Category: Suffering

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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Dirty Glasses

When the glass is half full while others view it’s as being half full empty. Blurred vision clouds the sight during the day and often at night.  Walk with me… Dirty Glasses When the universe chooses you and you place on the magic glasses there are rules that come with it.  You can never take

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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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Allan Brown: You Are Loved

 Some people are born to change the lives of others.  Allan Brown was that man and he did it effortlessly.  Allan Brown: You Are Loved If you ever met him you would never forget him.  Big Al, a poised speaker whom walked softly and possessed a gentle surgeons touch.  A deity holding a camera. A muse

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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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The Majors & The Ostrich

Everybody has the unthinkable happen to them throughout the course of their lives. Whether it be an outlook on life, children or adults who experience some sort of violation opposed on them against their will such as a sex act, finding themselves homeless or going without food and being hungry.  One can order a deal of a meal when at their

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A Dream Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? by Langston Hughes Can

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Nyja: Beautiful, Calm Flowing River

Nyja: Beautiful, Calm Flowing River Her name means, “Beautiful, Calm Flowing River”.  Her parents placed a spiritual conviction upon thee and named her well with deep thought placed behind it.  Her calm voice is all too familiar, god’s whisper steady like a stream.  The calmness of her voice and the stillness of her spirit leaves his

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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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Stand For Something

The Only Way To Get That Gorilla Off Your Back Is To Stand, Upright. When the light is turned on there’s no turning off that light. One may try to ignore that little voice inside but that light and that voice will only burn brighter and speak louder to you each and every time you attempt

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Stay Away Little Girl

Stay Away Little Girl Run Away Little Girl (I can do bad all by myself) Run little girl, run little girl, run, run. (I can do bad all by myself) Run little girl, run little girl, run, run. (I don’t think you can hear me though)  Run little girl, run little girl, run, run. (Well, let me explain

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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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