Poetry

Dirt Nap

I dug a hole
Then I fell inside
I lie…
I was pushed inside
By my foolish pride

Letters

Letters
In taking the time to place pen to paper writing my tangelo blend of
truth,
My shouts of I love you are tossed together with
PAST DUE and
“renew your subscription here”
All of us stuffed in canvas mailbags,
temporarily housed in the belly of Postal planes.
As the price of cutesy stamps lift like yeast
I hope this note brings you
Good tidings, [...]

Midnight Marauder

Inspiration takes hold of The Orange Phoenix and develops into a poem to be shared.

Foreplay

A poem…

The Big O

The Big O
(Freedom song)
The day after
Like any other moment of drawing together
Riding through to the perfect sigh
The enriching pain and pleasure
Of recognition is at hand.
No longer will I hide
My beauty
My spirit
My power
The style that lives on the darker side
Walking though humble
Afraid to acknowledge another brother’s smile
I saw light beaming out of the creases of
Brown men [...]

Dreaming in Conception

Dreaming in Conception

The fullness of my belly
pooching out in its gentle roundness
will someday be the host to almond eyes and a bud mouth,
skin like tobacco, smelling of sweaty charcoal drenched in honey.
Or maybe wild hair and smilingly mysterious eyes, aquiline nose and
A smile that will teach Con Ed a little about sunshine,
Natural light,
Resource conservation
recycling [...]

Weight Just A Minute!

You think
You say
You feel that I’m too skinny
I think
I say
I know that I’m all right with me
Could it possibly be
You’re so insecure
That you take your frustration
Out on me?
Maybe you’re too fat
By your own standards
I’m just saying
Your weight isn’t an issue
Not in my mind
According to me
You look just fine…

28

This is an ode to the hairs
that have mysteriously crept onto my chin,
downy black silk
which I can’t ignore as being there.
This is a love song to the hardness of my jaw line;
To the new creakiness in my knees which will slowly
change my sky high fuck-me’s
to boho sand scoopers;
FLIP – FLOP.
Raise your glasses to silicone – [...]

Untitled

People often say good men are hard to find
And though that may be true
I know my mom found a great one
The day that she met you
You had your rough edges
And you were humble enough
To let God iron them out
Instead of acting all tough
You were patient and kind
Thoughtful yet aggressive
Nothing like my dad
For he was too [...]

My Life

My eyes are open
But I’m so blind
I think I know it all
With my closed mind
My pain is pleasure
My joy is pain
No psychotherapist
Can render me sane
Problem after problem
With no resolution
Will surely have me
In somebody’s institution
I need an escape
From my own self
For this state of depression
Has affected my health
I won’t take meds
Not because of my pride
But because [...]

Stillwell Memories: Ode to Coney Island

Stillwell Memories: Ode to Coney Island
How do you say good-bye to
childhood’s beloved landmarks:
gritty salty air, stale, but sweet popcorn
moist and sweaty Cyclone guardrails that barely protect you from falling out
but just not safe enough to not be condemned.
Long treks through the history of Hip Hop
starting in the boogie down with knob filled boomboxes
blasting KRS-one’s [...]

New York Summers: A Haiku

New York Summers: A Haiku
My fire escape
an urban terrace to serve
fresh barbecue from

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