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You can’t deny ha
She look good huh
From ha clothes to ha soul
but you know how that goes
Only looking at the outer not the inner things
She a baller and a G
Just a ball of energy
Tryna find someone to match her like a puzzle piece
Her smile, blessed to be hugged by her lips
Her eyes pierce your soul
What a gift
But then again you don’t know her
Wanting to be in touch with da finer things
But can’t show her da love she was missing
All that touching and kissing
For what
To get in her head
Between her legs
But dat don’t do nothing but push ha to da edge
Giver her a clear shot
Don’t need to be blinded by love that’s not
You think dem deep secrets turn her on
She looking for an intellectual moan
Wanting to be surprised by what you do in da sheets
But you put it on display for the whole world to see
Like I said she’s a ball of energy
Don’t get confused because her hips & curves are like callings to your night stick
Cuz if you get to know ha you gonna want to say I drove ha
But it aint gonna be easy cuz this miss interpreted angle is a soldier
You can’t get the key to the lock unless you know her
Copyright © Octavia Carr | Year Posted 2017
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Octavia Carr Poem
Rewinding back to the day
I paced around my kitchen floor
Phone in hand
What I thought was sweet melodies
Was nothing but poison seeping through my ears
I ate every word so sweet
Not knowing it would be the death of me
It took me three months and 11 days to finally take what I was really eating
Month one of my unhealthy habit
I knew I lost myself
Opening my womanhood to someone who only knew my first name before the poison began
I fell in too deep
Becoming blinded by his love making
I looked in the mirror and became foreign to myself
After the first intake of him I was hooked like crack
The many times he messed up
I took him back
I thought he never called me out my name
Maybe he would change
This was just a cover up of his shame
Who to blame
MYSELF for letting it get this far
Month two
I recall making love to you
You spat out the words I love you and it burned my skin like the venom from a snake I drew
I felt different since then and still do
Knowing it is a possible seed you planted and slowly grew
Wanting to be strong
I acknowledged my addiction but couldn’t find the words “I Quit”
Month three
I got bold said I was done broke your stronghold
That lasted but a day
Being alone
Afraid to say
Took you back quick & fast
Was the biggest mistake I had
10 days more
Felt like hell if you couldn’t tell
I love you became short
Your patients ran dry
Slipping the b word behind my back
No more good mornings or bye
Day 11
I exploded
Telling you what your “love” did
At once I feel free not biting my tongue
Step 1 be me
Copyright © Octavia Carr | Year Posted 2016
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