Fulfillment

This poem is featured in my third chapbook “Don’t make me regret”: A chapbook by TheRhymeRula, and I’ll leave a link so you check it out. If you own Kindle you can read the entire book for FREE. Readers discretion advised – Strong Language E-book link – https://www.amazon.com/Dont-make-regret-chapbook-TheRhymeRula-ebook/dp/B083TR1JKR/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=don%27t+make+me+regret+it&qid=1579454853&sr=8-1 Copy and paste the URL Eternal sunshine […]

Honoring the legacy of Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba

This post is in the memory of Kobe Bryant a.k.a The Black Mamba Sometimes we hear news we don’t want to believe, but eventually as the truth comes to the surface it begins for us to mourn and reflect on the impact a person has had on ours lives even if we didn’t know them […]

A look inside MLK JR Day

We celebrate the day and life of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and everything he stood for when it came to gaining the civil liberties of black people and helping to end segregation, but there is something about him that had to change because his passive-aggressive mentality when it came to dealing with […]

The universe dashboard

Past the stars I see warning signals flaring in the universe’s dashboard In 3, 2, 1 Nukes drop on impoverished streets and as far my eyes can see all is empty No sign of anything resembling life Bouquet of daisies stuffed in rifles Bullseye on every target giving away sweet goodbyes Words of caustic nonsense […]

Try and stop me

This is one of the poems from my 3rd upcoming Chapbook. Even though this is written in first person this is an unnamed narrator I created after looking at an photo. The “I” in this piece is not me, but it can apply to me and many others. They say all good things must come […]

Angry gets sh*t done

You know damn well they don’t want to hear that! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxFnVe6RiM I’m going to keep this post as brief as possible. So, actor Orlando Jones who stars in more like maybe starred in at this point American Gods has been reportedly fired for a scene that depicts a powerful monologue that explained the treachery black […]

Restlessness

Everything’s mundane when the restless cannot comprehend reality. Your life as you know can become one big sleepwalk, and the scary thing about it is the people around you won’t be courteous enough to wake you from causing your demise.– TheRhymeRula

Keep them close

Young minds place their trust into an influencer who is usually someone that is the closest to them, and sometimes those influencers can let them down in ways they cannot comprehend yet. So, I came across a news story on Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry and how her ex partner insists on perceiving their daughter […]

Don’t make me regret it

Fall in love with your problems Maybe they’ll leave you too It’s become strenuous to starve my distractions in order to feed my focus but it must be done Many succumb to the withdrawal of familiar desires And it’s funny how they try to move on but at the same time, hold on The world […]

If nothing else

A lot of shit broke me but fixed my vision read that again I’ve realized Even the people who betray you were part of the plan We cannot stop chasing things we know will destroy us in the end but we continue to do so As we spend our days trying to survive until the […]