Aesthete In Harlem


Strange,
That in this nigger place,
I should meet Life face to face
When for years, I had been seeking
Life in places gentler speaking
Until I came to this near street
And found Life--stepping on my feet!
-Langston Hughes

Thursday, March 25, 2010

LOVE


What is LOVE?

Is it the way you smile

The way you touch

The way you look into my eyes?

Is it the happiness I feel When I'm with you?

Is it my heart that calls out to you

The longing for you

The want for you?

What can I do

All I do is think about you

With every step I take

With every breath I take

Your in my head

Don't go away.

I've never felt this feeling before

It's taking every inch of me in

You take me to a different place

Everytime I'm with you

This is not just a daze

what I feel for you is not a craze

I'm crazy yes for your LOVE

Your TOUCH

Oh baby you phase me in so many ways

Please don't leave my side

Because without you I won't survive.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

With Explosion Comes Change

You are what makes me Me
Because of you my whole life changed.

Thinking about what has happened
You never could imagine
About a girl raised in Queens, New York
Where her father would beat her mother
How did it come to this?
When they were alone did he
Punch her?
Slap her?

I can't think about it
I don't want to think about it

Oh mother!

Somebody please do something
A fire has just exploded
I can feel it coming closer
Someone please put it out!
I can't breathe any longer
Please tell me what to do now
I'm so lost,
Confused

Is there anyone there?
Is there anyone there?

As I open my eyes slowly
I see time passby before me
Sisters and bro are growing with me
Mother too is standing strong

Its like breaking silence in the air
With this new life I am prepared.

A Different Color Purple

What is this color planted on me?
What is this before me?
Why did you have to hurt me,
Push me to the ground?

Never have I ever done anything to
you.

I'm just letting you know what's
true.
You lie
You decieve
You let everyone believe
You say to be real with you
This is real right now
What you hear
Don't you see
But you don't care.

Never have I ever done anything
to you.

Instead you turn everything on me
Why won't you let me be?
You say you don't hate
When you know its the truth
Yet you hide in a corner
What good does that do?
What you also need to know
is that your selfish too.

I'm not taking it anymore
especially not from you.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Charlie

There was a girl named Charlie
Please tell me have you seen her?
Her hair is dark and her body's cold
She's shivering somewhere
Maybe behind a dumpster
She's givin' up life
Someone please help her.

There came a guy
Who heard her cries
Her Eyes shined like the stars in the sky
Oh please don't leave her side
For her sake don't let it die.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Meaning of a Rose

Life is nothing but a rose
With a stem as big as Mt. Rushmore
You may find thorns
That can prick with just one touch
You may think its beautiful,
Like nothing you've ever seen before
But never should you trust
The petals that stare deep into your eyes
The petals that one by one fall
As each day goes by
The last petal falls
Now kiss it goodbye.

Mice Crawling on the Ground

Mice Crawling on the Ground
Your lost, Your confused
There's no where to go
Up the street through Herald Square
The alleyway is crowded
This makes my life so unfair
Don't look too hard
Just be prepared.

That Light is You

Wake up
Open your Eyes
There's a light
Its shining bright
There is hope
Don't give up
Give a hand
Don't hesitate
'Cuz if you do
You might regret
Its safe right now
He's here with you
No holding back
No letting go.

In his arms
Your there right now
Protection is
What you need
In his eyes
You see that light
You are happy
he won't leave
Now count to 3
He is there
Now let it be.

Welcome to my World

There was a girl
With a beauty
She had a family
A mother that was strong
An abusive father
A brother and 2 sisters
That was her life.