Does Heaven Have a Ghetto

I wonder if there is a place in heaven for
My niggas
They caused hell on earth
But despite their ills
Upon their death
All I hear is
I'll see you in heaven
My niggas
Shoot outs every night
Selling drugs in broad daylight
Making women into whores
Turning children into drug dealers and users
But when they get killed it's
We'll see you again
My niggas
Watch over us
My niggas
Keep a spot up there warm for me
My
Niggas
Funny
Yeah
My niggas funny
Because in destroying homes and
Bringing down property value
Tricking out cars to grab everyone's attention
Whatever work is being done
For the quoted community
I still don't see any so-called unity
Amongst
My niggas
Kill a kid and steal a car
Now you're the ghetto superstar
And when you get thrown behind bars
They wanna yell
Free
My niggas
Can't do right down here
But expect to make it up there
Let them tell it
Heaven is one spiritual ghetto
But I wonder
Is it?

She's Hungry

Like a wolf in the dead of night
She hunts
Looking for satisfaction
Finding the fulfillment of her appetite
But it's not easy
There are many courses
Many appetizers
But that one meal
That will feed her hunger
Goes without
The hunt continues

Can't Forget What Would Have Been (9/11 reflection)

Woke up late on 9/11
Didn't mean to
Wanted to go to the city one more time
Before I moved away
Would have left early
But I overslept
Turned on the t.v. to catch the time
But there was nothing there
Flipped channel after channel
There was nothing there
Just snow or a black screen
Didn't know what that would mean
Somehow found CNN
Looked like an action film
Schwarzenegger had a film coming out
But this wasn't trailer footage
This was a grim tale
I watched the towers blow
Smoke bellows across the sky
I watched the carnage
Watched the chaos
This is the World Trade
This where the future laid
This where I would have got up early
And get off the train
Downstairs in the Twin Towers
I would have gone insane
I almost went insane
Went outside and looked up in the sky
I could see the smoke trail
Could have lost my life
Trying to have that state of mind
To go to the Empire
God changed my life's time
Man, I could have died
But my life was spared
Waking up late I thank God
Because I know He cared
And He still cares
So as I shed tears
Because I could have not been here
I think about all those lives lost
Back in that year
And on that day
Thank you Lord that I was spared
Because I rose late
Because You made sure
To wake me up after the sun rise
So mom first son could still rise
I pray that those families
Who lost someone they loved
Understand the importance of love
And to give hugs
And to tell folks that you love them
Before it's too late
And to always stay grounded
Even if you're on a plane
And let's not forget those on the plane
I still think about this and cry
It's still etched in my brain
I come to understand that nothing is promised
So the best thing to do is make sure
That I be honest
Lord help me
I pour out these tears for all of those fallen
Who died in the crash
And for the jumpers who were falling
For those on the other jet that rose up
And fought the hijackers
For fighting for their freedom
And hoping to see their families
Those who gave their ultimate pay
And aren't here to see it today
Remember the ones gone
I won't forget them
I can't forget God
Lord forgive me
As I sit back in this mental fog
And tell those people
Who try to make money
Off of this day
That no matter how they spin it
It is not funny
Respect those gone
And respect their homes
Respect their fam
Stop trying to make gain on their bad
I hope that those responsible
For the events of this day
Get brought to justice
Because it was more than one man
Eight thousand miles away
Good day

Lace and Candles

You greet me
From the moment the door closed
I knew
That tonight was going to be more than
Our romantic evening
Our usual is others fantasy
Our everyday is rare to everyone else
But to see this
Has me glad
That you know what I like
Get the matches

Succulent

I taste of your essence
Sweet nectar flowing upon my lips
Drinking in all of your substance
The sense of insatiable desire
Filling of you
Yet hearing the hungry growls from within
There is not enough
Never can be
Your depths open up to me
For my tongue to indulge
I lap at your lovely
And forever is not long enough
For me to satisfy this thirst
Of you

Scars

Tattoos and body brands cover the
Land mines that blew up all over
This body
This being of flesh
This
Canvas of damaged damages
Done by doers of destruction
Destructively doing everything they can
To cause chaos and calamity to come upon me
Ink stains covering the sick pains of
Forever ruptured tissues that are thinner
Than facial tissues used to
Wipe the tears of the faces of those who
Eventually gained a VIP section at the hospitals
Learned how to suture wounds better than a nurse
These tears under my eyes represent more
Than the tears I cry
I'm a witness left alive to tell the living
Of how many have died
Check the resume on my skin
The puncture wounds that never healed
The broken portals never sealed
And these exit wounds are merely a summary of
My history
If I tell you what each tattoo represents
I'd have to take twice as long to tell you
What they are truly hiding
These bars are coffin coverings of the scars
That I wear like a medal
Because underneath some of them
There is still metal
But I've already died more times than a game
Even though this street life is not a game
So I'll ask that you please don't call me names
Until you know who I am
With these scars

Sweat

The flames of passion burning from within
Feeling the heat like flesh cooking in a broiler
The beads rolling down our backs
Hands moistened
Eyes squinting
Lips curling
The radiating waves from between bodies
Tonight
The sheets will become
The towels