Humble sunflower
Humble smile
Smile with grace
Smile with pride
Pride is the devil
Pride is power
Power in showing up
Power in not giving up
Up with the dead
Up with the living
Living with revelation
Living with werewolves
Werewolves are sheep
Werewolves are real
Real silver
Real stars
Stars give guidance
Stars give light
Light up the world
Light shines on money
Money for me
Money for you
You have choices
You can love
Love to fight
Love to fly
Fly through time
Fly without wings
Wings translucent
Wings never sleep
Sleep talk
Sleep walk
Walk on fire
Walk on the moon
Moon landing
Moon crash
Crash against the stars
Crash on man
Man made
Man king
King shame
King David
David defeats Goliath
David the artist
Artist struggles
Artist cry
Cry for joy
Cry for pain
Pain
Joy
Killing with kindness from a dark place
Improvising love forcing a smile on face
Needling white words meant to assure
Greetings heard but not felt not pure
Onyx heart that never skips a beat
From missing spark of love not tenderly
Tears hide behind white winged words
Even narcissist fake kind to be heard
Raping spirits of the blue beautiful ones
Raging you fear it the love of gold sun
Only yesterday gives you any jaded joy
Remembering the good filling a void
Salty as kiss of abyss meant to destroy
Green envious words set on fire
Ambitious absurd crazy with desire
Salty teal tears that cut like shears
Licorice fears blackened by years
Improvised strength in indigo words
Grossly exaggerated like flight of bird
How high it soars without your jealousy
Till you shoot it down committing felony
Instead of being wind of encouragement
Needing a win you embrace then lament
Gorging selfish spirit lacking red repents
Mother Earth seems at times motionless as it spins and tilts.
We cannot see the wind as it blows by.
Just as the blood that flows through our veins.
These are things we cannot see that seem to be motionless.
Some of us have our arms and legs but cannot seem to move.
Just like a deer that stands in the road that wants to run but is motionless too.
Yet each and every one of us thinks that we are moving at a high rate of speed.
Who's to say what is moving and what is more. In just the time that you have read or heard this were you moving or were you motionless?
I have a memory, somewhere in my head.
It's cold, it's dark and I am all alone.
I look at the stars, see the bright one on the right,
The one we saw together before you made me sad.
I taste the salt of my tears, that are diluted by the rain,
Which way do I go, I just don't know as I wander up and down.
People pass, nudging and bumping, I'm invisible nobody see's me,
There's nothing in my head just darkness,, then a flashing light.
I spin, or do I? Is it the world or my mind turning around?
Then suddenly I see much clearer, I'm not stuck, I'm free.
I know just what to do, I've finally decided,
I don't spin, I stride, I know now just where I am going.
The black river rushes beneath the bridge, foaming in whirlpools going so fast,
I stand on the bridge, I look up at the moon, I jump I am floating down as the river covers me!!
His eyes
Lies
Don't suffice
My eyes
Fight
Hide
Our love
Black
Slack
His love
Malice
Poisoned chalice
My love
Naked
Pequod
Pristine she wore out a dress
Her hair was a mess
Her hands were rough and dry
No pain fingernails
She had gained fifteen pounds
Her heart beat beats a loud
No love in her life
She longs to be a wife
Too stubborn to be unhappy
Hair uncombed presently nappy
Sample naturally beautiful
Spirit of God in her suitable
Behold the beauty of God in her
Outside esthetics Not true to her
Beauty isn't the eye of the beholder
And in her spirit , soul and heart ,
eYe behold her
The eyes of God behold her
7/28/26
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2026
You played with feelings,
I played with hope.
You called it a game,
I called it love.
When you left the game,
I was left with scars.
I stood looking out the window,
searching for a vision of you,
but the blinds stood between us,
hiding what my heart once knew.
If I pulled the strings and let in the light,
would I see your face again?
Or would your memory slowly disappear,
like shadows fading at the day's end?
The honest answer is—I don't know.
So I let the darkness take control,
while two strings move gently up and down,
like tired eyes protecting the soul.
Opening and closing,
revealing what I’m afraid to find,
because sometimes what blocks our vision
isn't the window—it's the mind.
If only you could see the secrets
hidden quietly behind these blinds,
memories my heart keeps sheltered
from the searching eyes of light.
So I remain inside this silent room,
where yesterday still survives,
adjusting my eyes to the darkness
while your memory waits behind the blinds.
We are weakened by desire
Onyx hair pulled due to frenzy
Red hot hearts set on fire
Dancing in between white sheets
Silhouettes move in passionate groove
Amethyst inhibition free as blue bird
Roses don’t smell as good as you
Eagerly you whisper sweet words
Wonderful is love in this cherry cocoon
I crave our delicious sweet time
Never too late and never too soon
Endless love will always be mine
My Sunshine
My one and only
My Sweet love
My Soulmate from heaven
My love whenever I think about I end up smiling alone.
I'm always telling myself that I find the one I love.
Tell what have I done to deserve such love?
You are the air that I breathe.
You are the source of my life.
Darling listen listen to our hearts beat
Darling I'm thinking about you everytime.
I'll love you today tomorrow and forever
I'll never stop loving you my pride
To have a stepson that you didn't create
Become your son that you did create
Don't ponder the thought of that penmanship
It's too complex of a statement that you're trying to grip
The wordplay is factual; I didn't make a mistake
The censorship is not needed for me to break
Speak your mind; let it rise to the equation
The broken heart that you'll leave with, without hesitation
I'm saying this to say nothing; the meaning is clear
Your son has become your stepson for the duration of his years.
To pretend that I don't care
'tis the most dreaded thing to do.
Telling all life's healthy and fair
That I don't have anything to lose.
Tears dried the day you went away.
They don't dare trickle anymore.
Thus I don't miss you I say.
Someone shadowy sleeps in my dread head
Killing creativity splashing toxic love red
Entertaining licorice demons with words said
Lurking even cursing cutting me as I bled
Engaging ebony eyes that want me dead
Thrilled by demise of dreams once spirit fed
Onyx paradise where hearts go to die instead
No flesh no rest for the skeletons in black bed
Mend white fences until you see
Harm in lies neglect denim deceit
As one crying wolf in dark night surprise
Is beast in sheep clothing evil disguise
I tend to lend empathetic emerald ear
Until there’s a reason for caution fear
Narcissistic people cause much pain
Drop them they’re toxic as acid rain
Then burn those bridges fire red
Don’t forget they get in your head
With twisted hearts and black greed
Don’t be a victim instead break free
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