The Writer's Block

When The Ink Is Dry

2012-01-22T21:25:00.000-08:00

When the ink becomes dry that is not a good sign
The writer has ceased to write words on the paper
The paper stares blank at the pen wondering when
Words will filter the page to fill a void on the lines
When the ink is dry there is nothing left to say
Words are no longer running through the head
Of the writer 'cause the block in his head has cause
Diction to be dead
And so the writer has no inspiration to write
Words anymore.
The ink has leaked and the writer walks away from
the table
The minute he relinquish the pen it tumbles to the
floor
And so the writer has no inspiration to write anymore.

Child

2011-12-16T11:57:00.000-08:00

(This poem is dedicated to Yahminah McIntosh & Phamli)

Child,
You so beautiful
Inspite of the rain
Inspite of the storm
Inspite of all the things you been
Thru
You still shine with
the array of light surrounded
around you
Even when darkness tried to suck
You in
And take you captive
You just embraced the love from within
You tapped deep into your inner soul
And you became a beckon of light
In the midst of the dark times
And dark days you been thru
Child, I am watching you
You are like a beautiful butterfly flying free
Child, I am so proud of you
because you are my "phamli"
The words that part from your lips
are "Indeed, Peace, Fulfillment & Pleasure"
Of living life one day, one moment at a time
And Child, all I can say is as you walk this rocky road
Sometimes it may get weary, sometimes it maybe hard
But Child, I am watching you and I see you fluttering your
Wings, ready to take flight!

That "8 Track" Love

2011-11-11T14:27:00.000-08:00

That8TrackLove by releasethepen

I am in love with you
Like that 8 track drowning
Out the sounds of my heartbeat
Tunes blast from my mental sound
System
Bass on boom
My heart goes boom
And I have to reset the volume
To balance out the emotional,mental
And physical connection
The love is like out of this galaxy
Intellectual minus sexual
Intimacy between the 2
Friendship first
That is what I want to do
No complex melody
But simplicity in that 8 track
Tape
Catridge sometimes get jammed when
We want to switch gears to hear the convo
as we tap into our dreams, fears and tears
This is motivation taking on the world like
Rhythm Nation and we are one
Although that "8 track" faded away
Our love is here to stay.

The Ultimate Ultimatum

2011-10-11T23:12:00.000-07:00

He gave me the Ultimate Ultimatum
He told me I would have to make a choice
Between you or him
How could I make a choice
When I love you and him
He stimulates my mental
You inspire my spiritual
He defines the physical
You capture the invincible
He relates to me in the natural
You are my soul 2 soul
How can I let go of one w/o
The other?
Both defines me entirely
So what am I supposed to do?
It is not my fault he is jealous
Of the time I give you
You are my first love
You were around when no one else even
Cared
But he wants all of me no compromise
Just all of me
The final hour is coming to a spin
And he wants to win
He gave me the ultimate ultimatum
And I chose
Who?
Of course
U know
I chose the light spectrum beaming
Into the sky like it was my
Horizon that made me naturally high
.........
And in the end I picked
Poetry because no one I mean no one
Is worth putting in the place
Of my Poetry....

A Mix of Green With A Touch Of Blue

2011-08-20T23:21:00.000-07:00

Emotionally feeling
Green touched by a light
Stain of blue
Feeling uptight
Yellow not yet
Cool or mellow
Slowly changing
like a rainbow
Of colors
Artistically
Abstract replacing
memories of the past
Falling into black
Fading into that
Not understanding the
Defintion of moods
I feel when I am
with you.

Get UnLost

2011-08-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

Have you ever got lost in looking at the sunrise or sunset? Or have your eyes wander off into the rippling of the ocean, getting lost in the sea. If the answer is yes then do not feel guilty because these are natural pleasures we indulge in periodically. Just like life can get you lost by being hypnotize by the view; love has a way of getting you lost as well. So many women long for love, search for love and chase after love for the pure pleasure of having something to get lost in forever. I, too have been lost plenty of times and got so lost that I forget about me. Whether you are married, in a relationship or single love will call you and get you persuaded into its arms but it is up to you not get lost. Many women get love, receive love and find love but when love leaves them they are heartbroken and curse the day love came into their life. The purest thing about love is that it never ask you to lose who you were because of someone else. Many women lose who they are when marriage or a committed relationship begins to blossom. Suddenly, they forget who they are and become someone they are not for the man that always loved them for who they were before they changed. If you do not know who you are love can never truly find you. You can desperately look for love but love will find you when you are whole. It is simple, do not lose who you are when that man comes along. Be bold, sassy, energetic, and have that divatude. The man loves the chase so be a challenge, keep the mystery and be you. Besides, Confidence is sexy and once you know who you are deep inside you will never be lost again....

Yours Truly,
Stylicia

Naked

2011-08-10T19:01:00.000-07:00

Naked
Bare
Stripped
Down to the
Minimal of nothing
Open, free to be
Whoever I want to be
Unclothed, flashing nudity
Not pieces but images
Of the whole me.

Music In the Making

2011-07-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

Every sound I bellow out
It is like a soothing melody
Intricately touching the heart
With every high pitch
Singing the words with a
Soprano tune
Reaching from the depth of my soul
Tuning in to every beat from the
Rhythm of words tracing over
My voice
Embedding a quake sending hemorrhages
To the brain from elaborate
Radiowaves
Captivating the heart
Telling a story to the soul
It is created to inspire
Uplift
Encourage
And change the atmosphere
Poetry, my love
is music in the making.

100% Woman

2011-07-20T23:28:00.000-07:00

Baby, let me tell you I am
100% woman I am FDA approved
There is nothing processed about
me because I am Au Naturale
It is okay if you want to play
In the sand with the little
girls but be aware you might
Get cooties
I am a woman who knows what she
Wants and I will never settle for less
I rock the best from head to toe
I carry my faith and spirituality
Well like a new Mercedes Benz
(See)I am quality
There is nothing fake about me
I always keep it 100
But if you want someone you can control
Play mind games with and trick
Spit that lame game and think
Yo' sex is the stuff
(Uhm) well I am warning you now
stick with the little girls
'Cause only a real man can handle
A 100% woman like me.

The Light of Life

2011-06-27T22:32:00.001-07:00

The wind will blow
And the sun will set
Rain will fall
Things will grow
Rainbows will continue to burst
from the sky
Signaling a significant
continuation of life
Evolving, turning and shifting
Embracing the phenom of abstract visions
Of the beauty of memoirs
Stories that have yet been told
Things that are not said
But the trickling of the sound of life
Beats to a precise drum
No time to waste but to plant fertile
Seeds of restoration
resurrecting faith
in the eye of life
Glorifying the light from the sun.

Poetry Will Never Die

2011-05-30T00:03:00.000-07:00

Poetrywillneverdie by releasethepen

(This poet is dedicate to the recent loss of Will "Da Real One" Bell, well known poet)

True words of poetry never die
but speak from the echos of tombs deafening
the bones to get up from a dry state
Telling words of life to get up
And command the perservation of
every breathe you speak
Death is not an option for poetry
'Cause every sound that is bellowed
Out speaks life
Commanding a beat to the rhythm
Of mankind
Uplifting, Inspiring & Destroying
The yoke resting heavy around
the neck(Mic 1, Mic 2 Check)
Poetry can never be buried six feet
Deep
A poet recites words in their sleep
Wrestling with the precise sound
Projecting the tone to direct the flow
Of verbal tongues to awaken the soul from
A desolate place
No matter how many vicious roads
We face poetry will never
Die
Words,
His words will live on forever.

Strength In My Back

2011-05-02T14:44:00.000-07:00

StrengthInMyBack by releasethepen

There is so much strength in my back
Why is that?
Could it be the fact
so many people
walked all over me until
I was blue and black
And had no clue what to do
They used me to climb to the
Top
Dropped me off at Mt. Everest
Just to leave me stranded
As I stepped down the mountaintop
In my stilettos
Eventhough it hurt and my feet were
In pain (excruiating pain)
I got to the other side anyway
looking regal just like a cool breeze
Strutting in my stilettos (striding in my stilettos)
Anguish was not in the GPS
I replan the route to take me to victory
With all the strength in my back
I used it to walk with my head
High
Still paraded around in my stilettos (marching 1,2 to the beat in my stilettos)
I realized I am too great to
Slump with head down
Although it was diffcult to do
I got back on track
Stood high with the strength
in my back.
Still walking in my stilettos.

Possibilities Of Love

2011-04-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

Open to the possibilities of love
Not frightened by the inhibition
Of letting go and
being emancipated
From the tyranny of
boundaries
Set by the mind
Embracing the mere compass
Of negotiating the gamble
The risk of diving into the
Sea of love
Not putting an expiration date
On the contemplation of love
Love has many possibilities
When you are open to the
manifestation of affection
Becoming resurrected by love.

The Antidote To Poetry

2011-04-04T17:54:00.000-07:00

What is poetry?
Is it pure competition?
Politically speaking correctly to get
The audience attention,
Or is it the poet wearing their
Ego on their shoulder to get
Noticed for people to applaud
The noise they make
Some have lost the importance
of the movement
We support only what we
Can benefit from leaving others
Discouraged and distorted from
the 'local" fame we claim.
Poetry is simply none of these
things
But it is a movement of change
A movement of expression to be free
And speak a new level of history
But many us poets are to blind to see
'Cause we want the fame steadily
Struggling trying to make a name
For ourselves.
When all we have to do is
be true to our art form
And let our passion speak
For itself.

Embrace Him

2011-03-23T23:01:00.000-07:00

When was the last time
you embraced him
Let him know he is
A good man, a great man
A man of worth
Instead of tearing him down
Did you think about holding
His hand consoling him
loving him and letting him
Know you got his back
You are his Bonnie
And he is your Clyde
Two peas in a pod
He is your Romeo
And you his Juilet
When was the last time
You let him just talk
away his stress until the day broke
Thru the clouds
When was the last time you made him feel
Like a man and not strip away his manhood
Did you tell him
he is not less of a man
Because he made a mistake;
My sistas, in all shades of the rainbow
I am talking to you
He needs love
He is emotional too
He has feelings no matter how society
Deems him unfit to even feel
Any emotion
It is our job to "Embrace Him"
Let him hold close to our waist
And nurture him and rescuitate him
back to life
Speaking life into his manhood
Not sucking the life
But grabbing hold of him and kissing him
And telling that man, my man, your man
That you simply love him
As you embrace him.

Kickin' The Habit

2011-03-09T15:34:00.000-08:00

I got to kick the habit
Unforgiveness still brewing
Like Campbell Soup cooking
On The Stove but the
Difference is it is not
Uhm Uhm good
All I want to do is let
the pain go but it has
become second nature
Like tying my shoes
I do not know if I am going to
Lose the battle
Fighting with myself
Bitterness should not feel like this
But all this anger has
become a bad habit
To me
My eyes so blind I could not
See my own restoration or
recovery
Unforgiveness taking the best part
Of me
But instead of laying aside
every weight
I made a big mistake
Accumalated heartbreak
And now there is an ache
Of being unhappy, paralyzed by
my own insanity
Something that hurts so bad
You think I would be ready to
Let it go
Only Jesus Christ, the head of my life
Can help me kick this habit
'Cause I do not want it anymore.

He

2011-03-04T16:30:00.000-08:00

I inhale your scent
I breathe in your cologne
It is embedded in my DNA
Postmarked by your stamp of love
We are like the X & Y Chromosome
Interlocked sending threads of
Nucleic acids each others way
There is security in your arms
When you hold me
When you touch me I feel an
electric charge
Pulsating thru my body
And you edify my feminity
Bringing out the best asset in me
Which is you
I am awestruck by how you treat me
Such like a lady
And I am your baby
He and me are destined to be.

Woman Of Words

2011-03-02T21:06:00.000-08:00

Womanofwords by releasethepen

I had a misconception
of my recollection
Should of used contraception
To protect my innocence
But instead I let the journey
Take me to another place
It took me over, under
And beneath I lost it all
Slowly
See I wasn't a virgin but
It was like for the very first
Time
I open my heart and mind
to become incline
And decided to stimulate
My mind
With the spoken words
Of my soul
I let my words dance and play
With fire it served up a desire
To inspire
I broke free no longer being
Childlike because in one instance
I became a woman
A woman of my word.

More Than Just Words

2011-02-27T20:20:00.000-08:00

More Than Just Words by releasethepen

I made a huge mistake
I thought poetry was my big break
Dollar signs clouded my mind
I got caught up in the fantasy
Not understanding poetry was
One part of my journey
I put poetry in a box
Not understanding it is
More than words
I am the movement behind my
poetry
I am the rhythm, the sound
behind this movement
Got caught up in the performance
Instead of what I am supposed
To deliver.
It is not a game, not about the fame
But it is a movement
It is a turning point
It is an life changing experience
Poetry is more than just words.

Give It Up, Turn It Loose!

2011-02-16T15:51:00.000-08:00

Give It Up
But something
Won't let me
Turn it loose
Tryin' kick the
Habit but I am
struggling
With the alter ego that
is holdin' me down
Ms. Bondage still around
Want to have me depressed
But I got to get the stress
Off my mind
Leave the bags behind
Ain't gonna be Ms. Bag Lady today
Got to find a better part of me
Got me going thru changes
So many phases
Got to give it up
Tryin' to turn it loose
Try to find a way to
Have a better day
Give It Up
Soon will turn it loose.

The Translator

2011-02-15T08:48:00.000-08:00

Chinese
Spanish
Italian
Maybe Greek
Hebrew this
is not
Geometry
Asymmetrically
Scientific notation
Algebra and Calculus
Equations
The way we speak
Sometimes is hard
To dissect
Like chemistry
Influenced by the vernacular
Of our anatomy
Excluding the reproduction
Of our biology
There were no promises that
This would be easy
But the translator is
Always there
Men and Women
Speak two different
codes
But love never
fails or gets
Old.

Note: The Translator is always there to make the communication clear in relationships, Jesus Christ...

Rhythmic Vibes

2011-02-13T20:14:00.000-08:00

The sun danced
in the sky
Following the
rhythmic rhymes
Racing relentlessly
Raging Fire
Freedom flying
In the wind
As music began
To unleash the beast
within
Taking form to access
The sound slowly
Soliciting streams of
Insight
As night grabs hold
Of the soul.
Tantalizing the
vibe of the rhythm.

Take Back The Night

2011-02-09T21:16:00.000-08:00

The day was filled with innocence
But as night crept it became
her worst enemy
It was him who whispered in
her ear "you know you
want it" and she pretend
to be asleep
But he undressed her
And she laid there as he penetrated
Her without her consent
She was violated without her
being fully aware
Of it
He took something she did
not want to give away
She was only 18 years old full
of life
He took her life
She was raped
She became a victim
of the night
Now years pass by
And she encourages
Other woman to "TAKE BACK THEIR NIGHT"!

(This is a true poem...This is my story...Ladies, tell someone; take back your night and no longer settle for being a victim of rape..tell someone!!)

Signing Those Papers

2011-01-26T10:54:00.000-08:00

I am married
and I never knew it
could be
like this
Thought it would be a
moment of bliss
But there is something I miss
For such a time as this
And I am retracting back
To step one,two,three
I am bound and must be free
I never thought divorce would be
an option for me
But sometimes you have to be
willing to walk away to be
happy
Today I decided to sign those papers
And divorce you
I was holding on and
could not let go
But I am throwin' up the deuces
and saying bye bye for good
Peace out pride
You took me for a long ride
Now it is time to drop you off
At the street of DIVORCE.

Note: Are You Married? If so what are you married to...don't you think it is time for a divorce?

A House Is Not A Home

2011-01-26T10:26:00.000-08:00

A house is not home when
there is no order
A house is not a home when
it is in disarray
A house is not a home
when it is desolate
Merely standing alone
A house is not home
when it suffers
From neglect
A house is not a home
When it is empty
And you give your all
Away
A house is not a home
when you leave it in dismay.
Take a stand get back to your first
ministry
Your house needs your time, dedication
And simplicity.
A house is a home when you make
it top priority.

You Must Shine

2011-01-18T16:53:00.000-08:00

Intro: The evolution has begun.
You must shine
Crystallizing the diamond
Within your mind
Bring you back together
like a string of pearls
polishing your define state
Of being
Creating an elite elevation
Of your champagne life
You are ordered to shine
Cleansing your mind
Preparing you for the creme de la creme
Subtracting the fake
From the path of success
Spreading your purple wings
Soaring like an eagle
You are subjected to shine like
Kitty Crawl Jules
bringing out the celebrity
in you
Haute Couture
You looking fierce
Dazzling like a Goddess
You must shine
This year is now your time.

Just Be

2011-01-13T16:55:00.000-08:00

Be Regal
Be Explosive
Be Outrageous
Be Sexy
Be Mysterious
Be United
Be Fearless
Transformed for the better
Renewed by the shiftin' of your
Mind
Walk with a swagga
Undeniable charm
Cascading and spreading your wings
Soar High
In abundance
Brilliantly possessing
your dreams coming true
Dare to be
True to yourself
Not neglecting
What you are
Be full of brilliance
Putting your back
against the storm,
Be breathtakingly
Determined
To Be
You.

Shades of Black

2011-01-13T06:19:00.000-08:00

I love my black
I embrace my black
There is nothing about my black
That lacks
Black is ageless
It creases so good
And rarely cracks
There is no fading to my black
There is an array of many
In our hue
From chocolate to milky way
Caramel, baby apple bright
Dark as the night
light skin makes the sun
So bright
I could go on and on
Feelin' good about my black
This is a true fact, black is back
Let me keep on track
I am definitely defining
my shades of "Black".

Food Pleasures

2010-12-20T16:39:00.000-08:00

Strawberry delight
Red dawn twilight
Succulent chocolate
Fix
Whip cream
Caramel dip
Apple pie high
Cherry dumpling
Ice cream sweet
Nestled in cookie dough
Full of treats
To satisfy the senses
Of an immeasurable food
Addiction
Looking through the
refrigerator to see what else
is missing
Maybe a twist of hot coco
engulfed in marshmallows
Marinating the night away
With dreams of my self indulgence
Of my food pleasures.

Sentimental

2010-12-06T22:26:00.001-08:00

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Exotic Love

2010-11-26T22:19:00.000-08:00

My love is like poetry
manipulating the mind
With words so sweet
Mesmerize by the tempo
Each sound of the beat
My heart throbs
Robbing you each moment
Sending you vibrations
Of a simple tone
Rain drippin' down
Music hear the sound
Of my love
Each enchanted tune
bring us into an emergence
From Deuteronomy to Exodus
Our love is like scriptures
Embedded in one
Songs of Solomon
Let truth be told
My love like velvet
Drippin' slow
Entangled in satin
Rain will not let go
Pitter patter of my windowpane
Hear each palpitation
Of the rhythm of my love.

Winner In Me...

2010-11-24T22:12:00.000-08:00

For every dark pit I had to wallow in
For every storm I had to stand through
For every tear I had to cry
For every dark night I had to bear
For every depressing thought I found
There
For every stronghold that kept me down
I am a Conqueror
For every so called friend who left
My life
I am better for you not being there
For every pain I had to succumb
when I lost a loved one
I am Victorious
For every jealous hater trying to suck up
My anointing
I am a Survivor
For every windstorm trying to blow me every which way
I am Still Standing
For all these setbacks they were set ups
For my ultimate comeback
I am a Champion!
This is for the resilient winner in me.

Candy Coated Kisses

2010-11-13T11:47:00.001-08:00

My words are like sweet nectar
Dripping from my lips
Seducing your brain
To dance to the rhythm
Of my verbal foreplay
Tantalizing your emotions
To conjure up the groove
Of love
Beating drums of emotions as
I feel your heart swaying like
The ocean
Becoming full off the cuisine of
the course you defined as your
Erotic recipe to get close to me
And the love lessons we have experienced
Were like an unquenchable thirst
Not quite full from the well of pleasure
Sweet dreams to you and we let the moment
End 'cause we constantly daydream of
What our love could be but instead
We submerge ourselves into candy coated kisses
Snuggling close to hear the African Dance Beat
To A Swahili drum beat
Candy Coated kisses taking all of
Our logical senses.

BLAQUE GIRLS ROCK!!!

2010-11-04T10:08:00.000-07:00

From the sway of our hair
From the vulutupous curves we wear
Men stare
from our ripping the runaway
Fashionista affair
We flair beauty, boldness and confidence
Everywhere
From loving the skin we are in
To being the business woman
Mother and leader
We are incredible
Did I mention Phenomenal
One of a kind
Unique from many shades
We reap
We are beautiful, strong and poise
We rock it well, we rock it swell
From young to old we rock it bold
We are QUEENS,
Cleopatra in disguise
We are Blaque Girls & We Rock!!
BLAQUE GIRLS ROCK!!!

Every Ghetto Has A Heaven....

2010-11-01T18:07:00.000-07:00

Every ghetto has a heaven
Gun shots ricochet sending off the
Signal of a symphony
Sirens sound in rage
Screaming the voice of a soprano
Singing opera melancholy
Brothers, sisters on the corner
Selling, soliciting doing their
Thang
In the black community
We lack unity
United we stand
Divide we fall one by one
To liquor stores, weed
All around
They wrap it up in a name
To make it sound nice
This is the reality
When the hood has become
Your paradise
Nothing in it seems
Nice but every little girl & boy
Want to make it
Not just being into sports
Lawyers, doctors even on the supreme court
Every ghetto has a heaven
For those who want to escape
They pray to God to be released
So one day they can come back to give back
So no young black child in the ghetto will lack.

I'm Ready

2010-10-18T19:25:00.000-07:00

I'm ready to give you my all
Holding nothing back
Loving you is like a 9 to 5
I am ready to put in the work
I might have to work the
graveyard shift
But every moment with you
Is a moment of bliss
Anticipating the moment we
Kiss
With love sometimes you
Have to be willing to take
A risk or you could miss
Out on true love
I'm ready to love
no holds barred
Taking the limits off
Not using my past to injure
What we can have
Stop self sabotaging
The connection
I need to let go
And give you all my affection
Letting my heart lead
In the right direction
I'm ready to be the woman
I was built to be
Loving you unadulterated
Without any hidden fear
Draw your love near
I'm ready to love
Love you with my all
Even if its fall
At least I took a risk
I would rather love without
never feeling love at all.
I'm ready to love you.

The Connection

2010-09-29T21:29:00.000-07:00

When I fanatasize about you
I know no other man can relate to you
No matter how many I date you
Always have been number one
No matter how many are attracted
to my beehive
You remain my honey
I can't seem to shake the
connection we create
It's like a fire waiting to start
When we are apart
I am always in your mind
And you in mine
You would think we are two of a kind
I am paralyzed by our soul to soul
Interludes
Melodic words can not describe the tight
Verse we have become
We make love without physical touch
That is how powerful the chemistry
Is between us
We kiss honeycomb wishes in the sky
Engraving our destiny in stone
But everytime I try to go my separate
Way
The connection pulls me back retracting
The feelings I always have for you
The connection between us two.

Serenity

2010-08-26T20:15:00.000-07:00

When the sunrise
I think of you
When the sunset
I think of you
You are a beam
Bright,
A light that never
goes out
I look into the sky
And see a rainbow
I begin to think of you
Birds flying high
soaring living free
You were my Serenity.

Natural Beauty

2010-07-29T07:59:00.000-07:00

I do not need botox
Weave extensions making me
Look like Godilocks
Plastic surgery
Sticking Neddles in me
Liposuction sucking
the life out
Of me
I am a natural beauty
Tummy tuck
Snip and cut
All this for a flat
Gut
No siree
I do not need this for
Me
I want to continue
to be that
Natural Beauty
Changing colors to my face
black or white
Tan or pale
I will represent
A Natural Beauty well...