Long Trust issues Poems

Why can’t I trust in you?
Why can’t my muse do so? I sit down in woe
Why haven’t you a clue?
Why don’t you know my abuse though? Who knows
I am forever lost without you near
I will...

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It was deep in the 1980s, and I was deep into my late 30s.                     ...

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Can I...how dare I ask this
Is it for the wrong intentions
How dare I ask this without sounding
conceited, overconfident, apprehensive
Well...what's there left to lose
Can I, can I stay alive forever
Immortality is not my desire or a...

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I call you Mr Primitive
Because no one will know who you are
Another little secret we now share
We go way back in time
Spanning three decades I believe
Are we really that old?
Such time has passed
We are still...

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I battled against the depression even though there was so much aggression, but now my confession is that I have love from others who care.
I won that battle but now I need to win the...

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Some would say everything happens for a reason, others can say it's a perfect 
mistake, regardless it has happened. I wish I could tell you what has happened 
but I don't know. "Always go with...

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In great sincerity, one president                              ...

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I found a knife in the kitchen and started cutting my wrist. I kept cutting until I lost so much 
blood that I went unconscious. The next thing I remember was waking up in the...

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carving their names on the world’s flesh like scars,
they won’t waste their breath on the news of dead men.
if there are things humans should learn, it is how to
leave their emotions out of the equations...

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"You're lucky to have a daughter like her"
No she was not lucky
She alone knows the number of ribs her body broke over the years
She alone knows the amount of water her skin pores shed
She alone...

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The Greeks have three words for love, and the English has only one.
They are: Agape(Godly), Eros(Romantic), and Phileo(Friendship).                 ...

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In a time where innocence should reign,
This little girl faced trials, her heart in pain.
Her upbringing, not necessarily the worst, I’d say,
But love and stability seemed far far away.

Naive to the world, she sought to...

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Dear Lil sister. .
Hey pretty girl how you doing these days.  How's life treating ya,  hope it 
hasn't been to cray. I noticed you were down,  well how bout u talk to...

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It was a cold night; reach for the pocket to stroke light 
Smoke exit his throat ‘til he choke on his own spite 
Rolled dice when he walked this concrete 
Felt blessed when he didn’t...

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This is their moment 
Place on your makeup and let us begin
Cast the shadows of deceit with a grin
Curtain calls and the show begins

The world is their stage, action consumes.
Warm hugs and I love you’s...

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This is their moment 
Place on your makeup and let us begin
Cast the shadows of deceit with a grin
Curtain calls and the show begins

The world is their stage, action consumes.
Warm hugs and I love you’s...

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Note: This is about me and the struggle to find out who my dad was. I was never told and at the age of 67 I had a DNA taken and found out to late...

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Why do people always need s a promise.. To accept what you say..
Why do people keep asking if you are lying in anyway..
Why do people always needs a guarantee to believe what is said..
Because everyone...

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I'm fragile 
I'm transparent 
Even though I act the opposite
I'm sorry
I know it doesn't mean much 
But from the bottom of my heart, I wish I could have reached the top shelf for you
But I...

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This is the return of the poet 
I haven't sat with my pad in a while 
I've been stuck with writers block, so I've had to search for a motive 
I thought I was doing...

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1/16/23


Still rejected
I already did mention
Much is in question
In the end most won't get the message
I'm tired of all this tension
Too much focus on others skin complexions
Never once has this path been effective
Do such fools need...

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i huff and puff
life just happened this way
right?
more confused
more upset
coincidence has never really been my friend

moved too fast
my own worst friend

voices in my head say they are amazed
voices in my head ask complicated questions
not even...

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Dear Son!
The little opportunity given to a monkey to wear cloths, does not guarantee it to join the dinning table,
You must honour whosoever that comes on your way.



Dear Son!
Girls are like mangoes, while you are...

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My father drank himself half to death.
I tried to understand why.
But I became stumped and hurt every time I thought about it.
He became drunk and argumentative but always assured us he never meant it.

I became...

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Can you love me like you do again?

I am gonna leave vengeance to God
Because enemies strike me down
I just sit there and I hopelessly nod
I’ll give you the crown and the spotlight…
I will just wear...

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