Submissions by Kementic1 (Hussein Ali Hill)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
The odometer of my life is hidden from me which has me worrying about my legacy Is my existence a part of an eternal plan or am i just leaving temporary footprints in the sand Either way even if it is just spam i write therefore i am
SELF POEM
Published
6th Feb 2024 9:37pm
6th Feb 2024 9:37pm
A Keeper Of The Flame
It's not about "bs" or jive
I have a "sacred" duty to keep our stories alive
I follow where the tale goes
through our collective highs and lows
Like a torch bearer, my words make their rounds
to hamlets, villages cities and towns
I am driven by the work I do
in hopes to inspire the next Hughes or Angelou
My only claim to fame
is that I am a keeper of the flame
I have a "sacred" duty to keep our stories alive
I follow where the tale goes
through our collective highs and lows
Like a torch bearer, my words make their rounds
to hamlets, villages cities and towns
I am driven by the work I do
in hopes to inspire the next Hughes or Angelou
My only claim to fame
is that I am a keeper of the flame
#motivational
#inspirational
#LifeGoals
#wisdom
#determination
171 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Feb 2024 10:50pm
4th Feb 2024 10:50pm
The Other America
Blacks here live in places like N'awlins, B-more and Chiraq
where hard working people have to watch their back
Because from both the cops and criminals we are under attack
and the courts will not cut us any slack
Our country is divided by an ethic, religious or political wall
in order to survive my people climb mts. that are Everest tall
We live on a social-ecomonic isthmus
Where crimes on us by both Whites and Blacks we witness
At best, for us the glass that hold life's joy is only half full
but, least we are no longer...
where hard working people have to watch their back
Because from both the cops and criminals we are under attack
and the courts will not cut us any slack
Our country is divided by an ethic, religious or political wall
in order to survive my people climb mts. that are Everest tall
We live on a social-ecomonic isthmus
Where crimes on us by both Whites and Blacks we witness
At best, for us the glass that hold life's joy is only half full
but, least we are no longer...
#oppression
#racism
#freedom
#HumanRights
#inequality
123 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Feb 2024 00:26am
2nd Feb 2024 00:26am
Your Brother In The Struggle
We came here as his chattel
sold on auction blocks like cattle
Our women he raped and disrespected
even today they remain unprotected
They laughed, smoked, ate and drank
while bodies of hung black men rotted and stank
Now shoot us like rabies carrying dogs in the street
or take us to jail after our heads they beat
It is sad to see
that after 300 years we are only semi-free
All these things in my mind I juggle
as I remain your Brother in the struggle
sold on auction blocks like cattle
Our women he raped and disrespected
even today they remain unprotected
They laughed, smoked, ate and drank
while bodies of hung black men rotted and stank
Now shoot us like rabies carrying dogs in the street
or take us to jail after our heads they beat
It is sad to see
that after 300 years we are only semi-free
All these things in my mind I juggle
as I remain your Brother in the struggle
#oppression
#racism
#freedom
#HumanRights
#inequality
211 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Jan 2024 3:52am
29th Jan 2024 3:52am
When Our Stars Align
Jupiter Saturn Venus and Mars
is our fate really in the stars
They are shuffle daily like cards in a tarot deck
on a bad day we get negative cards and say what the heck
Somedays things go smoother than China silk
and we crave more like a newborn hooked on it's Mother's milk
When it comes to love baby everything will be fine
when our stars align
is our fate really in the stars
They are shuffle daily like cards in a tarot deck
on a bad day we get negative cards and say what the heck
Somedays things go smoother than China silk
and we crave more like a newborn hooked on it's Mother's milk
When it comes to love baby everything will be fine
when our stars align
#happiness
#love
#hope
#courage
#inspirational
365 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Jan 2024 4:28am
7th Jan 2024 4:28am
Ironic
In America we are:
So connected were are disconnected
So #Woke that we are asleep
So enslaved that we think we are free
So busy chasing money that we are spiritually broke
So convinced we are true believers in our religions that we are brainwashed
So wrapped up in politics that we are puppets
So fixated on our destination that we forget to love the company we keep along the way
So hungry we eat food so fake that it is dangerous to intake
I hope all of the words above are an enlightening tonic
but for me...
So connected were are disconnected
So #Woke that we are asleep
So enslaved that we think we are free
So busy chasing money that we are spiritually broke
So convinced we are true believers in our religions that we are brainwashed
So wrapped up in politics that we are puppets
So fixated on our destination that we forget to love the company we keep along the way
So hungry we eat food so fake that it is dangerous to intake
I hope all of the words above are an enlightening tonic
but for me...
#oppression
#politics
#freedom
#ignorance
#deception
746 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Nov 2023 6:10am
11th Nov 2023 6:10am
The Ultimate Currency
We spend some everyday
either in a big or small way
On a friend, loved one or a stranger
bc in our hearts we know there is no danger
Sadly, our priority is chasing money
which ironically is funny
Bc in the end we see
that love is-The Ultimate Currency
either in a big or small way
On a friend, loved one or a stranger
bc in our hearts we know there is no danger
Sadly, our priority is chasing money
which ironically is funny
Bc in the end we see
that love is-The Ultimate Currency
#love
#kindness
#hope
#gratitude
#respect
671 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Oct 2023 00:35am
18th Oct 2023 00:35am
Genocide
All human life is sacred that's the deal
we are born with an immortal soul under factory seal
Endowed by our Creator with the right to be free
almost 8 Billion of us you and me
Hell is when you live in a warzone w/o electricity and water under constant fear
that you won't live to see the new year
Lives are being lost while Mothers sadly shed salty tears
I wish they would rust the Jets and Tanks gears
It's time for the nations of the world to put their pride aside
bc when two or more go to war all it creates...
we are born with an immortal soul under factory seal
Endowed by our Creator with the right to be free
almost 8 Billion of us you and me
Hell is when you live in a warzone w/o electricity and water under constant fear
that you won't live to see the new year
Lives are being lost while Mothers sadly shed salty tears
I wish they would rust the Jets and Tanks gears
It's time for the nations of the world to put their pride aside
bc when two or more go to war all it creates...
#death
#evil
#tragedy
#suffering
#hypocrisy
1040 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2023 00:20am
3rd Oct 2023 00:20am
The A List
All of my life I have felt like a cloaked Bird of Prey
will the real me ever be on display
About this Ellison and Wright knew what to say
will it also be my forte
This has been my existence
I feel like a ghost off in the distance
Via my poetry my "voice" is heard
but not being full seen feels a bit absurd
Like in the play by the famous Italian existentialist
if I find my Author will my spirit make -The A List
will the real me ever be on display
About this Ellison and Wright knew what to say
will it also be my forte
This has been my existence
I feel like a ghost off in the distance
Via my poetry my "voice" is heard
but not being full seen feels a bit absurd
Like in the play by the famous Italian existentialist
if I find my Author will my spirit make -The A List
#identity
#politics
#freedom #culture
#freedom #culture
182 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Sep 2023 1:49am
18th Sep 2023 1:49am
A Poor Black Man's Lament
I am forced to stretch a US Dollar
to the point I hear George Washington holler
One time our founding father to me said
stop trying to kill me I am already dead
I said George they make my people break our backs
just to earn a few legal greenbacks
I use to wear Italian designer slacks
back when I was making some stacks
Now I dine on gourmet Ramen noodles
bc it is cheaper than the food rich people feed their Poodles
But I am blessed to have never made my bed outside on concrete and cement
and all of the above...
to the point I hear George Washington holler
One time our founding father to me said
stop trying to kill me I am already dead
I said George they make my people break our backs
just to earn a few legal greenbacks
I use to wear Italian designer slacks
back when I was making some stacks
Now I dine on gourmet Ramen noodles
bc it is cheaper than the food rich people feed their Poodles
But I am blessed to have never made my bed outside on concrete and cement
and all of the above...
#anxiety
#frustration
#despair #disappointment
#despair #disappointment
232 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2023 00:32am
3rd Sep 2023 00:32am
I Am The Existential Poet
I am the existential poet
the lines on my palms show it
My coming was foretold
back before the days of old
I am a member of the 7th tribe
sent here to be their scribe
I am here to herald the awakening
which will begin with the quickening
When we the people with Melanin
break out of the mental hell we're in
The battle of good vs evil rages on from here to beyond the sun
but, our side will be the victorious one
We will board the...
the lines on my palms show it
My coming was foretold
back before the days of old
I am a member of the 7th tribe
sent here to be their scribe
I am here to herald the awakening
which will begin with the quickening
When we the people with Melanin
break out of the mental hell we're in
The battle of good vs evil rages on from here to beyond the sun
but, our side will be the victorious one
We will board the...
#hope
#courage
#motivational
#inspirational
#wisdom
178 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
31st Aug 2023 7:23pm
31st Aug 2023 7:23pm
My Star Gate
Black Queen your eyes reflect our collective history
our past to me is no longer a mystery
i am transported ten thousand years
faster than newborn can shed tears
back when we were Kemetic
and the pace of lives was so not frenetic
we were a people of regal and noble bearing
and our hearts were filled with caring
a race tan, strong and proud
without a veil of self-hate worn like a shroud
our great (x 200) grandparents built the great pyramid
it is a shame how...
our past to me is no longer a mystery
i am transported ten thousand years
faster than newborn can shed tears
back when we were Kemetic
and the pace of lives was so not frenetic
we were a people of regal and noble bearing
and our hearts were filled with caring
a race tan, strong and proud
without a veil of self-hate worn like a shroud
our great (x 200) grandparents built the great pyramid
it is a shame how...
#love
#gratitude
#admiration
#respect
#emotions
258 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Aug 2023 8:26pm
28th Aug 2023 8:26pm
Footprints
I tried to do right by you
and to see this thing through
But, my Baby all you do
is paint my soul a midnight blue
I wanted to make it to the 15th round
but, everyday I cry enough tears to drown
I am sad we have to part
but, I'm tired of your footprints on my heart
For us I had a master plan
with me as your lover man
But, honey you turned cold as a hard frost
and the crop that was our love we lost
At night I turn and toss
over this terrible lost
I am sad we have...
and to see this thing through
But, my Baby all you do
is paint my soul a midnight blue
I wanted to make it to the 15th round
but, everyday I cry enough tears to drown
I am sad we have to part
but, I'm tired of your footprints on my heart
For us I had a master plan
with me as your lover man
But, honey you turned cold as a hard frost
and the crop that was our love we lost
At night I turn and toss
over this terrible lost
I am sad we have...
#sadness
#heartbroken
#frustration
#disappointment
#bittersweet
230 reads
0 Comments
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