To write the real, you have to show all the rawness, which has its harsh beauty and this is my platform to do just that. Not shying away from any subject matter or theme. Blog entries, Poetry (Free verse, Haiku, Narrative poetry), Film reviews, and a full course of wisdom quotes. Peace, TheRhymeRula
“There are only two industries that call their customers “users”: Illegal drugs and software” – The Social Dilemma Did you know that all social media outlets are competing for your attention? How about I take it a step further and tell you that the technology that connects us in actuality manipulates, divides, controls, and monetizes every […]
Read More The Social Dilemma Film Commentary + ReviewWhy bring it back if you knew all this madness was going to happen again? Who doesn’t like some delicious fried chicken that has the right spice, seasoning, and succulence? The consensus to that opening question would be probably a majority of you readers unless you’re a vegetarian or vegan. Anyways, I brought up that […]
Read More The chicken crazeCollaboration piece, co written with Aston Kamunde at https://astonkamunde.wordpress.com/ My contributions are in bold Sometimes I wonder if anyone’s watching how despair torments the lone wanderer Under the quiet moonlight a currency of shadows encircles him sinking him deeper and deeper the surface of life is on the verge […]
Read More The WandererBlack history cannot be confined to one month because black history is made every single day, and in so many different ways. – J. Ivy
Read More Make your historyWitnessing the infinite birth of a new night, Resting my weary head dreaming for us all to see better days, But many setbacks have become a hindrance, In disappointment I’ve noticed depictions and statements of self hate on all levels, Tuning into the recurrence of young lives being perished onto concrete deathbeds while dried blood […]
Read More It’ll remain infiniteIt seems as if every time I think something is complete There is some bullshit accumulating underneath the surface, With that said the accumulation will commence, I’ve realized repeatedly that complacency can lead to a heavy burden on your conscious, We remain unaware due to constantly being surrounded and distracted by nonsense, Perplexing questions with […]
Read More AccumulationWelcome readers to another entry on “Voices behind the words: An interview series with words. This is the 2nd time I’ve had a trifecta of writer interviews on this series. The other time was in February. I digress, this time around I spoke with the poet Tim Miller, who has begun writing crime poems under […]
Read More Voices behind the words : An interview series with writers (Interview #12, Jonah Finn of Crime Poetry)This is a poem I wrote that is inspired by the masterpiece novel that I finished reading this past week titled Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. This is not an in dept recap of the events in detail, so there are no spoilers or anything given away explicitly. You would have to read the book […]
Read More The end was in the beginning This morning I came across this poem on Twitter and after reading it, I had to read it twice because of the way she depicted his essence was so impactful, but she still kept it lighthearted for a soul that was gruesomely slain. His life was vital energy that would galvanize the civil rights movement. […]
Read More I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store (A poem by Eve L. Ewing)The ones that will smile in your face are also the same ones that can dispossess you from progression. Keep both eyes wide open so you can anticipate and prevent “the ones” from distorting your vision from achieving. – RhymeRula
Read More The ones (Monday Motivation)