Category: pain
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Invisible Scars
The damp and frigid elicit emotional response which invokes anger then remorse. Things aren’t always what it seems. Happy endings often happen, in dreams. Invisible Scars No life No kids No wife No girl to Share his world Sad as can be… The anticipation of life No family Only tragedy Celebrating holidays Eating treats No longer…
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The Numbness Of Hurt
When the air escapes your lungs… The Numbness Of Hurt A key without a lock Searching for a purpose A door missing it’s nob The emptiness of being uncertain The young devour one another Cards of life bend as they’re dealt Some are luckier than others Old heads carrying coffins without a belt It’s every…
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Betrayal
When a bulletproof vest is not enough… Betrayal That stinging feeling Knife piercing skin A friend to nobody Where does one begin Her discovered check Frenemy revealed A Queen’s betrayal The King of heart’s broken appeal. Harlem, Heaven is at the foot of Mother…
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He Raped Me
Across the globe her story is told, shared and experienced for the world to know. No arrest has been made. They steal, laugh and brag conducting their evil crusade. She’s left alone to pick up the pieces of her life. Some how, some way, one day someone will call her, his wife… But not today. He Raped…
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A Star On Christmas Day
It’s Christmas. Outside the temperature is 73 degrees. The sky is clear but their’s nobody home to hold, to keep near and to keep the Christmas spirit alive. Despite the sun shinning bright it still feel cold as the winter breeze smells stale and the day seems so very old. Oh, the fuss about the…
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FaceTime Bling
The turmoil, the pain and suffering of a long distance relationship with strings attached. When a boy is considered being thirsty. Maybe he’s actually being a man. FaceTime Bling https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/idsa.76f47263-76c3-11e5-ad28-8822e79f57de Drake’s “Hotline Bling” Video FaceTime Bling (Drake’s “Hotline Bling” plays in the background) Spaced out and in a trance, Brutha reflects, relates and jots down his…
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A Moment Of Pain…
A moment of pain is a lifetime of glory. A Moment Of Pain Brutha didn’t realize the impact of this quote until he thought about what it took to lose the 60lbs that was needed. This may have saved and extended his life. It also allowed a light bulb to register, which symbolized the pain and the…
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R.I.P. Ms. Sharon: Going Home
The world has lost a great person… I know this to be true because I know her son, Todd Tucker aka T-Tizzle. Ms. Sharon, Thank You for your years of service. I thank you even more for giving birth to your son who shines so bright; a image of your reflection. Thank You Ms. Sharon…
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Ferguson: Michael Brown, Civil Unrest & Change
CNN televised the fiery passionate expression of a people in great despair. Poor people, angry, disenfranchised citizens of Missouri, Ferguson living and witnessing the American experiment. It was a day of shame that imbrue the fabric of our national conscious. This greasy spot will be forever burned on the entire nations memory. Malcolm X, my…
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On This Day Of Shame
Day Of Shame On this day of shame, I’d like to remember all the people, all the entire cultures that are extinct; wiped out, removed from this earth just because they are different. The gratitude and appreciation has been noted of those that have sacrificed their lives so that others could feast and be merry.…
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Jimmy Jam
Years ago when I worked for New York City Department of Corrections as a Dietary Aide I had the pleasure to meet a man name James aka Jimmy Jam. James, a cooks helper worked from can’t see morning to can’t see night. Overtime was Jimmy’s girlfriend. We worked the 3am – 12pm shift at the…
Harlem Inner City Blues: Random Thoughts 