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“Paper Dream” By James Newell

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What is it called when you realize you’re not her type?
When you come to the conclusion that even though she is (possibly) everything you could want in a woman, but you’re nowhere near her desired fit.
You probably would worship the ground she walks on, not to mention going way out of character just to please her, but could she say the same for you?
Too much work to convince her otherwise right?
Like if the vibe is there then there’s no denying the flow that follows,
But all you get is a cold shoulder as you stand in awe while blindly missing the fact she just ignored you.
Yet her figure and smile is the only hope you have for being the one.
Something about that feminine work of art has convinced you there is a chance in some weird warped way that is far from reality yet just ignorant enough to believe it could happen.
Yet reality sits quietly as it slowly reveals it’s stubborn head to prove your stupidity wrong.
She’s only nice to you because she is…
Judgment has already been passed.
Regardless of how unfair it is like running a credit check,
You just don’t have what it takes to be her one,
And it finally sinks in,
“She’s not it, bruh”
Fantasies won’t make it any better.
Playing the good dude roll in slow-mo will only waste valuable time.
Your compliments will only validate the self-centered thoughts that constantly smear her mirror,
And that day when she realizes it should have been you all the long?
Forget about it.
Yeah she’s a dream catch,
But pinup dolls are named that for a reason.
Stick to Reality……..

~James Newell

“Amber” By Ann M. Browne

Amber

The warmth of you escapes me, but it is your fire that lights me up

I am merely dust in the wind…fill for a cloud, but you, you overflow my cup.

Your love is the cotton in the blanket of the comfort that warms me
…you incubate my soul.

I am safe, I am free, I am me. I am the me that only true seers can see, I am love by way of you.

I am 360 degrees. I am fait accompli.  I am whole. 

(Note : The phrase fait accompli is French, and it literally means “an accomplished fact or done deal”)

 

~Ann M. Browne~

“My Apology To Love” By Sheritta Johnson

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Love, where are you?
How did I piss you off!
Did I do something I don’t remember?
When did you decide to shutoff?
I remember you being special,
I remember you being kind.
I noticed you were partly missing,
When you weren’t always on my mind.
I’m not looking for sex
I’m not looking for lust
I’m looking for happiness
I’m looking for trust
Love, let me know what I didn’t do
I’ll do my damnedest to fix it
Love, please tell me what I did
so I don’t feel like such a hypocrite!
Then love reminded me of who I gave it to
Little bits and pieces, all over town.
To people that didn’t deserve it
Where it was depleted and rundown.
I hurt loves feelings by giving it all out
And never replenishing the tank
I allowed my heart to turn into a stone wall
Frozen over like a snowbank
Love, please allow me to apologize
I feel so sorry that I didn’t think.
I allowed you to reach empty
And led others to believe love stinks.
I know I let you be mismanaged
Forgive me for allowing you to be abused
If you can please come back,
I promise not to allow you to be misused.
I promise to take better care of you
Give me another chance for romance.
I thawed my heart to allow it to be loved
And can’t wait for you to be enhanced.

~Sheritta E. Johnson

“Love Song” by Laquiesha Duncan

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If I were to write you a love song, all that it would be
Is “The Sweet Sound Of Love” as you and I make the perfect harmony.
You walked into my life gently strumming in my heartstrings like a Spanish guitar.
And I allowed your words to sing to my soul and showcase how amazing you are.
Before our chords crossed our lives moved to a different tune.
But then the scales changed everything rearranged
When we entered the same room
Instantly, we were drawn like notes perfectly placed
In position,
To transition,
To another time and space,
Floating on cloud nine as we vibe to the rhythm of our heartbeats.
The lining of our spirits became so in sync.
For the two now be in unison as one.
The bass that emits strong and comparable to none.
See this melody is one I’ll forever have on repeat
To display our composition for all the world to see,
To leave such a legacy as sweet as the day is long to exude such passion, ecstasy every time we jammed my perfect Love Song.

~Laquiesha Duncan

“Heartbreak” With The Vision Blogger, Family, & Friends

“Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them.”
– Fulton Sheen

3c785c885e8e65db2c26cbdd843c2e391253507314906029409.jpgHeartbreak, just like Love, is universal. Everyone has experienced it. Some of us have experienced it from family, a significant other, and, even our children. From my own experience, I believe, the biggest issue I may possess is I put a lot of trust and faith in people. I’m the type of person where I always “give the benefit of the doubt”. I have found this to be a blessing and a curse, at times. There’s a blessing in giving people a chance. Sometimes that chance may have been just what they needed to move forward. Now, that chance can be beneficial to you or a life-learned lesson for you, either way that lesson hurt and maybe even more because you took that chance, even after being hurt previously. What I’ve learned through this process is it never stops us from trying again. No matter how many pieces the heart may break into, I’m learning it can always be mended and there’s ALWAYS a blessing believing that much. The featured poets wrote about different types of Heartbreak that we all have felt at one point in time or, even, right at this very moment. Enjoy.

“I wish i were a little girl again, because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken heart.”
– Julia Roberts

 

“Love” with The Vision Blogger, Family, & Friends

“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.”
― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

These awesome poets, who will be featured right here with myself, willingly responded to the call. Some sent what they already had written and others wrote something new and sent it. At first, as I emailed everyone individually. I didn’t give a topic, but I knew, when the idea came about, I wanted to talk about LOVE first. I didn’t want to limit anyone, but the topic was set in stone when at least two of the poets said they were going to write on it. As these poems started rolling in, the more excited I became and knew this was the PERFECT topic for our first round. Love is universal. Everyone feels it at some point of time in your life, whether it be as a child, as an adult, while you’re single, married, or divorced. What I’ve learned about love is, everyone doesn’t feel it the same way. Emotions are different. Reactions to receiving and giving it are different. While reading these pieces, through these poets words, I felt that love and pray you feel the same love as well, or at least can relate to feeling it at one point of time. Enjoy.

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“Love, In A Sense” By Ebony D. Miles

“Love Don’t Give Up On Me” By Sheritta Johnson

“Mid-Morning Emotions” By Ariel Mond

“Love” By Ego Slayer

“A Heart That Loves” By Rhoshonda Adkison

“The Kaleidoscope Effect” By Kenisha Jones

“Lost By Love” By Octavia Jones

“Paper Dream” By James Newell

“Amber” By Ann M. Browne

“My Apology To Love” By Sheritta Johnson

“Love Song” by Laquiesha Duncan

“All The Things I Couldn’t Tell Him” By Ego Slayer

He asked me, “what are you not telling me”
I replied “nothing my dear”
Telling him the truth was something I feared
I decided on that day
To show him how I felt
So I let him undress my soul
And I let him walk on in

He stood inside my soul
Dark and cold
Pictures that used to be filled with life
Laid broken on the floor
The good memories I had, were replaced with pain and hurt
The heart that was once big and bold
Stood locked away in a lit bubble
He walked towards the bubble
And he glanced inside
It was one gleam of light
That caught him in the eyes
It was a memory of us.
The first time we said hello
The warmth and care in his voice
Kept that light lit for so long
He never knew that when she told him she loved him, it wasn’t with her heart but with her soul.
As he slowly came to realize, what her soul barred. He started looking around, and saw more pieces of him in there.
She had decorated her soul with his childhood memories that brought him both joy and pain. She built walls with his horror stories, so he’d never have to deal with them again.
She made a lock and key with his secrets, she buried them deep inside. She built a new heart with his kisses, and that is where her being resides.
He cleaned up and set up some things, hoping the light would spread. He turned around and closed the door and this is what he said.

“I know why you love me. I know how. I know when. But the fact that you love me with your soul, we will never end.”
All I could do was smile with comfort and relief, because all the things I’ve never told him, he knew and I never had to say a thing.

NamaSlay

~Ego Slayer~

“The Unveiling of Her” By Ariel Mond

My my my, where should I begin Shaped in iniquity born into sin. Father was never around how I wanted him to be & for a long time I blamed myself was blind and couldn’t see. Didn’t feel love from the woman that gave me life. Her & I never got along it was always harsh words, built up hostility, & strife. Feeling like the black sheep of my family, Didn’t surprise me when I ended up in the penitentiary. See I never knew how to properly love Really started to believe there was no God up above. See I was the young girl that was built like a grown woman Which made me desirable in the eyes of grown men & back to back they started coming. No self love or worth didn’t realize the value within myself. Reasons why I allowed guys to use me sexually & place me back on a shelf. Lost & lonely in a cruel cruel world Not knowing or realizing the love I truly deserved. Didn’t care how I acted, cared less on how I spoke Almost seen my last days off some hard laced dope. Raped by who I thought was my sister’s friend During it I really wish my life would end. Withdrew from my family & was always depressed I made myself sick; started having health issues because I was down in the dumps beyond stressed. Because I had so much self hate & built up insecurities I gave birth three times for three different men putting up with all the cussing damning & pure foolery. Accepted lies, disrespect, & all types of abuse Started doing drugs & drinking alcohol daily misuse. My heart was empty & cold that’s when I immediately decided to put true love on hold. First baby daddy held a gun to my head daring to blow my brains out is what he said. He left his mark on me with his hand print he was the first hit to my heart which left a major dent. Second baby daddy allowed his family to disrespect me as the mother of his child. So because I didn’t know how to love properly I attempted to poison him, but it was very mild. Third baby daddy chased me for two months before I agreed to a date. I truly thought I had found my soulmate. Little did I know it was all a facade. He ended up in prison & I found myself playing Bonnie to his Clyde risking it all for a fraud. He was the type that if he couldn’t have me no one else could. I spent many restless nights staring out my window waiting to unload the wood. When I finally was set free I vowed to find myself & walk into who I was created to be. New city new state Looking forward to starting over with a clean slate. Started visiting a place I grew up in. I knew there I was able to forgive myself of all my undesirable sins. Then one day I met this man who captured my soul. With his voice and passion in his words I started to feel whole. I began to feel at peace. Everything I was blaming myself for in my past had cease. I had connected to my confidant, protector, what I thought was an amazing man. I supported him in all his endeavors. I was his biggest fan. Daily conversations & chemistry at its best. My heart beat matched his; I could feel it thru his chest. Every time we saw one another it was an instant attraction. I felt like a giddy school girl who just had her first kiss you could see it in my reaction. I had fallen in love with a man who captured my soul spiritually. A man I could learn from about life but most importantly biblically. As time progressed we started to drift apart. I wondered why, come to find out another female was tugging at his heart. The same way he use to look at me with fire in his eye, That flame had been put out & I was left high & dry. He no longer found the desire to love or help me grow. I was thrown back into the river facing backlash from an upstream flow. Unfortunately I had lost my confidant, but it was bound to happen. See the man I fell in love with so happened to be married. Secrets of us was the most heaviest burden I ever carried. Yes yes we both knew our relationship was wrong, But the feelings I had for him were uncontrollable & so strong. My connector had moved on not only with his wife, but with this other female. The feelings he proclaimed to have for me that ship had sailed. Now, back to this cruel cruel world lost, Promising to find myself by any means necessary, no matter the cost.

~Ariel Mond~

 

“Space” by Ebony D. Miles

20190331_180721I allowed you to enter through my heart this time, thinking things just might be different this go ‘round.
You entered through each receiving chamber while breaking down every layer I built with straw.
You flowed freely through my veins, calmly as a stream that lead through my entire body straight to my mind.
You conquered every wave of me, effortlessly, like a captain sailing a ship in well-known waters,
Knowing exactly where to turn, exactly where to slow down, and exactly where to land.
“I love you,” you’d say, with confidence I had never imagined I could fathom.
The words would enter my ear canal, straight to my heart, where each time you say it, the phrase stamps to it like it would a passport,
To remind me of the places you send me, the promises you make, my soul and breath you take.
The last time you said this phrase was followed by the conjunction, “But”.
“But” held so much weight, my body started to shake, not knowing what would come next.
“I need space.”
Space?
Space to do what?
“Just space to get my mind together.”
Because of the love I have for you, I grant your wish, while I begin to rebuild the layers of my heart no longer with straw, now with bricks.

 

~The Vision Blogger~

“The Merry-Go-Round of You” by Ebony D. Miles

 

efd8f637bae1ed89354fb681c34ee4c23973760859626879600.jpgWe begin at a slow pace, close to the middle but not quite there yet. As you gaze lovingly into my eyes, telling me what I want to hear, you spin us slowly with your foot hanging off the side. Having full control now, you’re to your feet spinning me faster and faster, but instead of love in your eyes, there’s fear. Fear of allowing me to make it to that middle chamber which holds the very depth of you, your heart under lock and key. I look away as to not become distracted for the task at hand, to stand as we spin. Stand for you, stand for me, stand for us. Your heart, I hold the key but I’m getting sick to get to this lock. If I can just get there, the fear would cease, I pray. As I build up my strength to take step by step, you’re no longer focused on me. Your hands are in your pockets. You’re walking away until your body is now dark. I spin and spin as it starts to rain, light showers, light thunder, but I sit now just waiting for you to come back and ride with me. Now the ride has completely stopped and all sickness and dizziness relieved. I make my way to the chamber to find there’s no heart, no lock, no key. The very thing I struggled for, became sick for, fought like hell for, compromised myself and what I believe in for, is gone. Then, in the distance there’s a light. The light appears to be similar to my previous designation, another chamber, but it has no lock, the door is open, just open. I step off the ride with no hesitation, no thoughts besides just getting there. As I get closer, I see the chamber is on another ride and you’re there spinning another round, gazing lovingly into her eyes, telling her what she wants to hear with your foot hanging off the side.

~The Vision Blogger~