Poetry
REBEL OF CONTRADICTION
Icon of hiphopTalisman of the streetsA voice of dissentHis rage released Son of Afeni ShukurA leading Black PantherHe carried this…
ANDROGYNY TRANSCENDENT
A working class girlRaised in AberdeenBecoming a synth divaOur butch pop queen Always iconoclasticEnergy transgressiveShe toyed with genderHer ethos suggestive…
8 MILE SURVIVOR
Eminem emblematicSurviving white povertyWorking class realityIconoclastic destiny The urban wall of 8 mile roadDividing black from whiteA line piercing DetroitPost-industrial…
VALKYRIE OF BLAXPLOITATION
Icon of sinuous sex appealVanquishing collective fearFierce vixen of the screenForce of nature Pam Grier Our first black woman action…
OBELISKS OF FAITH
These perilous timesWhat will survive?We are barely aliveBut we rise and conspire Juggernauts of technologyDecimating industriesRavaging democracyArming feral autocracy Improvising…
CELEBRITY SKIN
Juggernut of popYour fly beats dropDancing pure ecstasyMichael made hearts stop Raised a child starRobbed of rites of youthSubject to…
ORACLE OF THE CYPHER
Prodigy and phenomenonVoice of a generationSlain by addictionDisembodied imagination He flowed with beatsHe thrived in musicalityMac Miller built communityHis craft…
BITTER TRUTH
I came to the waterSeeking tides of emotionA fluid energetic mirrorFor my psyche Maybe you were rightMaybe I was hopelessly…
DONE
I want to be done with thisI write to be done with thisBut in truthI am notI think of you…
SAVAGE SEDUCTION
Your eyes entrancingSultry and savageEnergy kineticBoundaries ravaged Tattooes emphaticYour sinuous inkTantalizing kinkEcstasy within Salacious resurrectionImmaculate conceptionDivinity expandsFueling tantric insurrection Your…
KISS THE SKY
Hendrix born in SeattleTaking London by stormConquering WoodstockPairing function and form His guitar pure magicA psychedelic orchestraTransforming his craftReimagining rock…
BLACK HOLE SUN
This is so hard to writeConsumed by painA friendship I imagined eternalSevered and cauterized I have cried many times each…
PSYCHOKINETIC LEATHER
You embody masculinityRaw and tectonicPsychotropic and eroticThis liberation embryonic My mind transfixedMy spirit inspiredI envision our connectionImagining this desire Leather…
CRUCIBLE OF REINVENTION
Vibrating like a prayerVulnerable like a virginWe throb and moveGetting into the groove Your image evolvesYour tenacity rulesSparking imaginationFeeding psychic…
PROPHET OF PAIN
Your voice intenseYour mind complexCapturing our anguishGasping for breath Prophet of painProphet of rageArchitect of grungeAntidote to guilt and shame…
TECHNICOLOR TALISMAN
Pop star swaggerCreative electricityBeautiful traumaEmotional alchemy Basquiat jean jacketAerial acrobaticsHer vision of transformationTechnicolor and cinematic You are motherhood embodiedHealing multigenerational…
SEX SYMBOL: an anthem for Prince
You were a virtuosoYour magical mindConjuring euphoriaReimagining pop life The erotic and the sacredA thematic dialecticDuality omnipresentPsychic fire telekinetic You…
CULT OF THE VIXEN
This firestorm of sacred alchemyBorn on the edge of seventeenMistress of mysteriesGoddess of the seventiesHer voice imbued with cosmic energy…
ANGEL OF THE ABYSS
Tattooed rawEtched like graffitiYour work profoundRooted in feelings You were the lightYour voice pure fireFierce freestyleConjuring desire Lucid dreamsAnxious screamsMusic…
ARCHITECT OF REBELLION
Your body entrancingOur minds expandingNeurons evolvingSynapses rewiring Architect of rebellionYou seduce disciplesArmored in leatherExpanding desire We vie with apocalypseThese perilous…