(2013)
Created my own formula for the classic 14-line Sonnet: [Iambic Pentameter] AA BCB DD EFE GGGG
{Be sure to read the analysis}
Perception is deception. From a distance you watch. Up close you listen. Don’t fear the truth.. Protect yourself.
Separated myself from An uncivilized civilization And traveled into the wild Where I can hug trees and see pea… I am a wild man,
I’m feeling like a Reporter with breaking news But no camera crew
Women.. Such a fine speciment; So wise and divine. Oh, and you can’t forget about the… Making the sun go throw his shades…
It was a noisy night; All of the little critters, And woodland creatures Had to be out— I wouldn’t be surprised
There’s something different about… Sometimes I step back like: “Damn… I look at you and see the moon On the nights where it steals my s… Mesmerizing me with an alluring li…
center A meteor shower floods the air Tearing through the skies Ripping clouds in half. Even atheist prithe save thy..
I’ve been moving through this pool… Dragging these cinderblocks—you’d… I’m tired, tired of everything; Tired of the same ol’ thing, tired… Animals, and tired of human beings…
This is my letter to the future ra… Time capsule’d, so that it sees th… This is not for passé minds, nor e… I write to a more advanced cerebra… So this is a message for my grandk…
Rejected, now I’m feeling neglect… You know how it feels to be reject… You mean like when I applied to H… I thought I was guaranteed to get… Though the “dean” doesn’t golf wit…
You’re a museum.. Your heart is your most valuable e… It’s your crown jewel Guarded and locked down Like a fortress.
Loyalty—a lost art. To remain together Even when you are worlds apart. Focused support that’s unshaken Can’t be broken, can’t be taken.
center A girl told me once Not to call her “sexy”. She said its kind of insulting in… But after she broke it down for me
What is “black privilege”? My “brutha”, you have no privilege… You have but Right. Yes, you heard me right You have but one.
I realize I’m the last person You wanna hear from right now; After all, I’ve brought nothing To your world, but rain– Knowing the ink on the page