One Text//The Process

This was an exercise, trying to write from a perspective other than mine. I think it came out pretty well. It flowed easy for me. It's not about anything in particular. It mirrors a common situation. Hope y'all enjoy it. =]

I was gettin off the train
and started thinking
Kinda vague
Like, man, I ain't heard from my girl all day
So I started to imagine
all the things that could've happened
Maybe her phone got cut off
Or she left home and just forgot it
But jealousy got the best of me
And brown eyes turned to green
"What if she's off with some nigga somewhere
Not thinkin bout me?"
What if she decided finally that
She's wasting time and tried to find
A man that could be all the things
That I just couldn't be?
Then fear crept up from the rear
Giddy and eager to remind
That I never had officially claimed this woman as mine
So, technically, if she wants to be with somebody thats fine
(That word stabbed me in the heart though, hell no that shit wasn't fine)
So I was sitting on my couch, and just staring at the phone
Tryna figure, should I hit her up
Or just leave her alone
Can't just call her in a jealous rage
'Cause I feel she's my own
Can't just tell her she can never stray
'Cause her voice, to me, is home
Then the realization dawned on me
My heart started to fall
'Cause I figured out this chick I'm calling mine
Ain't mine at all
And that if she didn't want to
Well, she never had to call
It just hit me in the head
Like, man, she never has to call
So I'm sitting, staring, stumbling
Trying to figure what to do
As the thought of me without her
Tries to tear my heart in two
I'm just sitting, staring, stumbling
Wondering what'll happen next
When the phone that I've been staring at rings
Says I've got a text
So I open it, excited, wondering what it's going to say
"Hey love. Wanted to tell you I've been missing you all day."
Nervous heart comes back together
Takes a breath, and gets its wings
Just her presence calms my soul
And moves my mind to better things
I'm rethinking our arrangement
Some things, you've just gotta do
But till then, just a response
"Wassup my love. I missed you too."

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a mad Black Woman

I'm the one that always made you laugh
And I'm the one who cooked the food you didn't know you had
And I'm the one that cheered for you at every b ball game
But when it was time for shout outs, you never shouted my name
I picked up your mothers prescription, and delivered it with care
And tried my best to convince her that you weren't passed out somewhere
(which you were)
And I'm the one that kept condoms stocked, and the strong box locked
So when the next bitch tried to trap you, or rob you, her whole game plan got stopped
It was me who was buying your groceries, me who was paying your bills
Me who kept two extra blankets nearby, cus we all know how you get the chills
Me who was taking your draws to get cleaned, the black ones you swear give you luck
It was me who was alway beside you, when about me, you don't give a fuck.

So I hope that this new chick you got now,
Yeah, I hope this one fills you with pride
And I hope when your world turns upside down
That this new chick is still down to ride
Cus when I left, the strong box was open
And there wasn't no cash left inside
Yeah, when I left, the safe was on empty
This paper will help me
Dry tears from my eyes


Lol! Crack poem y'all. Just jokes. It's for twin. She gave me the idea. Anyway.

THIS WAS WRITTEN THE SAME DAY AS THE ONE BEFORE IT!! I'M ON A FUCKING ROLL!! Plus I'm putting like 1000 words a day into this little story I'm working on now, but y'all will never see that. Ever ever. Okay, done talking.

No Words

*Gasp* I mean, a new poem/song/thingy? In the same MONTH? Its crazy right? I'm back to gospel, by the way. I needed a refresher

I have no words for you greatness
And I have no words for your grace
I have no words for your faithfulness
Which endures, day by day, day by day
So all I can do is give glory
And all I can do is give praise
All I can do is give my life to you
Do your will Lord, whatever it takes

Here I stand
And I'm holding my heart in my hand
And I'll turn my life over to you, oh God
See me through, oh God
And show me what I need to do, oh God

Hear me pray
Lord I pray that you'll show me the way
And I pray in your grace I will stay, oh God
Never stray, oh God
Just tell me what I need to say, oh God

There are no words for your mercy
And there are no words for your love
And there are no words for the perfect peace
That you've shown me from heaven above
So all I can do is shout thank you
And know that you hear me somehow
All I can do is give my life to you
Do your will Lord, I'm starting right now

Here I stand
And I'm holding my heart in my hand
And I'll turn my life over to you, oh God
See me through, oh God
And show me what I need to do, oh God

Here me pray
Lord I pray that you'll show me the way
And I pray in your grace I will stay, oh God
Never stay, oh God
Just tell me what I need to say, oh God
Oh God

Ohhhhhhhh

I don't deserve all the chances you've given me
I don't deserve to be loved unconditionally
I've made mistakes, and I know I can't fix them now
But you made a way through my sins and I just don't know how
I don't deserve all the good things you've planned for me
I don't deserve all the joy that you've handed me
I don't deserve all the strength you've instilled in me
I don't deserve a savior who was killed for me
I want to be more
I want to be yours
So please

Here I stand
And I'm holding my heart in my hands
ANd I'l turn my life over to you, oh God
See me through, oh God
And show me what I need to do, Oh God

Lord I pray
I just pray that you'll show me the way
And I pray that within me you'll stay, oh God
Never stray, oh God
So they hear you in all that I say, oh God

Here I am
I relinquish myself to your plan
And I don't know what I should do next
oh God
To expect
oh God
But I know that in you I'm blessed
Oh God
Oh, so blessed.

I'ma sing this. I might even record it, but I promise you, I'ma sing the devil out of this. One day.....

.Purity.

If you know me, you know how much non rhyming poems irk me. This one pretty much made me cry though. I like it =]

Purity

You're just what I needed
You're honesty and silence
You're patience and compassion
You're humor and resilience and faith
You're just what I needed

I've spent many a long night wandering the world
i've seen stars fall
I've seen the moon cover the sun
I've seen hungry children
I've seen love
I've seen poetry in motion
I've seen music, visible and tangible
But never in all my many nights travels have I
Seen anything like you.

I've never seen a spirit that rises with such grace after falling
I've never seen a smile with such warmth
I've never seen a heart so strong regardless of trials
I've never seen so raw a passion
I've never seen so sharp a mind
I've never seen so determined a will
Never in all my many travels have I
Seen anything like you.

You're just what I needed
You're stars falling
You're the moon covering the sun
You're the hunger, ever present in children, but often missing in people
You're love
You're poetry in motion
You're music, visible and tangible
You're just what I needed
You're everything I need
You're purity



Written about four minutes ago. Dedicated to my favorite person.