Submissions by Poetiq1der

There he is again/searching...
for me - the object of his disdain/
his bete noire

Looking at him through the facets of my vision...
- He is a hulking one of them

The ones who seek to cut off my already
truncated life

Swish! a swift and practiced mano
takes aim

Lo Mein from last night's revelry
my launch to escape

....too evasive...

Yet, my aggravation is apparent -
if only to myself

Agitated setae sit stilly upon a
bottled back

Nonetheless, I take this latest attack
in...

Where I come from/Wall is not a street – its deceit –no retreat…
…corrupt cops on the beat/Knockout Games/fatal robberies erase lives like delete…
Winning at life is like Lotto when you’re groomed for defeat…

Where I come from/Wall is not a street, its carry heat –Tupac Lives! – The
Rose That Grew Through Concrete – EBT shrinking yearly/larder shelves less replete-
Wear your Jimmy/shit is real…AIDS is playing for keeps/ Amanda Knox, did she do it?
…can’t trust the chick that you meet…

Where I come from/ Wall is not a street…its Blacks take a seat – peeps...

Pushed to the edge by reality, yes, these verses will stifle
A revolving door always present; New York City...Vicious Cycle
This is a poem about the hardships, and monotony of this age
The world unchanging in its essence...many problems to assuage
Why is our purlieu in such predicaments, the morass so intense?
It seems the fire has been extinguished, in other words we've acquiesced
Hallways, Alleys, Subway Stations, where the weak and troubled roam
Considered dross by our society/that's why the streets became their home
Our youth in dire straits, how can they...

Tempers flare- Bullets pierce the air/Whatever happened to the 70's and being Nubian Aware? - Oh dear, so much panic out there - God's Chosen Laborers Now Speak In Our Ear/Little boys sagging...and pedophiles don't care/A Fight For Survival Is Waging Right Here - Apocalyptic Visions - some consumed by their fear...


...A cascaded tear - The Tribulation Is Near - no other time to compare - World Economies Are Failing - The USA In Arrears/All countries drunk from the violence as if downing mad beers -  It's not about The Word...just quick cash and careers/Lives are plain Toxic...