A Woman

What is it about a man
That he will find ways to devalue a woman,
Not realizing She will give him all She can?
Gives a car all of his attention.
When talking to his friends, Her name won’t even be mentioned.
He forgets the times She did the carrying.
Absent-minded of when he had trials, She was the only one caring.
When he was broke and the bills were late,
The words out of Her mouth were ‘I got it, Baby.’
But he still runs the streets to no avail…
Out chasing these vices, kicking it with demons of hell.
When he’s hit his ceiling, She somehow lifts him another level.
Always got his back, any time he gets in trouble.
Though She gets tired of his shit,
She still puts up with his bullshit.

She’s his gift, but he becomes Her curse.
She tries to override it, but he finds ways to make it worse.
Wants things on his terms; and Her terms….he ignores.
Pushes Her to the side
To go out and hang with the guys.
Continues to have other women on the side.
Never focuses on what he has because of his venturing eyes.
Her tears, She keeps inside.
Her hurt remains disguised.
How is it forgotten that She came from his side?
Never said anything about the seed of Her creation being pulled from behind.
She’s not separate, but a part of his being
Birthed from a portion of his body.
So She thrives when he lets Her inside.
She wants to be inside because inside is Her home.
Love, respect, and responsibility are the factors that catalyze
The reaction between two souls, bridging them as one.
But this, he fails to learn.
He loves Her less than he hurts Her.
How would it be if it were vice versa?

Believe

I was drowning, because I couldn’t breathe.
He said, “All you have to do is believe.
I gave you dominion over land and sea.
I gave you dominion over every beast.
Reach out your hand and believe.
Believe on the One who hung between two thieves.
Believe on the One who saved you from sin.
Believe and reach Heaven, where life never ends.
I’ve been with you every step of the way.
You no longer have to stray.
My child, you are greatness.
You are greatness because you were made by the Greatest.
Stand-up can claim who you are, what you are…a child of God.”
And as I wept, I reached out. He picked me up.
And, together, we walker over the flood waters from my stuff.
I never knew it would be so easy…
For His yolk is easy.
This I came to see, the very hour I believed.

Destiny

Destiny said this is where we’re supposed to be…
Happy, love in sweet harmony.
When you had fears,
I reached inside your heart, removed them, putting them on me
Telling you to lean on me.
Every time I’m away from you it’s like torture.
It’s like I’m dying on the inside. I can’t flourish.
Initially, I was in denial.
I didn’t embrace this spectacle
Of fireworks taking place
Between two individuals constantly rising to new levels,
Rising above the average, the normal,
Showing that it’s more than institutional,
That it blows away the flirtations of the shallow mind
Because spiritually, you are mine…
Physically, you are mine.
Mentally, you are mine.
Our chemistry is fine
Art, one many spend a lifetime trying to find.
We’ve broken the barriers of limitations…
Never falling, soaring above the highest elevations.
For we’re not plural, but singular…
One body, one mind, one soul.
As a heart to the body, you are critical.
You’re so amazing, it’s as if you’re mythical.
Because you’re my goddess.
I can honestly say I have the best,
And that’s the truest truth
Since I’ve come to know love because I’ve come to know you.
Our love will never expire.
When you cry, I’ll hold you at the midnight hour…
Showering you with love, causing your flower to bloom
So beautiful, showing your bright colors.
Even if I had the choice, I would choose no other.
All that you are, I can’t begin to list.
In my life, you’re the spark…you’re the catalyst
To me being a better man.
I’m now better than
I once was.
I’ve grown because
Not only do I want you in my life,
I want you for a lifetime.
Even after time has ticked its last tock,
What I feel for you will live…won’t die…never stop.

Reconvene

You want me.
I want you.
But when we come together, all we do is stupid things.
I don’t know what it means.
Maybe we need to part.
And in due time…reconvene.

You love me.
I love you.
When we make love, I’m in the sky…can touch the moon.
However, we always seem to put each through
The petty things that falsify things so true.
I don’t want to be mean.
Maybe we need to part.
And in due time…reconvene.

You yearn for me.
I yearn for you.
But every time we try to make it happen, something goes wrong
Like someone hit repeat…we’re singing the same tired old song.
I’m trying to figure out what it means.
Maybe we need to part.
And in due time…reconvene.

You need me.
I need you.
But, love can’t quite be love if we can’t do right.
We have too many arguments, too many fights.
We are better than this.
Can’t continue to go on like this.
Maybe we need to part…
Live a little bit and learn…
Try to figure out, if together, we can endure.
Our feelings, I’m not in denial.
Reality is slowly falling.
I will miss you.
You will miss me.
We just need to figure it out,
See what this really means.
And when the time is right…reconvene.

Greater

Been all alone, just me and no one else.
Been secluded, but now I’ve found myself.
When together, she thought she made me.
When we parted, she said things would fall apart for me
Because she was the reason.
Better yet, she thought she was the season.
She was wrong…this I knew.
What I found was old, but I thought it was new.
Experiencing her bullshit just put it in clear view.
I gave up so much of who I am
Trying to help her discover what she had inside.
Neglected family and friends, giving her all my time.
She thought she left me fucked up,
But now I’m back and it’s eternally my time to shine.
Saw her the other day. It had been awhile.
She saw me. Her jaw dropped a mile.
I spoke because I didn’t want to be rude.
Mystified by the sight of what she wanted, I went my way
Leaving stupidity’s look upon her face.
She thought I would fall and hurl,
Thought she was the only girl.
She thought she ran me over, leaving me for dead…
Thinking she had brought me to my end.
However, like the phoenix I rose again.
Instantaneously, she realized that she lost because she saw all that I am.
Didn’t appreciate what she had
Until all the other guys viewed her as just a piece of ass they had to have.
I’m not bitter, but I get the last laugh.
Not because of who I am. It’s because of what I am.
‘Thank you’ is all I have to say to my instructor
For helping me to see that I’m greater.

Thank You (what I wrote on behalf of my sisters and I for my dad's funeral in Dec. 2008)

From birth, you’ve always been there
Providing, protecting us…giving us your fatherly care.
When things got rough,
You gave strength and courage.
In whatever we strived to do,
You supplied undying support.
You did all you could and refused to do less,
Exhausting every resource to set us up for success.
No matter what, you were always there by our side.
In times of being lost, you stepped in to be our guide.
Our love for you has no definition.
No matter how many words, we can’t find an explanation.
It’s unconditional…said with no hesitation.
Nothing can deny our connection.
There are no doubts, no questions.

This is a day we never hoped to see.
But you’ve fought your fight and it’s time for you to crossover to eternity.
You did what God wanted…needed to do no more.
Now you’ve stepped out of time, walking through Heaven’s door.
He has you now and we know you have eternal peace.
Missing you will never go away.
All of the memories, in our hearts are where they will stay.
If we want to see you, we just have to look in the mirror.
If we want to hear your voice, we just have to close our eyes and listen.
Embedded in our lives, are all the lessons
Of the life you lived, of your impression.
‘As water reflects the face, so a man’s heart reflects the man’
Your heart encompassed greatness and reflected a great man.

So we thank you for everything.
We thank you for giving us all we needed.
We thank you for fulfilling your role as a father.
We thank you for pushing harder, pushing us farther.
We thank God for the time we had you
We’ll forever love and miss you…


Kimberly Simon, Sabrina Simon, Sherry Courtney, & Marcus Simon

Wedding Poem (I wrote this for a friend of mine)

Today is a confirmation of our new beginning
Of a love that is eternal, everlasting, and never-ending.
Taking your hand in Holy matrimony.
For the rest of our lives, you’ll be my one & only.
You’ve captured my soul.
In me, you’ve entrapped love.
When I look into your eyes,
I see the biggest part of me.
I searched for a long time.
Now, in you, I’ve found the missing pieces.
I’ve come to find out what love is all about.
It’s coming home to my angel after a long day’s work.
It’s, together, feeling happy and hurt…
Going through the ups and downs…
Picking up each other when one is down…
Kissing your lips and it never getting old.
If someone tries to hurt you,
I wish they would be so bold.

I need you so much.
I need you like a star needs its twinkle.
I need you like the sun needs its shine.
I need you like a heart needs its beat.
For my love for you is filled to capacity.
When it comes to my ability to love you, I have more than the propensity.
I’ll love you until the end of my life.
I’ll love you until the end of time.
You came and filled this empty space.
Don’t want to be anywhere else, in no other place.
Through it all, I promise I will
Be everything you want and need me to be.
Your best friend, your sunny days…I promise.
Your calm in the midst of storm, your strength when you’re weak…I promise.
Your arms of comfort, your smile when you frown…I promise.
All that I can possibly be…I promise.

The whole world can go against me. It won’t matter.
Having you in my life is the only factor.
I don’t want to live on this earth without you.
I’d rather die alone than be without you.
For better or for worse,
Til death do us part,
My love will always be there.
I’m ready to pass any test.
At all times, you will get my best.
As I place your hand upon my chest,
Just feel my heart’s vibes
Telling you that in your hands & in your aura is where it thrives.

Relationship, Where Are You?

You’re non-existent. That’s stating the obvious.
Of your presence, I have become amnesic.
In your strongest times, you were greatly appreciated…given much respect.
Used to be in high demand, now most will take anything less.
You’ve lost it, and you’re no longer together.
Crept out the back door. Left us with your stepbrother.
Your name used to carry a high standard. Had longevity and would grow old.
Now most want you the way they like their clothes.
We get a skeleton of you…
Something filled with hurtful lies,
Becoming a crime for one to tell the truth.
I thought one day, again, we’d meet.
But I don’t want a taste of you if you’re going to cheat me and waste my time, or
Try to run me over because you think I’m blind.
At some point, you lost your meaning.
What we have now is like h'ordeurves and it’s teasing
The heart and soul.
Many have lost confidence in you because you’ve become so cold.
People sacrifice and lay in it on the line to obtain your name.
After obtaining, it becomes a hindrance and drains
All feelings and emotions…enough to make you not want to go back.
Would rather be alone than continue with the lack
Of integrity and prosperity in what should be you.
Forgot how you look. Don’t even know you.

The little things have become a lost art.
Everyone tries to be a leech and shoot for the stars
At another’s expense.
Trying to get all they can get and leave you dry.
Then say ‘I love you’ with a sly smile.
Deceit has been allowed to creep in.
Everything is so abstract…no more looking within.
No one attempts to capture the mental.
Have become too obsessed with the physical.
No more ‘we’, but the attitude is ‘me’.
What is ‘us’ when it’s an ‘I’ in my team?
Been infiltrated with complacency and comfort.
Have to look in the mirror to get any glimpse of support.

Where have you been hiding?
Who damaged you, threw you
Away. Is Respect and Trust there too?
What about Honesty and Monogamy?
How can I find you so I can abide in
And epitomize what you used to be?
Many are tired of the flame-outs and the weightless flings.
The world needs you again.
Lost love needs something to believe in.

What Are You Going To Do?

What are you going to do when that moment comes?
What are you going to do when it presents itself?
The interview you’ve been preparing for.
The test you’ve been studying for.
The goal you’ve been shooting for.
It’s the moment in life you’ve been waiting for.
Worked hard.
Trained hard.
Was willing to go to any length, no matter how far.
When many said no, you said yes.
When they tried to hold you back,
You kept pressing forward.
When the path got dark,
You were encouraged you would see light.
Knew one day the spotlight would be on you
And it’d be your time to shine.

Now, that moment has drawn near.
Before you know it, it will be right here.
The hard work, it’s time for it to pay off.
You’ve done the practice.
All options have been exhausted.
You say you’ve been waiting all your life.
Now it is that time.
Now that the moment is here,
What are you going to do?

When you’re in it, are you going to live it?
Or will you fold in its existence and cheat it?
No more mocking.
No more pretending.
No more acting.
No more imagining.
The time is now, and the time is real.
Preparation’s wounds…it’s time for them to heal.
You can’t flinch…not an ounce…not one bit.
Can be no hesitation when the light hits,
Shining in your face.
There’s no running. The world is now your place.
No more questions. Have to be certain.
Can’t crack under the pressure.
The time is now,
And the moment is here.
After all you’ve been through,
What are you going to do?