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Ecstasy

11/11/2017

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as i laid on top of you
i wandered your deepest thoughts
my honey waves and coconut treats
we’re high as astronauts
you melt into my deep, baby
feel the Niagara flow 
rock it steady, go hard, speed up
grind me fast then slow
 
as you laid on top of me
you wandered my deepest thoughts
your banana boat staying afloat
long kisses on my wet spots
i feel you in my deep, baby
spilling all over these sheets
grab it, smack it, any way you can have it
bring out my inner freak

as we shared our deepest thoughts
after the loving was done
we shared one thought
of pure ecstasy
and 2 became 1
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I'm Gone

11/11/2017

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This is how it began
 
red wine met my lips and i continuously poured more
and sipped from the glass of intoxication
then my right hand grabbed a Bic pen
and the pen poured pain on a sheet of paper
leaving traces of pensive thoughts within its lines
fermented grape juice had me feeling fine, and i started to unwind
while listening to the soulful sounds of Erykah Badu sing “Next Lifetime”
but you see, i’m living this lifetime and in the mean time in between time 
before you arrive and the clock strikes twelve
when the night is young and the moon glows
and the stars dwell illuminating the night sky
i try to think of only you… only us
but my heart is in another place, my mind is in a race, back and forth my feet pace
and this internal conflict is forcing me to face
the fact that i no longer love you
and believe me, this is hard for me to say
right now it seems like the only logical way to get my thoughts together
is to write you, i’m trying to avoid another fight with you
we’ve been at odds for a while and it’s just not my style
to linger in a relationship that doesn’t seem worthwhile
 
I’ve met someone
 
he brings out the best in me and he strives for better
commitment, trust and honesty
and he wants me as his Queen
but a future of King and me will never be
if there is a part c to this equation
my feelings are a long time coming
i’ve been hesitating and contemplating
now, i know what’s best for me
no longer can i keep waiting and debating
i’ve made a decision, pros and cons weighed in
feeling more than tipsy, liquid courage fades in
all has been said, laid out
paper and pen
i wish you the best, hope this letter makes amends
last sip now
i’m saying...
 
I’m gone
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The Soiled Soul

11/2/2017

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i don’t want to die before i die
the seed of my dreams never sprout
my petals never see the sky
plant me in rich soil
and a proper hole
let my perennial roots anchor
so my success grows bold

i just want to live while i have life
turn my goals into reality
watch my faith take flight
harvest me from my existence
in due season
trust the process of my bloom
my journey is for a reason
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