I can come up with a beginning
A few words here and there, but nothing tying them
Together. No correlation between thoughts after a while
Just, well, a concept.
I can start by talking about being alone,
Being the only person from the city
But then it becomes a romantic poem about
The last time I had, well you know.
My mind will let me begin with something beautiful
But whatever it was supposed to become will never
Be. It will remain like an unfinished painting
That a now dead child was painting in class
The day before he caught a stray bullet,
And now that painting, not having yet taken
Full form remains in the classroom.
I began with a f
Drunken Minds, Sober Hearts (Revision) by Militant88, literature
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Drunken Minds, Sober Hearts (Revision)
if drunken minds speak sober hearts
why can't i tell You how i feel?
12 shots later i'm still trying to find
out if what i felt about You really was real
but it has to be, my mind don't play
tricks on me this drastically, but i'm
sad to see that i have even less of
a chance with You than i thought.
i even thought of telling You two
days ago over a meal, but my heart
was afraid to open a window seal
releasing my inner thoughts, they get dark
and even more so conflicted. i ought
to have the will to speak my mind
before i break open the seal to this Ciroc
and this Henny and then these pills
that numb up all of my feels, but never
can take awa
Drunken Minds, Sober Hearts by Militant88, literature
Literature
Drunken Minds, Sober Hearts
if drunken minds speak sober hearts
why can't i tell You how i feel?
10 shots later i'm still trying to figure
out if what i felt about You really was real.
but it has to be, my mind don't play
tricks on me this drastically, but i'm
sad to see that i have even less of
a chance with You than i thought.
i even thought of telling You two
days ago over a meal, but my heart
was afraid to open a window seal
releasing my inner thoughts, they get dark
and even more so conflicted. i ought
to have the will to speak my mind
before i break open the seal to this Ciroc
and this Henny and then these pills
that numb up all of my feels, but never
can take
I'm yellin to beekeeper
somebody bail me out.
my people are locked
in here buzzin loud
like summer heat.
no physical shackles
on my feet, but still
thousands of African
descendants are locked
in here. constant buzzin
from the bees, those b's
be black men. ironic, we're
buzzin for freedom in here,
while beekeeper locked us
in this place for buzzin
too loudly for freedom
out there. beekeper knows
there ain't no honey here,
just a museum of innocence
being oppressed, as usual.
too distant,
the age difference,
the timing is unfortunate.
she tells him all
of this, while he stands
with hands in pockets
trying to find the courage
he mustered up once to
talk to her. he wants
to at least try but she tells
him the "logistics" won't
allow anything past momentary.
he hates that word, "logistics"
it means give up before
it starts to him. he wonders
if she really likes him, or if
it was just one thought or two
that caused his hopes
to get high then crash down
onto his emotional ground
killing everything around it
like an atom bomb.
i like You,
why is it so hard to say?
it churns my stomach and soul when
i just thinking about saying it to Your
face. Your beautiful face that makes
me smile and loose the ability to
speak properly like i am a middle
school boy with a crush.
a girl like You probably already
knows how i feel yet
i still lack the bravery to just utter
these three simple words. i like You
i like You, i can write it in a poem all
day but when i have the chance to say
it to You i just fumble my words around
like an inadequate running back.
even if i told You how i felt
You couldn't be that surprised.
curvy hair and a curvy
figure to match, truly something
to
i like you, why is it so hard to say?
it churns my stomach and soul when
i just thinking about saying it to your
face. your beautiful face that makes
me smile and loose the ability to
speak properly like i am a middle
school boy with a crush. a girl like you
probably already knows how i feel yet
i still lack the bravery to just utter
these three simple words. i like you
i like you, i can write it in a poem all
day but when i have the chance to say
it to you i just fumble my words around
like a football player on the new york
jets. even if i told you how i felt you couldn't
be that surprised. your curvy hair and curvy
figure to match are trul
just one more kiss
is all I need
like just one last
hit of morphine for
the addict when
actually I need
to go cold turkey
and suffer the painful
and very lonely withdrawal
Guitar Strings (Another Revision) by Militant88, literature
Literature
Guitar Strings (Another Revision)
she is a guitar and
I want to play songs all day long
she is a black and brown
telecaster and I can tell that
God made her just for me
every time I feel the curves touch
my body. I lay her on
my bed and caress her brown curves
before I play a single note.
I can’t always find a pick before
I play, so I have to be careful
with how aggressive my fingers strum.
every little movement of my fingers
makes her entire body vibrate
from her bottom, which is on my legs,
to the top of her neck.
I slide my fingers down each fret.
my fingertips sweat sweet sweat on
each string, leaving a piece of me on her.
anytime I play it’s a guitar s
perched on my window seal
along with the autumn leaves
are two red roses reminding me
of the spring.
light hit my face as I peered
my eyes into the street.
strange, so strange
that this scenery is no longer
my home. rather a place
that I inhabited for most of my years.
these two roses are out of focus
as my thoughts are past them.
my life is past the point
where the roses she gave me matter,
but I do find myself smelling
that familiar scent from time to time.
just one more kiss
is all I need
like just one last
hit of morphine for
the addict when
actually I need
to go cold turkey
and suffer the painful
and very lonely withdrawal
Guitar Strings (Another Revision) by Militant88, literature
Literature
Guitar Strings (Another Revision)
she is a guitar and
I want to play songs all day long
she is a black and brown
telecaster and I can tell that
God made her just for me
every time I feel the curves touch
my body. I lay her on
my bed and caress her brown curves
before I play a single note.
I can’t always find a pick before
I play, so I have to be careful
with how aggressive my fingers strum.
every little movement of my fingers
makes her entire body vibrate
from her bottom, which is on my legs,
to the top of her neck.
I slide my fingers down each fret.
my fingertips sweat sweet sweat on
each string, leaving a piece of me on her.
anytime I play it’s a guitar s
Guitar Strings (Revision) by Militant88, literature
Literature
Guitar Strings (Revision)
She is a guitar and I want to play songs all day long
I play a black and brown Telecaster and I can tell that
God made it just for me every time I play it. I lay it on
My bed and admire the curves before I play a single note.
I don’t have a pick every time I play, so I have to be careful
With how hard my fingers strum each string. Every little
Movement of my fingers has to be done right to make a
Sound. I move my fingers down each fret. My fingertips
Sweat a little bit on each string, leaving a piece of me on it.
Each particular strum of my finger makes a sound slightly
Different from the strum prior. Anytime I play I have a solo,
I do
When she’s not teaching, she tries to block
the world out with her big brother’s
old headphones. She can’t do that today, because
the loud BANG of gunshots are replaying in her
mind. She turns up her iPod, but
Bob Marley’s “One Love” doesn’t diffuse the
bullets spraying, ripping life away from
the innocent. Those innocent kids, she knows
nobody deserves that. Her middle school class,
that she just started teaching, will never be the
same again. That’s really an understatement, since half of their
lives were taken. “Taken for no reason,” she thought
as she turned the volume up
I'm older now,
so what should I believe in?
Is there anything real anymore?
My life is moving past me
like reels of an older film
but I can't tell if what I'm watching
is supposed to give me answers or not.
Maybe my question are what's wrong
and that I should just believe everything
I did when I was a child.
I was happier then, but
I was immature. I believed in
things that don't exist.
Things that have realities in them
but are not real themselves.
I believed in everything my parents told me
and that's not to say it was all lies
but why should I pretend that
none of it was?
I'm too old to believe in fairytales and magic
and infinite happy
I'm taking steps into the hall when
my eyes see her walking out of her room
at nearly the same moment as I am.
She sees me from across the hallway
and once she does
it seems as if we're alone,
both stepping out into the cold lonely
area in which different worlds collide.
My eyes make gentle contact with hers
and almost as if we're young children again
we freeze with fright that the other
realizes that our mutual look is
that of deep interest.
My look is into her brown eyes
and my look is caressing her brown skin,
and her dark brown hair,
and her thick lips.
Her look is into my dark brown skin,
and into my brown eyes,
and on my brown tors
I leave the cypher in the room feeling like it's 2002 again
Contemplating what makes me wanna rap out the blue again
I'm not quite new at this, but there are some things I've found out
First is that niggas don't always feel what you're rapping about
And that's when most people tell you to find a new sound
But I'm not playing that punk shit
I'm arrogant, so first thought on my mental was fuck this
If you didn't like it, maybe you're just having some headaches
Because you're not used to lyrical katanas, rather machetes
Covered in red paint, to make you think that they're really killing shit
But isn't it, ironic that Detroit niggas ca
Me and you two, we are just too different
Nothing in common except to the school that we were sent
We tried to get a long, and not that we are in war
But the fact of the matter is, I'm just on a different axis
You two can't understand me, nor can I understand you
It's actually fine with me, but don't pretend that you do
First is that we got some different political views
I'm not hating on the red, but my mind is rather blue
It's not crips or bloods here, but we're different between the ears
I've known about the nature of violence since I was like 7 years
But you looked at me blankly like the punishment was too severe
In my mind, I
I'm tired of running, and tired of hunting
My mind is losing focus and I'm dying for something
To make my mind off track like a bad concussion
I just don't wanna end up living and dying for nothing
I'm slowly losing the hunger that earlier kept me going strong
But since I'm still going, does this make my motives wrong?
Or does it mean that I've been dying of hunger all along?
I'm hurting through it all, like dead rappers graffiti over walls
Especially where I come from, but that's not what most people saw
In suburbia they probably washed them paintings off with Holy water hose
Deeming Rap music "evil" the same way they did with al
Her body is curvy and brown and her hair is long
She's like a guitar and I want to play same song
All day long
I'll strum my fingers on all of her strings
Laying naked in my bed while she sings
Ignoring every call when my phone rings
The tune of the guitar is to my liking
Not playing perfectly, but hey I'm trying
Long romantic kisses while she's smiling
I'm playing without a pick, it's more personal
But I strum carefully, so I avoid hurting her
The guitar makes noise, far beyond flirting words
Our song is long, but it's almost done
I finish with some lyrics that I've already sung
The song lasted all night, we're watching the ri
Trill Shy the Quiet Guy by Young-Artisy, literature
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Trill Shy the Quiet Guy
I am reserved.
Thats a strong word placed upon those who aren't heard.
So I have taken the liberty
to write an epithany
on who I am
and what I think simply.
Shall my testaments crack open the shell of divinity
and shine light on those who envy me.
They are called the projects because they will never be finished.
The rich men who built them don't care about the people within them.
Residents are left searching for repentance when the real cause strings from a world centered on making two cents.
Sit, read, write, and think.
This is a masterpieces beginning construction.
Analyze, erase, judge, and critique.
Greatness takes time, practice, and instruction.
As the words come together you start to believe.
Without faith there is a higher chance of destruction.
The conclusion is strong and your point is complete.
The story is now ready for the audiences consumption.
You can't spell equality without the u.
Same with struggle, and revolution, too.
So, what are YOU waiting for?!
Make a statement, make a stand for what is just and right.
Understand that whatever might push YOU to the night,
defeat it, to see light once again.
Whether it's skin color, brain power,
relationships with fathers and mothers,
your preferred lover, if your height towers,
all of the above, and any others.
Because you can't affect peers
if you're too afraid to affect yourself.
You can't accomplish dreams
if you leave them collecting dust on the shelf
in the back of your mind.
They're rusting with the time
of each day fl
I'm sick of running.
Sprinting away like a coward--
escaping things that I should face head on;
dashing away from emotions that tug on my arms until they ache.
I feel my legs start to burn, but I keep running, running.
I don't worry about pacing myself.
I just need to get out.
I need to leave.
But, I'm running in circles.
I'm covering territories I have already visited.
I need to return eventually.
But secretly, I wish that my legs would give out and
that my heart would stutter to its last beat.
My shoes would be worn to the soles,
and tendrils of hair would be plastered to my face
like different memories are plastered to my
What is life without the lie in it? Without the lie with it?
It always forms loosely knit masterpieces.
They depict the lions pit, getting thrown in it.
The lies and the games and the superficial fame
that we have yet to understand.
What is this "plan"?
What are the rules for this messed up clan of disappointments and rearrangements
and false victories and forgotten histories and drawn out mysteries
of love and passion and friendship?
When will the word friend be spelled without end?
There's a scary trend in that, a breaking bend in fact.
It's caused by mixed thoughts--artifacts--
and fixed voices and peer pressured choi
At the end of the day, you're forgotten lyrics;
a repetitive beat-- no one wants to hear it.
A tune on the freeway, it seems to be fixed
but swept away with the wind like the words from these lips.
Your hum moves through the air, through my hair it drifts.
Before its downfall, it crescendos and lifts.
There's something unique about your music that sticks
to the grounds of city sidewalks, like lamps poorly lit.
What even is love other than polluted fantasies?
Woven tapestries made with a certain tenacity?
Uncontrolled fears in mind's dust pan; filled to capacity.
Love hasn't found me. Do I have an allergy?
I want to hear the sympho
From time that I was born people compared me to him
People said he was the smart one, but they say I'm just stupid
They call me the clone, or the "hybrid" am I alone?
Do other people there hate when they resemble
Another one of there older family members?
People also say that I'm always so crazy
But he was playful while I was only sleepy as a baby
I hate when they say that I am
Too much like my brother, then it hits me oh damn
Maybe it is true what they say, The he was so perfect
While I just wasn't worth it, it hurts kid.
They tell you to live up to somebody else
When you are too different to really feel what they felt.
Maybe it
Current Residence: Detroit Favourite genre of music: Hip-Hop Favourite style of art: Poetry Operating System: Mac MP3 player of choice: iPod Classic 80gb Skin of choice: Dark/Brown Favourite cartoon character: Hughey Freeman
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Boyz N The Hood
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Jay-Z, Nas, Sum-41, Blink 182, Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, and of course, the lovely Norah Jones
Well as some of you know, ever since the end of my freshman year of high school I've been talking about writing a story about black hockey players. Back when the idea was conceived, on that fine spring afternoon, I originally wanted to make a story about an all black hockey team. For obvious reason, I couldn't make the story convincing enough and failed to find a way to separate the plot from the famous movie Pride about an all black swim team. Once I hit this wall after about a year of writing/delaying the storyline, I put the story on hiatus to work on another sports story about two black lacrosse players called All American Oreos (as some
I have some shit to say, but nobody ever wants to hear it
I'm convinced by now that she fucking hates me
Sadly I can't just get over it
High school is over now, and I should be moving on
Hanging out, having fun, and not giving a fuck
But I'm not like that
Sure, I'm hanging out and having fun
But that part about moving on?
I can't do it yet
I'm still tied down to the same shit I was on a year ago
Still trying to have something real with "her"
Same shit, different girl
Not even like I can hide this post from her
She'll see it, and if not, someone will tell her about it
But why the fuck should that matter?
I wrote it about her
Well lately I can go from moments of great inspiration to write and create while others I feel empty and barren. Life is going good right now, yet I still feel as if there is more for me. Am I just another jock? have I become as 1 dimensional as most of my classmates? Have I become numb in my own meaningless existence of a highschool student? Well I guess not because I feel something...bitches!
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW. that i am currently suffering from the slow poison of a disease called adolescent-induced insomnia lmao, and therefore i am about to comment-rape nearly all of your 100-odd poems.