Black poems
The ones covered in drip
Laced with dope
Where Black folx
Center and sideline
Black poems
Full of light
Exploring all things
Stop lights to police stops
In non rhyme too
Black poems
Love and soul reflected
In language of Kings
Queens, the entire court
Patchwork satin, golden flecks
Words don't fail me now Spill out like the wails of mothers losing their babies at the auction block words comfort me like the prayers at dawn during The Fast to our benevolent God Muster up lifelong
It feels like flushed cheeks and pulsating jawbones It feels empty It feels like blood rapidly popping as it travels from heart It feels like nothing It feels like under/over eating It feels like a vo
The anxiety makes the stomach flip The depression makes the limbs heavy The tug and pull Is overwhelming and nauseating Gags Short breaths Teeth chattering Big sighs as tears roll down
