Too Poems - Poems about Too

Contest: What makes you smile 2 Sponsor Karen Jones Date 22/6/25 ___________________________________________________________ When my day has been pretty tough, And I have been dealing with lots of stuff, I know I will be smiling upon my return. I'll receive the best greeting anyone could earn. His little whimper telling me he was all on his own. I smile...

Continue reading...

Story of pat, Can you hear the sirens? The old mans values engulfed with burning lust of minors, Patrick’s family left in suspense & deprived, Waiting to hear news, if their son is alive. Peter 5:8 of the bible reads the devil walks among us, I have met him in a house on fifth street living just behind us, Across the road...

Continue reading...

Each petal cuts me in my sleep— you call it soft, but I bleed every time I touch it. The mirror doesn’t cry with me anymore. Only the fog stays. It hums like a swallowed scream. ...

Continue reading...

Like herbicides and pesticides and other chemical deterrents advertized to keep certain foods looking perfect and free of any blemish or defect will in time (like any other crime) increase the grower’s wealth but decrease the consumer’s health. The result? World-wide suicides offering the only sane alternative to suffering. ...

Continue reading...

One man destined for greatness The Struggle Fight for Civil Rights Battle with opposition Realign the divide of Separation Determination for Freedom Constitution for all Races Civil Rights march Strong Advocate Figure Dignity Pride Believing and Understanding How it relates to CUNY MEDGR EVERS COLLEGE Opportunity Education advance Being given a chance for high learning Excelling in one’s goals Theory into concepts Preparation for success Medgar Evers College being alum with their story...

Continue reading...

Maybe I was too much— too loud in a world that whispers, too present where absence feels safer, too eager where waiting kills quietly. Maybe I sent the first message because silence scared me more, because every ‘seen’ without reply felt like a door slowly closing on my chest. Maybe I asked too many questions— not because I doubted, but because I needed to know if...

Continue reading...

Too Much to Handle** These days, I find myself captivated by TikTok, spending hours scrolling through its endless stream of content, even more than I indulge in writing my poetry. Ouch! It feels like a betrayal to my creative spirit. My body is not merely flesh ready to be consumed; it’s a sacred vessel, a fortress...

Continue reading...

"The stars beckoned her song to reach the crescent moon" The song is sacred her heart broken black and doomed You see the sun set upon her head making mockery For her newborn was stillborn oh the hypocrisy Her song was supposed to reach God and bless hearts Instead it was one of agony and silver suffering sobs The light...

Continue reading...

Pageantry (I TOO AM JOSEPH SON) Speculatory travesty I fell down on my knees I stood before the tree I should have been on the tree But the grace of Jesus the grace of my Father El Shaddai found me And maybe I should have been blind after I came after brother him 9 months Too...

Continue reading...

The many suicides of black men Black men deserve love too Even if its just a simple 'I love you' The world tells them they have to be tough But enough is enough If you're complicit In being a witness Of their mental health issues Don't be confused If they choose suicide Don't be surprised I mean you didn't care when they were...

Continue reading...

aborted ambitions time squandered dreams abandoned a life mismanaged a ship with no one at the helm subject to the currents and the whim of winds idle and adrift we've run out of options out of time and out of excuses AP: Honorable Mention 2025 Submitted on June 2, 2025 for contest YOUR CHOICE T sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - Honorable Mention ...

Continue reading...

i fell in love with you, like falling asleep— slowly, then all at once. my heart warms everytime i look at you, my gaze lingers, each time you walk past. now i find myself remembering you at every chance. all the love songs and late night scenarios, they seem to be masked with thoughts of you. though,...

Continue reading...

“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” - Quote by Confucius -------------------------------------------------- Jealousy Conspires Envy Boils Pride Blinds Silence ...

Continue reading...

Black boys deserve flowers too Black boys deserve flowers too Not just at their funerals Not when they're already gone Not when we are just mourning them Black boys deserve flowers too Not just laid at their tombstone Not just because you feel guilty Not just because you couldn't love them fully Black boys deserve flowers too This is long overdue They deserve...

Continue reading...

Sometimes, you stay far away To see the situation clearly. Sometimes, being silent is nice To think things twice is wise. Sometimes, you will love the moon Without knowing that darkness able it to shown. Sometimes, love is never enough It need sacrifice and conviction to connect the gap....

Continue reading...