Poetry is my Herb
Let's get high on poetryCall it KushI smoke fifty bags in linesEven hundredPoetry is my herbMy ital remedyIgniteBurningSmoke me upAnd let the herb fumigateAnd let its aroma fill the airPoetry is my herb. Christena Williams
Call it KushI smoke fifty bags in linesEven hundredPoetry is my herbMy ital remedyIgniteBurningSmoke me upAnd let the herb fumigateAnd let its aroma fill the airPoetry is my herb. Christena Williams
December 20, 2011 Do I fear death? Death was before me Gripped Counting my seconds Of my life There I was facing judgement Like votes in a ballot Was I to live or die? Cash pot and lucky five Couldn’t save me All I had was God watching me My heart pound...
Night Calls But love yearns In the night So cold and lonely And the sheets Can’t stop you from shivering Or cool your temperature That’s when I require Your love Love so sweet When the night closes Like a blank page I yearn your indulgence Unraveling my h...
Hold me close Let my tears run like the river bed Drying it like soft cotton clouds It hurts deeply So deeply It burns like an outed cigarette bud In ashes Black like charcoal Console me My frail voice chants My fragile heart is diagnose Broken Torn Rippe...
I dare to dream Of love and Romance A fairytale world Only a folly act Creating a world of wonder I dare to dream Dream I know not Some holding me A prince charm Intriguing me Carrying me away In doves’ wings Surrounding me With roses Feeling the warmth O...
I am in fear Every night It plagues my mind Like pharaoh It torments my soul Contradicting my beliefs It keeps me silent So fearful for my life I just want to die Or stay in for eternity And forget living I am a victim of crime As I went through my orde...
Come overSo we can blend chemistry, biologyAnd physicsI want to be a linguisticIn different languagesI bellow symphonyBaby you make me weepWhen you touch me so deepRoll the sheets overAnd create our own story lineOur own movie without camerasLet me remini...
Making love Is sunshine You and I Can make moon And stars shine bright When you touch me gently I think it’s an angel So smooth And you caress my body intimately You put me in a world That I can’t explain I don’t want it to end Make love to me All night l...
You whisper sweet words I feel your lust Driven by sexual thoughts You pluck my chord Play me like a violin String by string Seductively driving me insane Setting my whole body in motion I long to be entangled in You like a web Kissing your lips And turni...
The Gleaner Thank You You give unknown voices A place to express thoughts Ideas Secrets A place where we can be ourselves You give us exposure And the confidence for poetry We honor you For giving us this opportunity Now Jamaica has many voiceThe Gleane...
It’s in my veins flowingMusic got me in tuneSo does loveIt got me on my kneesShiveringIt gives me the chillsAs if it was poetry to my soulI can’t but not think about loveIt bores a hole deepAnd you kept boringLike a drill in a wallYou found my weak spotNo...
Black, Green and Gold Are the colours I adore Excuse my ignorance If I don’t like the representation Of political colours But just my nationalistic pride I really don’t pick side I am just a Jamaican Who stands For the very essence Of my nationality I t...
It craves that addiction It possess you And bring you in a realm Not ordinary to man It has taken you over Can’t be contained Can’t be controlled What you see Is not real It tears you up inside Torments you Make you unhappy Make you feel dirty It’s all bl...