Daily Prompt: Nest

via Daily Prompt: Nest A family of birds in a nest hush hush hush City streets a conversation is underway! Rising every morning out of nests to scavengeย a world to bring the best for their kin Flying from the east to the west leaving the nest in any second Nest remain temporary and so do […]

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I can’t let it slip away

These days I’ve been constantly contemplating what if everything I worked for slipped away? Feeling off balance as I watch myself become a stranded castaway A fire melts away my heart as I yearn to cross the finish line Needing to stop things from slipping from my mind when it’s time for action Diamonds in […]

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My Moonlight Muse

At every moment of everyday a new muse presents itself and allows my rhymes to convey the disarray that’s in this world today So I light a Zig Zag under the light of the moon Staring at grey clouds fuse Coming across loopholes to my path Staying stuck all my life in classroom corridors Chasing […]

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Keep this favor

Faces walk past full with excuses Hungry eyes with one favor to satisfy his savory urge Expecting the same burning results Witnessing unfavoring souls An everyday street dweller hoping to stand by the next bystanders umbrella Walking on by I accepted his request expecting nothing less but for him keep this favor Staring at a […]

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Voices behind the words (An interview series with writers) Interview #4 with marylandpoet

Welcome to my 4th interview entry in this series where I interview fellow poets in the WordPress community on their experiences with writing. This time around I spoke with aย  poet who goes by the pen name marylandpoet. If any readers are interested in reading his phenomenal work then head over to his blog called […]

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Fill in the blanks

Trying to fill in the blanks that stay dormant in my spacious mind From behind a riot of atomic ideas fight to be released onto a page but I become hesitant and rewind kindly So once I fast forward my rhymes will remain grimy Inspired when I’m immersed in chapters filled with love, anger, hate, […]

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Voices behind the words: An interview series with writers (Interview #3, Sylvester L.Anderson)

*Hey everyone this is my 3rd interview entry in this series I created where I gain insight from other poets in the WordPress community. This time around I spoke with Sylvester L.Anderson and we talked about his favorite styles of poetry, his opinions on publication, and the positivity he expresses through his everyday writing. It […]

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Death Interrupted Our Plans

In an unusual way the season felt fitting A winter afterlife bundling up expired souls My heavy heart watched two souls race toward a glorious paradise The first was a shock but the second left me without my pops Our conversations rang with enthusiasm and anticipation Ready for a college homies reunion but later that […]

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