Poet Ambition

Attention
If u are a poet step to the mic w/ some conviction
All week u been putting Ur pen in the pad like it has a heroine addiction
So step to the mic like its yours!
Exfoliate to audience like they are Ur pores
Please share with us a chapter out of your life book
Or come fight the crowd, hit'em with a punchline, but drop them with the hook
Ladies if you got poem about niggas ain't shit
We come on up and spit it
So who will step to the Mic?
If only God can judge, then u shouldn't have Stage fright
So, I'm calling out all the fellas, who wrote poems about sex
Or maybe those that wrote something about their ex
If you are a true poet, then call next
All verbal artist, this is Ur stage
So if u pissed off, let us sense Ur rage
Didn't do good last time on the Mic? This is Ur chance for improvement
I'm calling out to the poets who wanna talk about the Black Movement
Or what's the difference between a boy and a man
or that poem in the back of book about your one night stand
or talk about money and your problems
or since its a recession, how you feel like robbing
or that poem about how you are afraid to die
or what goes thru your mind while your high
Or come up here and bless us with a Haiku
Or if you feel like singing, break us off with some L Boogie or Erykah Badu
Come spit about the world or Religion
Step to the Mic and show us, your Poet Ambition

Depress

Look in the mirror
and don't recognize who are
this ain't the guy who like to have fun
drink to celebrate
you was once this life of the party
None you hate yourself and everyone around you
you can't find happiness
like America finding Bin Laden
Your a walking dark cloud
You went to making it rain in the club
to raining on every ones parade
You drink to run away from you real world
You get high so you wont be down
haven't shaved in weeks
Lately the voice in your head keeps telling you this would all be easy if just take your own Life
Suicide is the answer to all your problems
Not realizing that now killing yourself will only leave the world around you in pain
Moms cries herself to sleep every night
Your Brother doesn't understand, and mad you for leaving him
Now he has no one to protect him
Damn
Your best friend has no one to talk to
and he just found out his girl is pregnant
And he wants her to get an abortion
I know times are hard but if you realize life has its ups and downs
And your so far at the bottom, if you were patient
You'll see you have no place to go but up
But YOU Gave up
and Stop Fighting,
When inside You are a combination of Ali and Tyson
But now its too late
and I'm here talking to your tombstone
Because your gone!

Blank Canvas

Life is like art
God gave us a blank canvas
and he gave some folks a bigger canvas
than others
or gave you a large canvas with fewer paints to work with
Now that you have this in front of you
what do you do?
what can you paint?
are you skilled enough to paint the picture in your head?
Even if you felt like you weren't talented enough to
Would you still try?
if you had fewer colors, would u mix your colors to make more
Or stick to the basics just to have a painting
If you had a small canvas, can your painting make it seem large?
In the end life is what you make it to be, just like a blank canvas
Question is when you are done, will it still be a Canvas?
Or a masterpiece?

Break up sEX

This is the last time we share our personal space
So i gently rub your face
look you in you the eye
And whisper, Good bye
Then I say, I shouldn't do this
But I give you one last kiss
Who knew this would lead to left over Passion?
This wasn't suppose to happen
This is the last time we will have sex in this bed
My last invite to go between your legs
The last time you'll give me head
if this is it, lets do it everywhere
Lets start with me lifting you up in the air
but before that, let me throw you on the dresser
and let me undress ya
then lets go in the kitchen
where im batting and your throwing at me like your pitching
Lets go in all day
I wanna hit that spot like a triple shot of Jose
And after this we can take a shower
And share our last hour
Holding each other
like when we was lovers
We kiss one last time and our hearts stop
I close my eyes tightly so a tear won't drop
This is the end
yesterday you was my girl
Now we are just friends

Say hello, to the Nice guy

I'm in a race
Where being an asshole keeps me in first place
Don't get me wrong
I still show some class
Always as much as I can be an ass
I do this because I know if I was a nice guy, I would be dead last
So I do all I can in to stay ahead in this race
I take risk, cuz I know nice guys play it safe
I'm a runner
A nice guy is a chaser
U can follow me
The nice guy will chase ya
I'm looking for a one stand
A nice guy is looking to hold ur hand
I don't even wanna be ur man
One day he hopes bless u with a wedding band
He showers u with compliments
I say things that breaks down ur confidence
The nicer u are the worst
As long as I'm a jerk, I stay in first
He likes to take it slow, I'm on my rick bobby shit- "I like going real fast".
Plus if ur not first ur last.
So to remain ahead, I'll keep treatin u like shit
And u'll continue to love it.
I will forever be confuse
When it comes to women, the bad guy wins and the nice guy will forever lose!

Take a Hit

Take A Hit…
It never came packaged or laced
We couldn’t buy it for a 20 spot we couldn’t even bargain for some change
Instead we grew it Ourselves, cut out the middle man and watched it grow.
Our own creation
We planted it on trust, watered it with patience, and left it in the light of time.
Some days growth was overwhelming, the leaves couldn’t help but to intertwine with one another
Touch each other, until a bud appeared.
Oh, I think it was just fertilized.
Other days growth was non-existent
One side grew towards the light while the other was blinded and hid in the dark
But the passion for that growth still remained.
And we were sure that it was unstoppable, unbeatable, with satisfaction guaranteed
Until…
the last bud
We clipped it, shredded it, and rolled it up with our beating hearts.
We ignite it with our last flame and pulled it in slow.
We kept the rotation until there was only one last hit to savor.
The reminiscent thoughts of the foundation that grew this simmered down through the smoke.
Until the last hit…
And so we took our last hit together
Our last hit of Love.
Threw away the ashes under the rug.
The only substance left is the seeds it grew from.
I was her,
He was him.
It was never sold or manufactured, it was love shared once and never again
Our last hit.

written by: M.A.R.

Lonely Love

Loneliness is to be by herself.

To create an environment that is empty

Occupation:

one.

To fear loneliness is for her to fear the feeling of not being wanted

To not feel a connection, bond, or interaction with anyone but one.

herself.

But to fear love, is a determination to be lonely.

How can she fear love?

Her world is solely built around one emotion and one word.

Love.

She cannot study for her psych exam and excel in school without love.

There are no dinner reservations, or Broadway tickets without love.

Her bed remains warm only on one side without love.

There is no shoulder to cry on or hand to hold without love.

Worst of all, her life will NOT be successful without Love meaning

Love is her determination, her strength, her weakness, her heart, and soul.

Love will love her back when her Prada, range, and 3- story house fail to do so.

Love will be intimate, passionate, and caress her every flaw.

Love will help her pro-create and she will forever have gifts that will resemble her Love however

Will make her cry

Love can treat her so wrong she is clueless to what is right.

Love is only separated by a thin line next to hate.

Love can turn into her enemy

But love

Can never be equivalent to loneliness.

Friend or foe, love will always be there just like oxygen to air.So for her to fear love, her only companion is herself.

Occupation:

one.

Written by M.A.R.

No Ordinary Love

I'm not heartless, because I'm not the tin man.
What I am is careful
Because there is certain type of love I want
And I'm willing to wait a life time for.
The love I want is:
When u saw her u went back to ur school crush days, where u can't put together a sentence to say how u feel
But the look in ur eyes, says it all.
The love I want:
When u have kiss each other a thousand times, u still feel that nervousness and magic like the first kiss.
The love I want:
You and I love each other for our greatest features and love each other for our worst flaws.
Because I like to bite my nails and look scruffy somedays.
The love I want:
The first time I tell you love you, I ment you!
Not a part but of u but everything that comes with you. Yes, that means even those annoying relatives.
The love I want:
We challenge each other think, read, and to enjoy life journeys.
The love I want:
When we argue, and I'm wrong. That later that day I come back and sing ur favorite song to apologize and kiss you on the forehead.
The love I want:
I'm not putting my heart on the line, we just made an even exchange.
The love I speak of:
When I wake up in the morning, u got on ayourhair wrap, eye boogers, and morning breathe.
I will still give a kiss, give that look I spoke of at the beginning of the poem, and thank god everyday, that u are here with me.
This love is.........
No ordinary love.
Its tailor made for my heart and the lady for me.

Case Of the Ex

This is my first time seeing her since the break up
I left her when I was old enough to be in LOVE
I left her for college and my dreams
I wanted to see something
Try new things
She was all I knew
It was time we grew apart
As I change, so did she
She looks better then I remember
The hardest part about seeing her, is to see her with someone else
Just the other night, I saw her in Wales video, and it bothered me
I thought those feelings were going
I thought I wouldn't want to come back
But I can't still feel this wayOr can I?
I still love her for:
Her culture, her influences, her swagger, and her personality
And the fact She likes to wear bright colors
She's the type chick that can be snobbish, ghetto, party girl, or laid back
It depends what side u come across.
I perferred the snobbish side, so I call her my uptown girl.
I used to love the way she could wear nike boots and northface during the day
But at night she wear a dress and heels
She introduce me to go-go
She put mumbo sauce on my wings
I used to go downtown on her using the subway
This girl got me into poetry
She will forever be apart of me
There is no place I would rather be
Then with my ex love, the DMV.

30 minutes being in love

Lupe once said relationships are only 30 minutes long.
So the first minute would be the moment we met,
at the fifth minute we had our first kiss.
By the 10th we become a pair.
By the 15th minute u believed in me,
and I had nothing but love for you,
30 seconds later I was willing to give every kind of love possible,
u know that kind of love where u text in the middle of the day to say hey,
the kind of love where u can't help but smile when ur name is mention,
that kind of love where u have a long day and I massage ur feet,
that kind of love where u stay on the phone all night;
and u have a friendly argument abt who hangs up first.
But when we got to the 20th minute I was expecting some good loving,
but it only took a second to realize that wasn't going to happen.
So by the 25th minute I was some y did I get married stuff,
I throw away my 80 to get 20.
By the 28th minute u was in tears,
at 29 minutes it was over,
at 29 minutes and 45 seconds I left u with a broken heart.
Damn, Wale once said Love is the slowest form of suicide,
at the 30th minute a part of u died.

Long Way To Go

I write this for three people....................


Listen young brother
Right now your in one the toughest situation
You have ever faced in life
Your at a point were you question yourself
You probably feel like though you have prevailed in each battle
That your soul is being diminished in the war
And at now your at the point of quitting
You feel like there is no reason to fight
But you quitting doesn't just hinder you
But everyone that looks to for inspiration
You may think this is the last chapter
But there is so many more after
When you think you got it bad think about
Pursuit of Happyness and Daddy girls!
Keep your head up and continue to move forward because
You have a long way to go.

Listen self
I have something to talk about
We have been heartless for so long
That us being heartless have created
A element of fear
We worry of the risk to put ourselves back out there
We take risks with everything else
Except "Finding Forever"
We hide our feelings with our words
But if someone looked in our eyes
They would see how we picture
Many possibilities
But your haunted by what love has done too
That you can't put your lips together and say like
Forever my be close by
But it seems so far away
Eventually you will make it to that point
But right now
You have a long way to go

This last will remain nameless
6 to 7 months ago kicked off
The adventure of discovery of
Character, personality, and
Simple who you are and I am
And influence on my thoughts
My mind state has grown like
My dreams are volcano's
Erupting into ideas
But this adventure
Has lead to unknown
Our compass of pride
Can't direct you or I on my next move
And there is no moss on the trees to
Show which way is north
So, we are force to wait
Until its dark and see the north star
But will finding the north star end
This journey
Or is it still
A long way to go?

Public Service Announcement

This is a P.S.A.
I got something on my mind and some shit I need to say
Some might agree and others might feel some type of way
Let me first say fuck you!!!!!
To those that think being ignorant is the thing to do.
And maybe I’m the only one that finds this funny
That there is a recession, but every nigga is claiming they got money
Also let me talk a moment to address this
If u prefer using a gun instead of your fist
Then I must point out for that you’re officially a bitch
Another thing, a girl with no brains and a pretty face
Always look for love in the wrong place
A woman with low self esteem
A man can sell them a 99 cent dream
And tell her she’s pretty and he loves her to get in her jeans
So, ladies love your self
Before for love anyone else
Next do you remember when nice guys finish in first place?
Well I guess bad guys must be on HGH
Because a good can’t even win the bronze in a 3 person race
I also notice it cost more to eat healthy and it’s cheap to pay for a heart attack
Its $5 for a salad and its only $2 for a Big Mac
But yet all McDonald’s commercials are aimed towards Latinos and Blacks
Parents give their kids whoppers instead of Wheaties
And wonder why at 8 years old, 300 pounds and have diabetes.
Instead of them outside playing, you let your kids watch reality TV.
And I’m tired of brothers using the excuse of not having a father figure
To act out as dumb ass niggas
Because I didn’t have mines
And I grew up just fine
What makes me sad, when I was written this all down
There is some African kids killing and raping everyone in the town
Can’t afford help but they but able to buy bullet rounds
They say money makes the world go round
And I hear money is the root of all evil, but yet they print on it in god we trust
Employment is down but gas prices are up
I got so many questions and very few answers
We been raising money for years but still can’t cure A.I.D.S. or Cancer
It’s easier to not try, so everyone wants to be hustlers or video dancers
Going to college is hard, selling drugs and going to jail is easy
Instead of being doctor, ladies rather look good for the camera and look sleezy
Every girl wants to be video vixen and every dude wants to be weezy
Our generation run from the light and sits in the dark
Tattoos is a trend now, it used to be body art
Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die
You got two face niggas making it rain in the club, I call them aquemini
And just a moment ago
I heard there are a lot of problems in the Congo
Every time we attack a country we doing the right thing but everyone else is a terrorist
And the media feeds us a bunch of bullshit
Sometimes I wonder does Bin Laden exist.
Now you gotta watch what you say
Before you get sent to Guantanamo Bay
There is a lot more I have to say
But I do want to exceed my time because I see people counting
So, this concludes my Public Service Announcement!

Jungle Fever

I used to love h.e.r.
But then she posed half naked on magazine covers
And started having multiple lovers
So I left her
Cause Jay said when a good girl goes bad, she’s gone forever.
Who would’ve thought she would change faster than North Carolina weather
So, anyways
One day
I was out, saw this white chick and hoped she “Walk this Way”
And she did, it was just my luck
I walk up and say what’s up
She said nothing much
Then we connected instantly
She was fresh with her t-shirt reading AC/DC
She notice I had on SB’s but I’m not skater
I told her do me a favor
Give me your number so we can get up later
I called her; we started talking about past relationships
She told the dude she was with
The had a Fall Out Boy
He brought pain and stole all her joy
She describe as the devil without horns
As a Freak On a Leash, like Korn
We she dumped him, she was happy but he cried
And let him know it’s Too Late to Apologize.
She told me to come over her place, she lives uptown
Crazy, my ex lives 3 Doors Down
She invited me, and lit up some Purple Haze
Smoke some with her got raised
Her crib reminded me of Electric Lady Land
I was warned about girls like her by Lenny Kravitz
But I didn’t care, because I had to have it
We start to KISS
She had those Rolling Stone lips
Interracial sex, I call it Californication
I’m a Gym Class Hero, I passed her physical examination
I did more then made her cum
I did it to her until she felt Numb
You all might be mad at me in the black world
But viva la white girl.
She might not be able to dance
But she gives me good Chemical Romance
She wears short skirts and knee high socks and is out of control
The girl I’m talking about is Rock-n-Roll

First Date

It must be fate
I’m taking the girl of my dreams, on a date.
I pull up to her spot and no I’m not going to sit in the car and honk my horn like she’s a whore
I’m a man of respect, so I’m going to go knock on the door.
She answers, and tells me to come, and that she’ll be ready in a second
I mumble to myself thank you god, for this blessing.
She’s ready to, looking good, so should I give her a compliment?
Would it matter, she is already so confident.
But I did
Told her she looks nice, nothing to big
We left around 6, before it gets dark
Start this date off, by chilling at the park
We sat down and got into a political discussion
Until the sunset and the sky started blushing
So we left, thought I’d take her somewhere real soulful
So we went inside of Barnes & Noble
I told her I thought she was mean, and she told me she thought I was anti-social
I told her I want a good girl, she wants a gentleman
We saying the same thing like a synonym
Made eye contact the whole time to show I was listening
I told her a first date is more like an interview
Would you mind some questions, I want to ask you?
She says she doesn’t mind
So I go searching thru her brain to see what I can find
I ask her about her plans, interest, hobbies, and how she view life
She says life is one big pie and she brought her own knife
I smile and say I know that’s right
I’m so amazed that she has so much insight
Her plans is to better the knowledge of the youth in America
Man, she’s good looking, smart, and clever
She asked me my, what are my views on life, and that’s when I told her I’m trying to find forever
Then she asks me what inspires me to write?
Before I could answer, a clerk comes and says sorry we are closing for the night
We leave, found a random spot to park, and sat on top of the car
I told her the joy I get from writing as we gazed upon the stars
Wow, who would’ve thought she would be traveling thru my mind state
On the first date
Time for her to go home, it’s getting late
I walk her to her door; I give her a gentle kiss on the forehead, the proper way for this night to end
I tell her this is fun, and hopefully we can do this again
She smiles and says hope floats
But maybe on our next date, we can talk about some of favorite quotes!