Poetry Corner
The words of spirit filled poets
How
can I?
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How will I succeed
How will I survive
How can I believe
That in this world I will
ever get ahead
When the roads paved with
people like you
With thick heads
They can see me coming
Because I dare not disguise
I have nothing to be afraid
of
They’re afraid of their own
lies
You created what you fear
You kept us down for too
long
Now we wish to rise
So you put your hoods on
Why do you hide from your
own creation
Where the children of your
America, whether Jamaican or Haitian
Where not Negroes,
Hispanics, or any minority
Where American just like you
So let me peruse my freedom
and glory
What is my
reason for being here
What is my place in this
world
Do I have a place in this
world
Am I really here
Or am I the inspiration of a
great imagination
What if my place is in line
Not veering from the norm
Not striving to be unique
Not wanting to be different
Living in a world of
critique
Without any choice or
opinion
If my place in this world
Is to stand in line
And to conform to uniform
Than I’d rather be lost
Because a world of freedom
And a world of prosperity
Is better than a place
Of civil and individual
sincerity
Why do I feel like I could
marry you today
When I know I don’t have the
means or the way
I don’t have the money to
support a family
But I cant help wanting to
be with you forever
Maybe my thoughts are
premature
I may even be in a rush to
grow old
Or I might be the one with
the true understanding
Of what marriage is, without
society putting its hands in
I believe that when two
souls come together to where God has led them
Then they fall deep in love
and begin to think of a family
Then they commit themselves
with a mutual understanding
They grow with each other
through faith and prosperity
Marriage isn’t a bond that
bridges you together
Your faith is what keeps a
hold on the commitment forever
A marriage is just a promise
To be together forever
No matter the distance, the
health, or the finances
A marriage doesn’t cost, the
commitment doesn’t cost
The wedding costs and you
have to pay to live
But I have to live, and the
wedding can wait
The commitment doesn’t have
too
What is it that you want
from me
What is the bid that you
wish for me to do
Why don’t you just show me
what I am here to do
Where shall I look to see
the messages that you send
When will I understand what
I’ve been through
And the test and trials I
have taken
With the way you’ve shaped
my life to be
I know my purpose has to be
a great one
But when will the
realization come to me
You’ve made me great at so
many things
Does my duty involve all of
them
Am I am prophet, a poet, a
teacher, a preacher, a father
A husband or a new
generations leader
Show me dear God what you
plan for me to be
I’m not rushing to my
destiny
I just want to be what you
need
And allow you to use me
To bring you a new kind of
sheep
Amen
You can see me gasping for
air
Choking on the reality of
freedom
That is so tainted I can’t
force myself to swallow
Dying to live
As I speed down crowded
highways
Pushing to my next
destination
Fearing death at every turn
I can’t afford to act with
hesitation
Dying to live
Because the reality of life
Has slowly began to die in
my spirit
Being discriminated against
Profiled, and stereotyped
You have robbed me off my
individuality
And killed my dreams
Only those who have been
allowed to live life
Can look forward to death
Living to die
While the rest of us
Are dying to live
Personally, I would like to
be behind God
Protected from bullets and
anthrax
Bomb threats and Billy club
whacks
Or a group of niggas in a
car ready to do a drive by
I feel safer in the projects
Than in my fathers $400,000 house
Because society makes me
feel like that is where I belong
No matter what I were, or
what I drive
I am still a nigga in the
eyes of those who fear me
Wherever I go I am reminded
of my distinction
My skin pigmentation that
they wouldn’t dare to mention
I am black no matter what my
credentials
And you wonder why I act so
different
She thinks you sent her to
me
She see’s something in my
eyes
God what is it she see’s
I know not what I’m here for
I’m just living on a whim
A whisper from above
Telling me to go where I’ve
been
But I’m still confused
within
Lord what is this power
This sensation inside of me
That is beginning to devour
It’s consuming me whole
Spiritually coating my soul
With the crest of a
priesthood
And a ministers robe
Behind the veil of my eyes
To me it’s still a mystery
But I can feel her spirit
calling
She has the key to my
prosperity
God this is scaring me
Why can I feel her spirit
cry
Why can I see her soul
through her eyes
And know how she feels
inside
All of these things forced
in my mind
I can’t control all of these
visions
All these thoughts about
heart
And escape from emotional
prison
Lord you work with such
precision
But I am imperfect by your
will
I know you showed me for a
reason
But give me wisdom so I can
heal
The way I am
I see these things
Like no other man
A new way to live
A new way to understand
I covet these gifts
Keep them as secrets in my
hand
Covet them earnestly
Was my God’s command
I do not speak in tongues
It was not in God’s plan
Corinthians 12, 13
Explains the gifts of God’s
man
He that prophesies is
edifying
The church of the land
If you speak tongues
God said speak to him
If no man interprets
You speak but no one hears
Don’t take offense to my
words
The bible isn’t traditional
God called it the living
word
Because we live in the world
When I read I interpret
From what I’ve seen in this
world
You can’t see what I see
Behind the veil of my eyes
Our spirits are unique
But in Christ we combine
No on in front or behind
The spirit is upon Jesus
Were just standing in line
It is he who is anointed
To preach to the poor
It is he who’s appointed
To heal and prevent wars
It is he who brings life
And gives sight to the
captives
Jesus Christ spoke these
words
That makes us anointed as
the pastor
Don’t take offense
Read Luke the fourth Chapter
God speaks the truth
And you’ll realize it after
With heavy thoughts on my
heart
Ready to complete now
What I was assigned from the
start
God please bless me now
My life is so hard
The devils out to get me
And he’s trying so hard
I’m covered with the blood
Leaving red footsteps where
I walk
I cry anointed tears
And my pain is like water
It quenches the devils
thirst
He loves when times get
worse
Tampering with my destiny
So I cant do God’s work
Jesus please protect me
I am praying for your shield
Show me what you want from
me
So to your will, I’ll yield
I feel like breaking
boulders with my bare hands.
Spiritually strengthened by
the challenge of this condemned land
A paradox of paradise
People sacrifice like Jesus
Christ
Crucified for wrong of right
Mental manipulation of
justice
Leaves us scared of our
shadows at night
The devil watching me with a
hawks eye sight
Praying on my righteousness,
Cause I’m blessed with God’s
light
I’m a warrior in God’s fight
Armed with an arsenal of
arsonists
Pyromaniacs with bible sense
Burning up hell on a hot day
Because this battle the
devil will never win
I may have been born into
sin
But I know that God resides
within
