Category: blues

• December 27, 2021

  Unpopular Reality

  Give me the truth  One thing I learned about lying  Is the upkeep cost is too high  Because you have to lie again to maintain a lie  So tell me the truth  Even if it curls your upper lip  And brings salty disappointment to trusting eyes  I can’t live in the dark  Unaware of the…
• April 10, 2021

  Mood: Choose You

  I just wanted to get something off my chest right quick. Mood: Choose You Misery is always in need of friends to abuse. Toxic connections that consistently share bad news. No attention paid to the hearts broken and emotions misused. Never let someone else’s shortcomings give you the blues. Sometimes walking away leads to a…
• February 15, 2021

  Awake

    Awake The trust is eroded I’ve given up on everythang that I latched on too Bet you didn’t notice Never thought I would separate from you   So your binoculars lost focus But just like the ocean I waddled away feeling blue Once I was taken in by your glow   Now it’s hard…
• December 13, 2020

  Dying Stereo

    Dying Stereo Sometimes… I wish my portable stereo Would lull me into a false sense of security Instead, the long beeping noise Alerts my ears to the chilling reality   Of a charged battery dying all too soon Please don’t die on me! I scream Don’t you remember When I charged you this afternoon?…
• August 13, 2020

  Hometown

  Last year, I wrote this poem when Nipsey Hussle died. During that time, I was looking for answers. In many ways, I still am… So many people are affected by gun violence. I have been meaning to talk about this but the pain can be hard to put into words sometimes.   Hometown another good…