Submissions by SPIRIT (SPIRIT_X the RAW writer)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My name is Spirit X, and I'm very glad to be on the site and thank the creators for allowing artists to be artists without restrictions. I have a message and I have to speak...through words read & words heard-please stay tuned... #WriteAboutTime#GTFOHink
"ONE"
world
?
africa
woman
man
child
people
work
united
family
life
love
fun
eyes
see
different
color
skin
fear
dislike
hate
DISCOMBOBULATE
now
plague
problems
manifest
destroy
future
rise
awaken
solution
separate
?
no
remember
embrace
uniqueness
blood
color
red
pain
happy ...
?
africa
woman
man
child
people
work
united
family
life
love
fun
eyes
see
different
color
skin
fear
dislike
hate
DISCOMBOBULATE
now
plague
problems
manifest
destroy
future
rise
awaken
solution
separate
?
no
remember
embrace
uniqueness
blood
color
red
pain
happy ...
833 reads
10 Comments
“Kings Cloak”
806 reads
5 Comments
1325 reads
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“MASKED”
It fits so well…
one could hardly tell…
the person behind the disguise…
who is not that wise…
throws her own child away…
not in the trash per se…
almost in the same way
looking disgusted by me every day
to your friends and those who don’t know you…you appear like a caring and devoted mother…
behind closed doors, the nasty names you assign in anger…push me away…
further and further…
it is natural for a child to crave…
the love of the mother…with whom they were raised...
what is that child to then do…...
one could hardly tell…
the person behind the disguise…
who is not that wise…
throws her own child away…
not in the trash per se…
almost in the same way
looking disgusted by me every day
to your friends and those who don’t know you…you appear like a caring and devoted mother…
behind closed doors, the nasty names you assign in anger…push me away…
further and further…
it is natural for a child to crave…
the love of the mother…with whom they were raised...
what is that child to then do…...
947 reads
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“SELF ESTEEM-ED” {IN SPOKEN WORD}
baby, how do I look in these jeans?”
“girl, I‘m wearin’ a new dress;
yeah, I’m lookin’ fine as can be…”
nails done, hair right…how is it possible that he still can’t see
I go through a lot of trouble,
not to mention expense…
so that HE
can validate ME??…
yes, sistas that is the way many of us seek
appreciation and approval from the men that we meet…
failing to actually realize…
that he cannot restore self pride…
that comes from something more deep…
inside…
take your...
“girl, I‘m wearin’ a new dress;
yeah, I’m lookin’ fine as can be…”
nails done, hair right…how is it possible that he still can’t see
I go through a lot of trouble,
not to mention expense…
so that HE
can validate ME??…
yes, sistas that is the way many of us seek
appreciation and approval from the men that we meet…
failing to actually realize…
that he cannot restore self pride…
that comes from something more deep…
inside…
take your...
6089 reads
6 Comments
HOW DO I LOVE THEE? {IN SPOKEN WORD}
-...WITH ALL MY BEING
- YOUR LOVE IS THE SWEETEST SONG I KNOW
-YOUR TOUCH IS THE CALM TO MY STORM
-SO COMPLETELY AND CONFIDENTLY
-KNOWING THAT THIS FEELING IS PURE…AND TRANSCENDS ALL HESITATIONS…IN ALL
POSSIBLE WORLDS
-THROUGH THE UNKNOWN…THROUGH WHATEVER LIES AHEAD…
-BEYOND REASON…BEYOND BELIEF…BEYOND EXPLANATION
-PURPOSEFULLY, PEACEFULLY, PLAYFULLY, PASSIONATELY
-WITH ALL MY HEART…PAST ALL SPACE AND TIME…PAST ANY STRAY LOOKS WE MAY
FIND…ELEVATING MY SPIRIT CONSTANTLY...
YOU SET IT FREE…TO SOAR AND EXPLORE...
- YOUR LOVE IS THE SWEETEST SONG I KNOW
-YOUR TOUCH IS THE CALM TO MY STORM
-SO COMPLETELY AND CONFIDENTLY
-KNOWING THAT THIS FEELING IS PURE…AND TRANSCENDS ALL HESITATIONS…IN ALL
POSSIBLE WORLDS
-THROUGH THE UNKNOWN…THROUGH WHATEVER LIES AHEAD…
-BEYOND REASON…BEYOND BELIEF…BEYOND EXPLANATION
-PURPOSEFULLY, PEACEFULLY, PLAYFULLY, PASSIONATELY
-WITH ALL MY HEART…PAST ALL SPACE AND TIME…PAST ANY STRAY LOOKS WE MAY
FIND…ELEVATING MY SPIRIT CONSTANTLY...
YOU SET IT FREE…TO SOAR AND EXPLORE...
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"INFINITY"
--I AM THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU AREN’T, AND WHO YOU
HOPE TO BE
--WHEN YOU ARE SICK, I CONSOLE YOU, HOLD YOUR HAND OR YOUR HEAD;
-- I’VE GOT YOU BABY, I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU NEED
--I PREPARE YOUR MEALS WITH LOVE AND GREAT CARE..
--AND MY GOD HOW I DO LOVE, BRAIDING THAT WONDERFULLY DREADED HAIR
--BLACK LOVE…SO STRONG, SO INTENSE, SO YOU
--BLACK PEOPLE…BLACK LOVE… OH YES, HOW BEAUTIFUL
--I OFTEN WATCH WHEN YOU SLEEP…AND WONDER IF EVER WHEN YOU DREAM, DO YOU
THINK OF ME?
--SUCH PEACE...
HOPE TO BE
--WHEN YOU ARE SICK, I CONSOLE YOU, HOLD YOUR HAND OR YOUR HEAD;
-- I’VE GOT YOU BABY, I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU NEED
--I PREPARE YOUR MEALS WITH LOVE AND GREAT CARE..
--AND MY GOD HOW I DO LOVE, BRAIDING THAT WONDERFULLY DREADED HAIR
--BLACK LOVE…SO STRONG, SO INTENSE, SO YOU
--BLACK PEOPLE…BLACK LOVE… OH YES, HOW BEAUTIFUL
--I OFTEN WATCH WHEN YOU SLEEP…AND WONDER IF EVER WHEN YOU DREAM, DO YOU
THINK OF ME?
--SUCH PEACE...
1145 reads
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{this is an article...not a poem} No Niggers Allowed
Now that I have your attention…what triggered you to keep reading?
The key word “nigger”…okay…let us look at that for a moment. Where does it come from? It comes from slave owners…as a word derived from Negro…a word they used as a form of degradation or humiliation…a word to assert their authority over us and to keep us in a feeling of self-misery in addition to the barbaric treatment of the men and women who had to endure this era in history. Who suffered daily, who faced life uncertainty and inhumane treatment you cannot possibly set your mind in a position to imagine…
...
The key word “nigger”…okay…let us look at that for a moment. Where does it come from? It comes from slave owners…as a word derived from Negro…a word they used as a form of degradation or humiliation…a word to assert their authority over us and to keep us in a feeling of self-misery in addition to the barbaric treatment of the men and women who had to endure this era in history. Who suffered daily, who faced life uncertainty and inhumane treatment you cannot possibly set your mind in a position to imagine…
...
1159 reads
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"C-MEN"
chocolate men, chocolate men…hm mm…where shall I begin?
think I’ll start at the top and work slowly to the end…
I exalt you my kings, your presence has been felt everywhere…
though there are exquisite parts of your physique…let me first speak about your hair…
cornrows, dreads, or braids…bald, afro, or nicely cut fade
represent who you are do not be ashamed or afraid
and oh, now I’m on that chocolate face…
strong nose, thick lips, and the most powerful eyes…the kind that mesmerize, energize…mm mm makin’ me fantasize…
...
think I’ll start at the top and work slowly to the end…
I exalt you my kings, your presence has been felt everywhere…
though there are exquisite parts of your physique…let me first speak about your hair…
cornrows, dreads, or braids…bald, afro, or nicely cut fade
represent who you are do not be ashamed or afraid
and oh, now I’m on that chocolate face…
strong nose, thick lips, and the most powerful eyes…the kind that mesmerize, energize…mm mm makin’ me fantasize…
...
1091 reads
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"THE BLOCK" (IN SPOKEN WORD)
That walk...
even on the hottest day, you must have been cold with fear…
you had to walk…
did you notice a flower…a bird…anything with life…to make you feel less dead inside?…
on your walk…
did you count the steps you took…to remind yourself that you were a thinking being…
did you scream from within a deafening cry…that you dare not release for pure certainty of being beaten?
and you step…and you step…how does it feel beneath your feet?
...
even on the hottest day, you must have been cold with fear…
you had to walk…
did you notice a flower…a bird…anything with life…to make you feel less dead inside?…
on your walk…
did you count the steps you took…to remind yourself that you were a thinking being…
did you scream from within a deafening cry…that you dare not release for pure certainty of being beaten?
and you step…and you step…how does it feel beneath your feet?
...
730 reads
5 Comments
Timeless....God’s Glory
Classic and unique...drenched in mystique
be it majestic lumber...or peaceful slumber
calm and flowing seas
gentle air that I breathe
sunrise so thoughtful...as to begin the day
and sunset kind enough
to allow the moon and stars time to play
rain so confident...knows just when to descend..
feel it caressing my face....welcome back wet friend
skies of silky blue toast the land below;
rolling hills, green grassy trails, houses all of us
indifferent of where we may go
creatures of all...
be it majestic lumber...or peaceful slumber
calm and flowing seas
gentle air that I breathe
sunrise so thoughtful...as to begin the day
and sunset kind enough
to allow the moon and stars time to play
rain so confident...knows just when to descend..
feel it caressing my face....welcome back wet friend
skies of silky blue toast the land below;
rolling hills, green grassy trails, houses all of us
indifferent of where we may go
creatures of all...
714 reads
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No Other Day
give me no other day ..
where Your sun does not shine...
Can't make sense of the reason-
Disbelief coupled with pain are the rhyme...
who they were, where they came from, were unknown to me...
how they smiled, how they lived, now, no more to see
I speak not as a nation, I am not so...
just a human being, whose voice-through these words must flow ...
evil is NOT our world to become..
Please, no other day where my heart is cold,
devasted and numb....
I'll take a day of Your sun shining brightly- ...
where Your sun does not shine...
Can't make sense of the reason-
Disbelief coupled with pain are the rhyme...
who they were, where they came from, were unknown to me...
how they smiled, how they lived, now, no more to see
I speak not as a nation, I am not so...
just a human being, whose voice-through these words must flow ...
evil is NOT our world to become..
Please, no other day where my heart is cold,
devasted and numb....
I'll take a day of Your sun shining brightly- ...
1127 reads
9 Comments
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