C.B.S. (Poem for Autumn Ashante)
Turn your TVto C.B.S.,that's exactlywhat you see...B.S. ...More newscast spinsin eventswhere we truly progressthat white biggots truly protest.One of our prodigiesgot poked and proddedwith reverse...
View Article911 Is Still A Joke
(911 Ignores Robert Turner and his mother dies - AOL News, Video Link Included)911 is still a joke!Parents train their childrento call 911 in case of an emergency,but because childrenadhere to the...
View Article911 Is Still A Joke
(911 Ignores Robert Turner and his mother dies - AOL News, Video Link Included)911 is still a joke!Parents train their childrento call 911 in case of an emergency,but because childrenadhere to the...
View ArticleBlue Pen (Love Story of Nyne Elementz and Oracle)
I used to beSo sick of blue,Or at least the bluesI used to have.Now my blue pictureHas changed foreverAnd it was a blue penThat brought light backTo my blue path.Before blue Bled brightly to bless...
View ArticleBlue Pen (Love Story of Nyne Elementz and Oracle)
I used to beSo sick of blue,Or at least the bluesI used to have.Now my blue pictureHas changed foreverAnd it was a blue penThat brought light backTo my blue path.Before blue Bled brightly to bless...
View ArticleWriter's Block II
It's frustrating,that in the midst of all the topicswe're constantly debating,causes for which we are demonstrating,thoughts I'm constantly contemplating,I've got writer's block.It's unnerving to...
View ArticleWriter's Block II
It's frustrating,that in the midst of all the topicswe're constantly debating,causes for which we are demonstrating,thoughts I'm constantly contemplating,I've got writer's block.It's unnerving to...
View ArticleRight To Remain Silent
The fifth Amendmentin the U.S. Constitutionprotects your right to remain silent.Unfortunately for me,It's a right I don't havethe freedom to enjoy.As a poet,I have the obligation to speakwhenever I...
View ArticleRight To Remain Silent
The fifth Amendmentin the U.S. Constitutionprotects your right to remain silent.Unfortunately for me,It's a right I don't havethe freedom to enjoy.As a poet,I have the obligation to speakwhenever I...
View ArticleWe Know What It Is, Part I (For Lexington, SC Police Dept.)
If you somehow thinkracial profiling claims are absurd,check out what happened to MEon July 23rdin Lexington, SC near the lakeside burbs.2:30 am, I brought up the rearof a two-car Prysmatic...
View ArticleWe Know What It Is, Part I (For Lexington, SC Police Dept.)
If you somehow thinkracial profiling claims are absurd,check out what happened to MEon July 23rdin Lexington, SC near the lakeside burbs.2:30 am, I brought up the rearof a two-car Prysmatic...
View ArticleOh, you didn't hear? The Session is coming!!!
Peace and poetry, people: This is Nyne Elementz, host of the most inspiring telephone poetry cyphers going, The Session. If you haven't heard about it, then let me give you the 411.The Session is:A...
View ArticleFigment of my Imagination
Denial is more than a river in Egypt, They tell us. but more denial is dished out to black men concerning damaging issues than admitted by the community. We black men are called upon to lead, and...
View ArticleThis Is You ~AWARDED~
Note: To whomever it may apply. To the rest, don't take it personally.This is you,Born and raised to be torn betweenThe fairy tale life you read as a childAnd the daytime soap opera dramaThat created...
View ArticleThis Is You (A Good Man In Hiding, Vol 4 poem) ~Awarded~
(Note: This poem is not aimed at anyone in particular. It is a poem that calls for introspection in certain women claiming that there are no good men left)This is you,Born and raised to be torn...
View ArticleChoose Your Battles (AWARDED)
Weve all got struggles to face On a daily basis;Some fighting temptations For waterfall chases,Low income situations,Or fighting against racists.Whatever the case is,We poets often put it in a...
View ArticleAll I Have Are My Words (AWARDED)
All I have are my wordsAnd I hope they are enoughTo Matter.I am but a simple poetWith a complex mission:To spit words of God-givenInsight and wisdomTo free souls That are imprisonedAnd anyone elseThat...
View ArticleSupport A Poet! (My 2007 Shameless Plug Piece)
Can I be frank with youFor a few minutes?I dont mean to causeAnyone to be offended,But when I writeAnd spit these words,I put my heart and soul in it.So if I bring a piece to youAnd you truly feel...
View ArticleIf I Could Tell You...
This poem was inspired by a book called "The Secrets Lives of Men And Women", a compilation of a postcard confessions project by Frank Warren. This is not a personal poem, but I was inspired to try to...
View ArticleAlarm Clock
The alarm clock is going off.When will you wake up?Will you wait throughForty-four more years ofConstructed and perfectedFalse terrorist plotsTo manifest themselves as liesThat invade every idiot...
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