My black friend, you are always there.
Holding me back and keeping me down.
Like an old owl stare.
Or a head teacher's frown.
Oppressed and depressed.
Upsets and forgets
The joy and the humor
You are my tumor
My Cancer that grows
Deep from within
But your existence slows
And your skin grows thin
You can't hold me down
For my light will shine
And light up my town
You will become benign
The ghosts of the past
Follow us in the now
In life, it went too fast
They long to touch, but they know not how.
That shaded corner of the room
A feeling of them watching us
Darkness that seems to loom
Our nostrils smell the musk
We know you are there
Just out of sight
No matter how long we stare
You never come to the light
Are you the monster under my bed
Or in the cupboard locked away
Is it fear you long to be fed
Or can it be the love you miss each day
Have I got you all so wrong
Could it be you want me so
Because of the bond, we had for so long
Are here to see me grow
Updated: Jun 20, 2024
I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME
PASSING IN THE STREET
YOU WALK ON BY
IT MIGHT SEEM LAME
A MOMENT SO FLEET
COULD BE A LIE
YOU WON'T FEEL THE SAME
NO DESIRE TO MEET
BUT I SAW IN YOUR EYE
A BURNING FLAME
COULD FEEL YOUR HEAT
A PHOENIX BUSTING TO FLY
