2020-08-31 13:05
I'm sorry that I can'tPlease you.That I can't bend mySpirit, my will, my existenceInto a pretzel for you toConsume and find a bitOf satisfaction for a fraction Of a millenniaI'm sorry t… Read More
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2016-05-12 00:45
Over the last few years, I've been given opportunities to perform at events in and around my island. In some cases I write an original poem for the event. This poem was written for a fashion… Read More
2016-05-10 00:39
Tick TockI hear myBiological clockTicking away The eggs I haveIn short supply.“Yuh nuh haveA child, yet?”He looks at meLike fertile soilIn which toPlant his seed.I look at himAs… Read More
2016-01-26 12:00
Give me seven days,He smiled,His eyes twinkledLike the stars aboveWith an energyShe knew too well.Can you performA miracle in suchA short time?Her smile was nervous,Tinged with a hopeThat wa… Read More
2016-01-21 12:00
I loveThe smell of himIn my sheets.I would turn overIn the middleOf the nightAnd it would beThere.I would breatheHim in.I love hisScent.I loveHis skin.Alabaster blackIn some placesAnd a swee… Read More
2016-01-19 12:00
"PsstPsst,Miss,Lemme talkTo you forA minute."Taking in theBoxers on display,The jeans so tightIt is a wonderThey are able toHang so low,The woman ten yearsHis senior sucks her teethAs though… Read More
2016-01-17 17:34
Whisper softly to me,Speak words that youWould never say toAnyone but me.Tell me thatYou want me, thatYou need me, thatYou love me.Why is yourTongue still?Why are your wordsTrapped in that m… Read More
2016-01-13 00:18
A Norman Rockwell paintingHung over my head,More like a print,But I'm not judging.A snapshot ofA more peaceful timeSends me reeling backTo the time when itWas not so peaceful.When a hatred g… Read More
2015-12-14 12:00
"Do you love him?"I looked back to see her standing in the doorway. Rays of light streaming pass her, bouncing off the dust floating aimlessly in the room I used as my studio. Her heavy loc'… Read More
2015-12-09 12:00
He would whisperIn my ear inThe most unexpectedPlaces, the mostUnexpected times.His words wouldBeat against my ear drumsAs crowds pressed usTogether as we waitedFor a concert to begin.His wo… Read More
2015-12-07 12:00
He held on to meAs the golden raaysOf the morning sunTurned Sharp and whiteThen dull and goldenAgain.I should be dead,Instead, she layMotionless, somewhereIn this building ofLife and death.H… Read More
2015-12-04 12:00
I feel likeA monster.The light streamingThrough the gap inThe window turnedInnocuous dust motesInto stars. I wonderedIf actual stars wereReally dust motesFloating in someoneElse's space.Are… Read More
2015-12-02 12:00
My pen feelsHeavy today andAs I force itDown upon the paper,It sputters inkHere and there,Thoughts splutterWith no rhymeOr reason, justThoughts.My pen feelsHeavy today andIt feels as thoughA… Read More
2015-11-30 12:00
Open up your heart,She banged on the door,The pain of striking itShot up her arm andStill she struck itAgain.To her, the painWas nothing in comparisonTo the pain sheFelt in her heart.A pain… Read More
2015-11-27 12:00
His smile never reachedHis eyes, instead itWas oily and as aResult my smile wasSlow in coming.His smile set offA chain reaction ofDisgust in me as itMade me feel as thoughHe was stripping me… Read More
2015-11-25 12:00
With each passing day,A jewel formed onOne of the many chainsThat hung about her.It was not longBefore they weighedHer down, curlingAnd folding her body.It was as thoughTime was returning he… Read More
2015-11-23 11:00
In the centerOf the arenaThey stood, aMindless throngYelling at themTo do the Unspeakable.They looked oneAnother over,Trying to determineIf one or the Other will leaveThe arena alive.One utt… Read More
2015-11-20 11:00
His body wasNothing but a silhouetteAmong the shadows.If I knew notThat he was there,I would think himAn illusion formedBy an over-active mind.He sat beside meAnd the heatEmanated from his b… Read More
2015-11-18 11:00
When I grow upI want to be different.I want to be thePerson people point atAnd say, “Wow.”When I grow upI want to hold lifeBy the hair and swingIt around and around'Til it got di… Read More
2015-11-16 11:00
This is my contribution to a challenge put on by two friends, Random Michelle and Charlie Roots, called Zombie Apocalypse 268. For more information on the challenge, visit Random Michelle. … Read More
2015-11-13 12:00
The strands of hairCurl and coilThis way and that,Refusing to stayStraight, to fallLuxuriously downOne's back.The strands of hairStand out in aTangled mess asFairies go aboutThe business of… Read More
2015-11-11 12:00
I'm not perfect.I'm not beautifullyConstructed withBone, Muscles,Blood, OrgansAnd sinews.My imperfectionIs so evident,Can you not see it?I'm not perfect.I don't continuallyWalk in the lightO… Read More
2015-11-09 12:00
Samuel and JessieLived at the endOf the block.He had a shockOf black hairThat seemed to ruleHim more than heRuled it.He would walkThe dog, alwaysWaving at a neighbourOr speaking at lengthWit… Read More
2015-11-04 11:00
Let me be lostIn the forestOf your thoughts.Hopefully, I willFind some senseOf understandingThat will makeWhat we are doingMake some kindOf sense.Yet you keepMe locked out,Never to seeYou in… Read More
2015-11-02 12:00
Where am I?I woke up inA gray world,Devoid of colour,Devoid of life andI, I was devoidOf identity.At first,I searched the spaceIn which I inhabited,Four walls spokeNothing of the timeOr plac… Read More
2015-10-30 12:00
She now liesWhere the honeysuckleGrow and whereNo man threadsAs he has noReason to.Such a pretty,Little thing she was,With skin the colourOf copper newly mintedAnd features thatWere no diffe… Read More
2015-10-28 12:00
Tell Me A Lie is from the section Love Hurts in the book, She Wanted A Love Poem, which is available as an ebook and a print book. Click one of the following links to get your copy.Amazon.co… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
source The surface of the pondWas a mirror reflectingThe cloudless sky.I cared not for the reflection,Instead I cared about whatLaid below the surface.I cared about what laidBelow the surfac… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
sourceWhen I was a teen, I used to watch a lot of the Pokemon cartoon and one of the fascinating aspects of the show was the evolution of the pocket monsters. They would change from cute, li… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
source A half smoked spliffHanging from dark lips,Thick dreads fallingOver half cast eyesThat seem to see everythingAnd nothing.I found him like this,Leaning on the base ofThe tallest… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
They like to say,Just speak.Speech is free,Speech is your right,You have something to say,Then just speak.Just speakYour mind.Just speakYour heart and soul.Just speak.And yet, I don't,I pick… Read More
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