2016-03-19 18:53
i am writing you from the bottom of the sea.the weight of all this water,poseidon's body atop my ownoverwhelms,then soothes.my name has been washed away,all the letters were written in sand… Read More
Blog Directory > Books & Literature Blogs > I BE: reverse in falling books-and-literature Blog >
I Be: Reverse In Falling Blog
wordslikewater.blogspot.com
Come celebrate with me
that everday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.
- Lucille Clifton
2016-03-19 18:53
I wrapped myself in the bluest blue todaybeyond color; it was a state of mind; it was a new skinglistening / wet / bright.i was hopefully reborn in that bluest bluebecause the skin of my ski… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
warning -keeping our days aliveunder glasswatching them twitch and sighcan be dangerouslike looking throughan old man's atticexpecting dustand finding swastikas insteadkeeping our days(the m… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I feel like I was not made to live,exist in this time:the gods had something different in mind for methe promise just failed to bloom into fruitionall the same, as modern falls into post-mod… Read More
2006-01-26 00:03
flowing easily isn't so simplealways comes with a priceremember: we broke our bones,loosened the twine of our sinewsso that we could movelike Harlem smoke visionsbrothers slipping through br… Read More
2006-01-18 20:13
i fell through the sky todaydelicate kind of icaruskissing, licking the clouds on my way downteasing raindrops with my gossamer feathersthe gods say that i'm a tease of the worst kind,not to… Read More
2005-12-29 20:06
it ain't no secretsome of our bombs are ticking in double timebeating the band like it's a bad habitbecause the origin of our frustrationis elusive as our fatherssometimes the we only stop s… Read More
2005-12-29 19:58
you're so vainmy poems want nothing to do with yousmell you coming from three pages awaymy words start runningrings around planetsstopping long enough to gaze at those baby bluesbefore they… Read More
2005-12-19 20:47
the color spectrumdon't mean shitwithout all its colorsred has its placeamong all the othersjust like rage can be salt to the oceanbest believewe need this emotionand sometimes a man wantsne… Read More
2005-12-19 20:40
this poem speaks of apologyit waits for the perfect hour of mourningbows its headhumming lyrics of regretunder its breaththis poem admits thatsometimes we go too far to prove our pointsand u… Read More
2005-12-19 14:47
If the thought is a jokethen the prayer is a hoaxconveniently concoctedjust enough timeto pull the wool over truth's eyesand get in one more punchthe spaces between your amen'sand oh lordshi… Read More
2005-12-09 04:38
my preciousi wish that your story was a new onenot some regurgitated morality talethat old black women whisper to young black womentrickling downcautioning buds before they blossomend result… Read More
2005-12-07 20:26
the first time i felt the earth shakerumbleand heartbreaki saw jezebel's name in the bibletime has made her picture fuzzybut i remember thinking that she wore a scarlet dressa deep violent r… Read More
2005-12-07 20:25
i will put this poem inside a rocket shoot it at the moon and wait for its lyrics to explode against the sapphire sky metaphors sparkling like yellow diamonds before falling back to… Read More
2005-11-13 17:54
breathe with methe sigh that singsreclaim your heartyour lungs your bonesreclaim your veins and breathe with methe sigh that singsgo into the house of youwalk through the hallwaysand dusty r… Read More
2005-11-08 06:29
i know that you're not the enemy, your words were never intended to grow fangs and haunt me in my sleep but your words have done quite a number, quite a number indeed spelling out a fo… Read More
2005-10-17 23:51
a minute for the men whowill not be moved,standing firm even when quicksandis bubbling at their waists, wherever would we be without your determination, and you… Read More
2005-10-12 06:05
i have seen children born into upside down dreams, hanging onto the ceiling of delusion, in fear that survival in a rightside up world is not possible, i have seen children breathe u… Read More
2005-09-29 05:30
i have dreamt of being a magical kind of something, complete with wings and sparkling eyes, living in enchanted woods lit with glistening red apples,my cabinets would be scrawle… Read More
2005-09-14 18:38
we make people vanish into the midst of their own clamor crackling, sizzling into grease until their distractions become smoke and their smoke becomes silence. this ain't no s… Read More
2005-09-11 03:26
let us take a moment, dearfor all the broken glass pieceswe sweep under our bedor tuck between our dirty sheetsbecause my legs are nicked and sliced and markedwith the scarlet signaturesof m… Read More
2005-09-11 01:48
cuz your smile is bad for my health, reducing me to quivering bones that click-clack melodies like lovesick xylophones,we fall against blue star bedsheetsstrangling water from our fanta… Read More
2005-09-04 07:30
i beat my fists against the earth todaybecause the lifespan of heroesis too short,we send men into firewatching them fall like sparrowsby any means necessary,pressing our ears to telephone r… Read More
2005-08-20 21:54
do not touch - don't pass go - cease and desist, muthafucka!my thigh ain't a resting place for your hand,so don't expect me to sit mutewhile your aryan hands invade this brown kingom -turn t… Read More
2005-08-20 00:52
if i could summon the strength,i would reach through the heavensuntil the sun itself wasclasped in my hand -and looking down at you like a vengeful deity,i would hurl it in your direction,wi… Read More
Subscribe to I Be: Reverse In Falling
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!