Gloomy skies with dark clouds abov… Where rain was every where And I am here lying in bed Sleeping, slumbering into a dream Unknown journeys of twist and turn…
Can you walk a mile In my Sunday shoes? Go to places I’ve been long and w… Or some places you’ll pay your due… Can you wear my shoes
and they took up wings to fly. Please, don’t cry for me, You don’t need to shed a tear, Just put those tears in a bottle t… And let it sail to the nearest oce…
Spread love Why is there no love? One voice, One people, One God,
Beautiful faces From every shade of color From every span of the globe From every walk of life From every generation
Just because you are young Doesn’t mean much to some But because you are black It means nothing! Somebody killed another child!
Every body wants a revolution! Something to fight for Something to say I belong to some… A struggle of what’s right A fight for what’s wrong
In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther… Silent. A voice once spoken of truth, A voice once spoken of justice A voice once raised the roof
To Nikki Giovanni Poetry and rhyme And reason At any season You’re the mother of words
I use to hear them say “Letting those golden moments roll… But how much longer of a delay Or should I stay strong? Either way the clock ticks in time
a social commentary Among the vast of the sea and land Where a nation is born, Where a nation arises from the ash… Upon other large shoulders.
o write a verse poet, to kinder the soul, to soothe it so, until we can feel every verse put to paper,
Nighttime love Daytime dreams while Afternoons delights us And the evening rolls on and on Until the next cycle
Torn. Battered. Forgotten and even cast aside Like anything else Or like some piece of garbage toss…
(to Starry) Up Above I see You shining brightly,