In fear of losing my street cred (given I am an OG), over the years I have been known to write a poem or two. (In the streets, we call them “cold hard raps for the ladies”) I havent written one in about 10 years, and a couple of weeks back, this one jumped into my brain. I honestly hope more come around, mostly because I like writing them. What? Want battle in prose? I’ll cut ya.
Anyway, in all seriousness, here it is (thank god there are no comments):
the purity of control
a simple smile brings
when it crests across your eyes
as the intensity is lost
to the memory of time
a quick smirk flirting
with a full blown grin
hides when the weight of sadness
crests across your eyes
Its no matter if
intent comes with that smile
because it traps me between
fear and love,
between yes and no
so I spend time
wondering if you are
spending time
remembering the ease
or forgetting the hard
because its the purity
connecting our smiles
to our beginnings
as we discuss and contemplate
the possibilities
