreams
Potholes sprinkled across empty Detroit streets      *like bullet holes in ***** bedsheets* Found within the vacant homes of the forgotten,      alive with reminders of what used to be Before the neighborhoods became abundant in abandoned homes      and awash with abandoned people Yearning for forgotten yesterdays suspended far from reach,      searching for a memory of something concrete While wandering along the crooked, cracked sidewalks      cemented with resentments; Forgotten, forsaken, forlorn, foreboding... foreclosure      crisis spray-painted on the brick of a blown out home Hungry for habitation despite dishevelment,      explicit with endless nothingness
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Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017 at 2:58 PM UTC
Detroit Decay
From the passenger seat of my boyfriend's car I keep my eyes wide while we drive, & watch The world as it passes me, bye... I wave from behind the tinted glass Safely secured from the dangers that lie outside We turn the radio all the way up So we won't hear it squeak when we hit another speed bump Instead we're blinded by bright city lights Neon signs, streetlamps, & traffic lights; Green then yellow then red, then red & blue (watch out, they're coming for you) In the flashing lights, I see the city covered in a fresh coat of graffiti Train-cars & abandoned buildings, dark alleys & concrete fences, A bridge overpass where the streetlights have no electricity: "Danger Reality Ahead"
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Feb 21, 2017
Feb 21, 2017 at 9:58 PM UTC
Downtown Drive
It was winter of 16' I met a boy in the land of Mary, We went on our first date in the diner, With my boy, boy from Detroit. We shared an omelette, he put on extra ketchup A scene I'll keep reminiscing. We talked and laughed, as if no one's there Suddenly I felt something so familiar On the way to his car, I asked if he's cold He said, No I'm fine, I am from Detroit. In his car to the movie, in downtown Washington, D.C. The movie is  called Manchester by the sea I looked at him while he talked about how his parents met in Annapolis. My first blue eyed boy, oh Michael from Detroit. He said that he would leave, in the month of February To China, to pursuit his dreams. I said ,it's fine, it's not like I am looking for a relationship. Little did I know, I will fall for this boy from Detroit. It was winter of 16', we always liked to have some ice cream Wandering in the city of the district Sometimes we didn't, sometimes we did Know where the street is taking us to We may stand in the cold, try to figure out which way to go But with him I'd never get lost. My boy from Detroit, it was never a fling but why are there so many" what we could have been"? Before you left, you asked my when do I know, When do I know that I have feelings for you? Well I guess it was the moment I unexpectedly agreed to go to a movie with you after dinner In your black Ford on a late Friday night It was winter of 16' We are both at the crossroad,not knowing where life Would take us to But we will be fine, after some time We will meet again without tears in my eyes. This is for you, Mike Oh my boy from Detroit When the day come,I would gladly Change my last name to Olevnik.
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Feb 6, 2017
Feb 6, 2017 at 9:38 PM UTC
Boy from Detroit(lyrics)
It was winter of 16' I met a boy in the land of Mary, We went on our first date in the diner, With my boy, boy from Detroit. We shared an omelette, he put on extra ketchup A scene I'll keep reminiscing. We talked and laughed, as if no one's there Suddenly I felt something so familiar On the way to his car, I asked if he's cold He said, No I'm fine, I am from Detroit. In his car to the movie, in downtown Washington, D.C. The movie is  called Manchester by the sea I looked at him while he talked about how his parents met in Annapolis. My first blue eyed boy, oh Michael from Detroit. He said that he would leave, in the month of February To China, to pursuit his dreams. I said ,it's fine, it's not like I am looking for a relationship. Little did I know, I will fall for this boy from Detroit. It was winter of 16', we always liked to have some ice cream Wandering in the city of the district Sometimes we didn't, sometimes we did Know where the street is taking us to We may stand in the cold, try to figure out which way to go But with him I'd never get lost. My boy from Detroit, it was never a fling but why are there so many" what we could have been"? Before you left, you asked my when do I know, When do I know that I have feelings for you? Well I guess it was the moment I unexpectedly agreed to go to a movie with you after dinner In your black Ford on a late Friday night It was winter of 16' We are both at the crossroad,not knowing where life Would take us to But we will be fine, after some time We will meet again without tears in my eyes. This is for you, Mike Oh my boy from Detroit When the day come,I would gladly Change my last name to Olevnik.
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Time for an adventure, 3 a.m. and raining Sitting in my FUBU hoodie My brain was really straining To keep awake until the bus Pulled into Detroit Station So I could start my trip across This once great and mighty nation I wasn't there alone this night Others dozed and slept Some just sat there silently While some just sat and wept I looked at those around me Who had assembled for this ride I hoped we would get along When in walked a young bride She was dressed in white from head to feet Her veil was ripped and torn Behind the ruined makeup You could see her face was worn No groom came in, she was alone She changed, sat, made no fuss It was almost one more hour Before we finally saw our bus A Greyhound, drab and dreary Pulled up at our loading door They announced "210 to Vegas" And they didn't say no more Most people fly when heading there They want to get there and get home Our band of silent travellers Wanted to just get out and roam They loaded up our cases I just had a backpack, that I was gonna take on board and Just load it where I sat They said fifteen more minutes They would have to fill with fuel At this point I made contact With a man....to have a duel He was sitting right across from me He had a ball out, on his knees He was tossing it into the air So...I brought out my keys He tossed it up and caught it So, with my keys I did the same He smiled and flipped it to his left and with my keys I played his game He moved it round from hand to hand Made it hover in mid air He did it all so gracefully I did the same with out a care His ball, my keys...time slipping by Just then he gave a smile He bounced the ball upon the floor He had beat my by a mile I nodded, slipped my keys away I'd been outdone through and through By a man with a red rubber ball What else was there to do? We lodaded up and took our seats The crowd was pretty thin With the lights low on inside the bus It was looking rather dim The married folks and partners paired up in seats as pairs The singles spread out randomly As they collected up our fares Vegas, was our hallowed ground The final destination for us all Then on the station P.A they made the final loading call Thirty three hours was the time We'd take to drive Give or take some time for food stops We'd all get there safe, alive We hit the road directly My adventure had begun It was still dark in the distance We were driving towards the sun Across the aisle all alone An old lady sat and wrote She was trying to get comfortable She was wrapped up in her coat The seat behind me, vacant I was grateful for this fact It afforded me the space so I Could put my seat right back With the blind pulled down, I tried to sleep, at last I drifted off There was the sound of the bus motor And of the occasional, dry, hoarse cough I heard music in my head at first So I thought it was a dream It turned out to be a radio Owned by our runaway, bridal queen she sat two rows down and to my left She had changed into some jeans, and shirt She had one ear plug in, one out You could see how she did hurt I got up, stretched, went to the back I'd freshen up and have a *** As I walked I felt so ill at ease As all eyes followed me The back two seats were occupied by  two nuns, one old, one not The smiled as I came near them I smiled back, and then I thought This cast of wayward characters Was not at all like those That were portrayed in "Homeward Bound" The song most folkies all shoud know On my way back I noticed a man Reading, or at least that's how it looked I saw no print upon his page No letters in his book I stood and watched, his fingers flew Like they were moving on a rail Then I realized that he was blind And his book was all in braile I stood there in amazement At this sight that I'd just seen Then I chuckled at the cover From an old ******* Magazine We pulled into a diner We'd been out for nine hours now We had an hour to ourselves Time to change and get some chow Most folks sat as they had come In pairs or all alone Some went out for a ciggy One old man went to the phone We all made sure to void ourselves Before we got  on board For the smell from eighteen greasy meals would test the nuns faith in our lord The background noise was louder Than it had been at the start We were eighteen lonely travellers Travelling together, but apart A father and his daughter Played "eye spy" and sang some songs They played "license plate bingo" Most lyrics they got wrong The old lady across the aisle was watching, intently like a hawk She was scratching things inside her book You'd expect her just to squak The man who had the ball sat Alone, said not a word I walked by and said "good morning" But I don't think he heard He sat there, still not moving staring out the window at the world He was taking in the movie Of our trip as it unfurled The trip was uneventful It went on mostly the same People reading, people watching Father, daughter and their games The driver pointed out some stuff As we passed by on the way "To the left you'll find the largest ball of string made to this day" He pointed out old houses, Fields of battle, lost and won Just a couple took real notice Most wished the trip was done A repeat after five more hours A new driver came on board She was blond, blue eyed and beautiful Inside, my heart just soared In my imagination She would pick me from the crowd When we made it to Las Vegas I would go with her, I'd be proud But, she sat there pointing out the sights Like her predecessor had My fantasy went up in smoke It was really kind of sad We ventured on till Vegas getting off to eat and then We would all repeat our actions And get back and sleep again It was quiet for the most part Most folks waiting for the end When we came out of the mountains We could see the strip around the bend "Ten minutes till Las Vegas" our blond driver told us all Make sure you've your belongings I looked at the man who had the ball He smiled tossed it in the air I tossed my keys just one more time In a way, we had a friendship In a way , it was a crime We had one thing in common It would stick with me for good It would always make me smile And a smile's always good We pulled up into the station We were all tired from the ride Most grabbed their extra luggage I grabbed mine and went inside There, I went up to the window Bought another ticket, heading east Turned and bumped into a fellow He was a slight, buy friendly priest "I'm heading to Detroit, my son" "Where is it you're off to" "I'm just off on an adventure" "I think I'll go back there with you" He smiled, opened his bible We had three hours still to wait Before our bus was ready to go back Across the United States You might ask yourself, why do this? Why go back and not take time To see the city that I'd come to It just seems so sublime to me the whole adventure Isn't in the place I go The adventure is the people Each trips a brand new show The cities that I visit Really never, ever change But the people....oh the people Man, some are really strange If you now would please excuse me I must go and change my clothes For I'm off on adventure How it turns out...no one knows.
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Jul 7, 2012
Jul 7, 2012 at 4:52 PM UTC
The Bus Trip
Time for an adventure, 3 a.m. and raining Sitting in my FUBU hoodie My brain was really straining To keep awake until the bus Pulled into Detroit Station So I could start my trip across This once great and mighty nation I wasn't there alone this night Others dozed and slept Some just sat there silently While some just sat and wept I looked at those around me Who had assembled for this ride I hoped we would get along When in walked a young bride She was dressed in white from head to feet Her veil was ripped and torn Behind the ruined makeup You could see her face was worn No groom came in, she was alone She changed, sat, made no fuss It was almost one more hour Before we finally saw our bus A Greyhound, drab and dreary Pulled up at our loading door They announced "210 to Vegas" And they didn't say no more Most people fly when heading there They want to get there and get home Our band of silent travellers Wanted to just get out and roam They loaded up our cases I just had a backpack, that I was gonna take on board and Just load it where I sat They said fifteen more minutes They would have to fill with fuel At this point I made contact With a man....to have a duel He was sitting right across from me He had a ball out, on his knees He was tossing it into the air So...I brought out my keys He tossed it up and caught it So, with my keys I did the same He smiled and flipped it to his left and with my keys I played his game He moved it round from hand to hand Made it hover in mid air He did it all so gracefully I did the same with out a care His ball, my keys...time slipping by Just then he gave a smile He bounced the ball upon the floor He had beat my by a mile I nodded, slipped my keys away I'd been outdone through and through By a man with a red rubber ball What else was there to do? We lodaded up and took our seats The crowd was pretty thin With the lights low on inside the bus It was looking rather dim The married folks and partners paired up in seats as pairs The singles spread out randomly As they collected up our fares Vegas, was our hallowed ground The final destination for us all Then on the station P.A they made the final loading call Thirty three hours was the time We'd take to drive Give or take some time for food stops We'd all get there safe, alive We hit the road directly My adventure had begun It was still dark in the distance We were driving towards the sun Across the aisle all alone An old lady sat and wrote She was trying to get comfortable She was wrapped up in her coat The seat behind me, vacant I was grateful for this fact It afforded me the space so I Could put my seat right back With the blind pulled down, I tried to sleep, at last I drifted off There was the sound of the bus motor And of the occasional, dry, hoarse cough I heard music in my head at first So I thought it was a dream It turned out to be a radio Owned by our runaway, bridal queen she sat two rows down and to my left She had changed into some jeans, and shirt She had one ear plug in, one out You could see how she did hurt I got up, stretched, went to the back I'd freshen up and have a *** As I walked I felt so ill at ease As all eyes followed me The back two seats were occupied by  two nuns, one old, one not The smiled as I came near them I smiled back, and then I thought This cast of wayward characters Was not at all like those That were portrayed in "Homeward Bound" The song most folkies all shoud know On my way back I noticed a man Reading, or at least that's how it looked I saw no print upon his page No letters in his book I stood and watched, his fingers flew Like they were moving on a rail Then I realized that he was blind And his book was all in braile I stood there in amazement At this sight that I'd just seen Then I chuckled at the cover From an old ******* Magazine We pulled into a diner We'd been out for nine hours now We had an hour to ourselves Time to change and get some chow Most folks sat as they had come In pairs or all alone Some went out for a ciggy One old man went to the phone We all made sure to void ourselves Before we got  on board For the smell from eighteen greasy meals would test the nuns faith in our lord The background noise was louder Than it had been at the start We were eighteen lonely travellers Travelling together, but apart A father and his daughter Played "eye spy" and sang some songs They played "license plate bingo" Most lyrics they got wrong The old lady across the aisle was watching, intently like a hawk She was scratching things inside her book You'd expect her just to squak The man who had the ball sat Alone, said not a word I walked by and said "good morning" But I don't think he heard He sat there, still not moving staring out the window at the world He was taking in the movie Of our trip as it unfurled The trip was uneventful It went on mostly the same People reading, people watching Father, daughter and their games The driver pointed out some stuff As we passed by on the way "To the left you'll find the largest ball of string made to this day" He pointed out old houses, Fields of battle, lost and won Just a couple took real notice Most wished the trip was done A repeat after five more hours A new driver came on board She was blond, blue eyed and beautiful Inside, my heart just soared In my imagination She would pick me from the crowd When we made it to Las Vegas I would go with her, I'd be proud But, she sat there pointing out the sights Like her predecessor had My fantasy went up in smoke It was really kind of sad We ventured on till Vegas getting off to eat and then We would all repeat our actions And get back and sleep again It was quiet for the most part Most folks waiting for the end When we came out of the mountains We could see the strip around the bend "Ten minutes till Las Vegas" our blond driver told us all Make sure you've your belongings I looked at the man who had the ball He smiled tossed it in the air I tossed my keys just one more time In a way, we had a friendship In a way , it was a crime We had one thing in common It would stick with me for good It would always make me smile And a smile's always good We pulled up into the station We were all tired from the ride Most grabbed their extra luggage I grabbed mine and went inside There, I went up to the window Bought another ticket, heading east Turned and bumped into a fellow He was a slight, buy friendly priest "I'm heading to Detroit, my son" "Where is it you're off to" "I'm just off on an adventure" "I think I'll go back there with you" He smiled, opened his bible We had three hours still to wait Before our bus was ready to go back Across the United States You might ask yourself, why do this? Why go back and not take time To see the city that I'd come to It just seems so sublime to me the whole adventure Isn't in the place I go The adventure is the people Each trips a brand new show The cities that I visit Really never, ever change But the people....oh the people Man, some are really strange If you now would please excuse me I must go and change my clothes For I'm off on adventure How it turns out...no one knows.
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These streets knew feet in days gone by, bustling sidewalks, crowded storefronts, laughter, light and dancers leaking out of smoke-filled bars. Cars would wind through intersections, blood cells between neighborhoods. From The Corner came The Roar. He remembers how the Autumn sounded                        back in '84 when Alan Trammell brought The Series home, the arcing shot off Gibson's bat, the rolling wave of soaring voices.                       Old English                              "D"               tattooed on the hearts                         of a city      who's been hurting since the 50's. Bless You Boys. Ya did it-- went and Sparked up Michigan and lit a dimming town again in Corktown's widening eyes. In 20 years, though, losses pile up. 55 and starved for signs of trends reversing, luck upending, impending relief or just some kind of                   something. Sickening, cloying rapid decay        as neighborhoods die. These streets know crumbling cinderblock walls and blistered paint coats don't cover ribcages starting to show-- steel girder bones--and windows blown out, like teeth lost from a well-spoken mouth, allow the Lake Michigan wind to howl                       out the tale--             through oxidized bones--        of just what it looks like       when economic war hits home. Heartbeats still find footing in Motor City streets, beneath          the Old English "D," but mind the scoreboard smart; the Tigers lost a hundred games                     in 2003.
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May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 at 6:58 PM UTC
Old English "D"
These streets knew feet in days gone by, bustling sidewalks, crowded storefronts, laughter, light and dancers leaking out of smoke-filled bars. Cars would wind through intersections, blood cells between neighborhoods. From The Corner came The Roar. He remembers how the Autumn sounded                        back in '84 when Alan Trammell brought The Series home, the arcing shot off Gibson's bat, the rolling wave of soaring voices.                       Old English                              "D"               tattooed on the hearts                         of a city      who's been hurting since the 50's. Bless You Boys. Ya did it-- went and Sparked up Michigan and lit a dimming town again in Corktown's widening eyes. In 20 years, though, losses pile up. 55 and starved for signs of trends reversing, luck upending, impending relief or just some kind of                   something. Sickening, cloying rapid decay        as neighborhoods die. These streets know crumbling cinderblock walls and blistered paint coats don't cover ribcages starting to show-- steel girder bones--and windows blown out, like teeth lost from a well-spoken mouth, allow the Lake Michigan wind to howl                       out the tale--             through oxidized bones--        of just what it looks like       when economic war hits home. Heartbeats still find footing in Motor City streets, beneath          the Old English "D," but mind the scoreboard smart; the Tigers lost a hundred games                     in 2003.
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I took a walk today and listened to the birds choking on the smog, broke my mother's back with every step and outran a stray dog. I picked you a bouquet of dandelions from the field because flowers can't grow when the sun's always concealed. I put them in a vase and filled it with water from the tap they died within an hour, now I know for sure you won't come back. I always swore I'd never own a broken home but it's hard not to when the only one's who stay are the garden gnomes — but someone's been smashing them in the middle of the night, or maybe they're blowing out their brains to escape my company and the blight. There's no magic left in this city, so chronically gray storms are always passing though and the rainbows are too scared to stay... I wanted to run away with you from the hood and past the burbs to somewhere where the air is clean and filled with singing birds. But instead I'm stuck here on this couch, microwaving Ramen while I search for words.
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Jan 21, 2015
Jan 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM UTC
Rhyme for Detroit
Maybe family roots are calling, so I'll sing back. Maybe the "streets is watching" -- so I'll wink back. A city, teeth-deep in tragedy that still talks back. Detroit, I think we've got something in common, maybe I'll come back. In the gut of the city, see spots gutted, yeah I know the feeling. rough and tough, been through enough but there's still bigger-badders threatening. They say they'll huff, and then they'll puff, and blow your house down again. This just got hairy, not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin. In the aftermath of perfect disasters in a domino series, all eyes glue on the ruins, scanning for signs of life & death amid debris, it's prime-time on Tragedy Channel for train wreck week, strollin' out of the dirt with a smirk...hey D ---look we're on TV. Wearing hurt like a shirt, Detroit you're my remedy. That heartbeat, that house drum, that low, growling energy. Many think this city is dwindling, Detroit lights are dimming lately. But listen for that low hum, under the pavement, feel the rumble under your Nikes. An army survivors, are-me's telling stories in different ways. Listen to my movement, see me be the music, throttle always open, Motor-City made. Watch feet jittin' and go cross-eyed, 3000 RPMs in one take. Music-macguyvers throwing backspins into air-flares, on the snow or in the rain. Maybe family roots are calling, so I'll sing back. Maybe the "streets is watching" -- so I'll wink back. A city, teeth-deep in tragedy that still talks back. In this city I see myself, we're both about to make a come-back.
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Nov 12, 2014
Nov 12, 2014 at 5:05 AM UTC
I See This City In Myself
Maybe family roots are calling, so I'll sing back. Maybe the "streets is watching" -- so I'll wink back. A city, teeth-deep in tragedy that still talks back. Detroit, I think we've got something in common, maybe I'll come back. In the gut of the city, see spots gutted, yeah I know the feeling. rough and tough, been through enough but there's still bigger-badders threatening. They say they'll huff, and then they'll puff, and blow your house down again. This just got hairy, not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin. In the aftermath of perfect disasters in a domino series, all eyes glue on the ruins, scanning for signs of life & death amid debris, it's prime-time on Tragedy Channel for train wreck week, strollin' out of the dirt with a smirk...hey D ---look we're on TV. Wearing hurt like a shirt, Detroit you're my remedy. That heartbeat, that house drum, that low, growling energy. Many think this city is dwindling, Detroit lights are dimming lately. But listen for that low hum, under the pavement, feel the rumble under your Nikes. An army survivors, are-me's telling stories in different ways. Listen to my movement, see me be the music, throttle always open, Motor-City made. Watch feet jittin' and go cross-eyed, 3000 RPMs in one take. Music-macguyvers throwing backspins into air-flares, on the snow or in the rain. Maybe family roots are calling, so I'll sing back. Maybe the "streets is watching" -- so I'll wink back. A city, teeth-deep in tragedy that still talks back. In this city I see myself, we're both about to make a come-back.
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He said but you've been wasting time, potential's rare and hard to find. If what you're looking for is peace of mind. Then do something with yourself. She said but I have no place to be, and I'm still figuring out this person who's me. Can't tell you how many times I've been on my knees. Do you think I'm going to hell? He said a woman like you is not bound for flames. Stop making excuses stop playing your games. You are what you do your names just a name. The world isn't going to wait for you. She said but there's so many options and ways I could go. What if I choose wrong, how will I know? I've been dissecting the past finding new ways to grow. I'm not really sure of what I want to do. He said so do nothing does that make you feel better? When it rains do you cry making everything wetter? Or are you the sunshine to the worlds ill weather? You're thinking too far ahead. She said do you know how many red flags I've missed? The ungrateful sets of lips I've kissed. And the funerals I won't even begin to list.   Everyone leaves or is dead. He said so I guess I'm no one we're not really talking. You're here, but off in your head gone walking. You've hardened your heart and there's no point in gawking. You're the one pushing everyone away. She said so there's few left okay I get it. And maybe you're right I should probably quit it. I'm blessed and grateful for some I'll admit it. I'll stop hitting the button that says replay.
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Aug 22, 2014
Aug 22, 2014 at 5:51 PM UTC
A Useful Conversation
My water tower in the sun, my pillar in the dark. Rust on a warehouse door, **** anatomy of a shark. A hidden, naked cartoon, vulnerable and hurt. The afternoon rays of light, exposing my empire of dirt. Squid in a dark room, forgotten seat for you to **** Discovering rotten apples, the fruitless empty pits. Far on the ***** the eye is negligent to mankind. No on has ***** yet "American **** isn't hard to find. From this floor to the next, watch out for the holes. Stalactites are forming, between the rods and the poles. The gang is all here, each with a gat. Questioning Detroit, wondering "where da party at." A symphonic silence, from abandoned piano keys. For the love of the city, the birds and the bees. A ladder to assist you, in anything but a climb. Wasting away the day, when all you have is time. Where they once opted elevators, they now offer only stairs. Peacefully residing, in the asbestos, grime, and the glares. The walls they're all puking, a paint chip epidemic. No chalk at the chalkboard, a failed academic. Some sign walls in scribble, some bless us with art. Beautiful light fixtures hang, while sanctuaries fall apart. The debris and the rubble, wooden frames and the splinters. A back road in the city, in the dead cold of winter. An altar to stand at, with no sermon or expectation. A pew a sinner can rest, with only God's examination. A wall devoted to an ***** hymnal at hand. Stained glass more exaggerated, with shards in the plan. Dancing on floorboards in rafters, climbing up to rooftops. Wandering and trespassing, trying to avoid cops. Panda bears, pillar **** and playing in the snow. In the shadows and the blackest rooms, I really like to go. Pussycats in hallways and the golden lightning kitty. Posing seductively in vacancy is where I feel pretty. I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel, I've found King David. Interrogated with the whys and don'ts, though I wish they'd save it. Picasso in the projects, Sloth and Marilyn Manson. Fairmont Creamery Company, a view held for ransom. Some window panes are for looking out, some for looking in. Struggle Buggy Snow White still sleeps, forever strugglin'. I've seen them ask for me, "Warriors come out to play." Detroit is to me, what night is to day. I caught Pikachu and have seen a **** elephant. In the frost of the Fisher, I found a heart that was spent. But the cardio made of brick, spoke with such sass. Resting bones at the Packard, in an armchair that's trash. Patriots are nosey and robots attack. Never putting an hour on when I'll get back. On top of the world, or looking up from the bottom. Abandoned buildings, schools, churches, there's something about them. Where a tree has a better chance of rooting and planting. When a society suddenly seems a bit slanting. Color a flower on a wall that's been broken and charred. Breathe life into a battlefield, encourage the scarred. Take away ego and vanity, glance into a filthy mirror. Don't just listen to a person, actually hear. Sure maybe at times I may seem a bit morbid. And my words can be harsh and approach kind of forward. But when you're standing alone, in a hallways that's dead. Whose last bell has been rung and last book has been read. Then you hear footsteps from the floor up above. It's in that uncanny awareness. And fear... I find love.
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Aug 20, 2014
Aug 20, 2014 at 12:25 AM UTC
Ode to Detroit
My water tower in the sun, my pillar in the dark. Rust on a warehouse door, **** anatomy of a shark. A hidden, naked cartoon, vulnerable and hurt. The afternoon rays of light, exposing my empire of dirt. Squid in a dark room, forgotten seat for you to **** Discovering rotten apples, the fruitless empty pits. Far on the ***** the eye is negligent to mankind. No on has ***** yet "American **** isn't hard to find. From this floor to the next, watch out for the holes. Stalactites are forming, between the rods and the poles. The gang is all here, each with a gat. Questioning Detroit, wondering "where da party at." A symphonic silence, from abandoned piano keys. For the love of the city, the birds and the bees. A ladder to assist you, in anything but a climb. Wasting away the day, when all you have is time. Where they once opted elevators, they now offer only stairs. Peacefully residing, in the asbestos, grime, and the glares. The walls they're all puking, a paint chip epidemic. No chalk at the chalkboard, a failed academic. Some sign walls in scribble, some bless us with art. Beautiful light fixtures hang, while sanctuaries fall apart. The debris and the rubble, wooden frames and the splinters. A back road in the city, in the dead cold of winter. An altar to stand at, with no sermon or expectation. A pew a sinner can rest, with only God's examination. A wall devoted to an ***** hymnal at hand. Stained glass more exaggerated, with shards in the plan. Dancing on floorboards in rafters, climbing up to rooftops. Wandering and trespassing, trying to avoid cops. Panda bears, pillar **** and playing in the snow. In the shadows and the blackest rooms, I really like to go. Pussycats in hallways and the golden lightning kitty. Posing seductively in vacancy is where I feel pretty. I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel, I've found King David. Interrogated with the whys and don'ts, though I wish they'd save it. Picasso in the projects, Sloth and Marilyn Manson. Fairmont Creamery Company, a view held for ransom. Some window panes are for looking out, some for looking in. Struggle Buggy Snow White still sleeps, forever strugglin'. I've seen them ask for me, "Warriors come out to play." Detroit is to me, what night is to day. I caught Pikachu and have seen a **** elephant. In the frost of the Fisher, I found a heart that was spent. But the cardio made of brick, spoke with such sass. Resting bones at the Packard, in an armchair that's trash. Patriots are nosey and robots attack. Never putting an hour on when I'll get back. On top of the world, or looking up from the bottom. Abandoned buildings, schools, churches, there's something about them. Where a tree has a better chance of rooting and planting. When a society suddenly seems a bit slanting. Color a flower on a wall that's been broken and charred. Breathe life into a battlefield, encourage the scarred. Take away ego and vanity, glance into a filthy mirror. Don't just listen to a person, actually hear. Sure maybe at times I may seem a bit morbid. And my words can be harsh and approach kind of forward. But when you're standing alone, in a hallways that's dead. Whose last bell has been rung and last book has been read. Then you hear footsteps from the floor up above. It's in that uncanny awareness. And fear... I find love.
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She'll rattle your cage and get into your head. Lioness on prowl to **** or be dead. The jungle she's from is a book not yet read. She's hungry and hunting won't sleep till she's fed. Love is unimaginable, impossible at most. When it's always grape jelly she puts on her toast. As if the big bad wolf ever got his pig roast. It's the infinite expectation pre marriage and post. Facts are the advantage logic is key. Accepting the nature of things left to be. Horizons hold more than any eye can see. To know ones self is to truly be free.
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Aug 19, 2014
Aug 19, 2014 at 8:56 AM UTC
Free
There was always light. But they called her a black hole for a reason. No one could fill it. Drawn in to drown in her existence. The constellation that mapped out your last adventure. They only knew what they saw from a distance. The plan but not the actual destination. Home was never shelter, never a place. It was acknowledging who you are. And loving its entirety. It's something you make for yourself.
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Aug 19, 2014
Aug 19, 2014 at 8:30 AM UTC
Home
Real is the empty promise. It's the shadow of knowledge, making contingent ideas for the nostalgic. The intention, the purpose, the art of life.. Lost. When you choose to settle for less than what you are.
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Aug 19, 2014
Aug 19, 2014 at 5:59 AM UTC
The Empty Promise