A Life Of Lacking

A Life of Lacking

BY: KB 10.28.16

Just think about how many blessings

We miss out on

because we are fixated on what we want

not fully realizing that what we want

in comparison to His abundance

is anemic, feeble and gaunt

just think about how we must grieve The Holy Spirit

presenting God’s gift to us

but we refuse to see and hear it

Just think about how many blessings

We miss out on

Avoiding a life most rich

Saying and acting that we know more than God

Constantly choosing to live life off blessings road

Begging from ditch to ditch

A Kiss

A Kiss

BY: KB 5.15.16

She blew me a kiss

I could see was the perfection in her make up

She blew me a kiss

Her lips beckoned me

Speaking an inaudible call that only my heart could hear

I want so badly to hear the words

I can’t help but draw near

A Hug

A Hug

BY: KB  8.4.16

Let me hold you

Enfolding and engulfing you in the warmth of my arms

Let me hold you

Pressing your body so close that our hearts beat in unison

Let me hold you

In a mutual exchange of safety and security

Let me hold you

A soothing balm absorbing and easing all life’s pain

Let me hold you

A silent “I love you”

A Heavenly Place

A heavenly place

by: KB  5/26/16

A heavenly place

is in your embrace

a righteous, soul healing, binding

that restricts all my inner demons

a soft whisper that soothes my soul

A heavenly place

is in your embrace 

where I want to retire and grow old

A Good Woman

A Good Woman

BY: KB 6.14.15

A good woman doesn’t want perfect

Only a fool would even try to set that high a goal

She just wants your honesty

And someone to have and hold

A good woman doesn’t want perfect

She wants and needs fidelity

Someone that she know will be there

Loving her exclusively

A good woman doesn’t want perfect

She wants someone to have her back

Not just talking about it but being about it

She’ll see it in how you act

A good woman doesn’t want perfect

She wants to know and feel love

She looks to you to be treated

Like a gift from God hand delivered from above

You know what?

I got a good woman!

A Good Woman Loves Hard

A Good Woman

BY: KB 7.5.16

A good woman loves hard

And gives 100%

She knows no other way

A good woman loves hard

Don’t you dare step to her

If you have no intentions on following through

If you toy with her emotions she’ll only grow to resent you

A good woman loves hard

Show her that you care

A good woman loves hard

Despite her conflicted emotions from past hurts show her that you’ll always be there

A Good Read

A Good Read

BY: KB  7.30.16

You are my favorite book

I want to read every night

You are my favorite book

That I want to memorize chapter and verse

A Force

A Force

BY: KB 6.22.16

Love is a fluid force

It cannot be stopped

It can be diverted and delayed

It can be blocked momentarily

Its force will eventually build up and burst forth

And it will carry on to its destination

Washing over you with an abundance of hope

A Fight

A Fight

BY: KB  4.30.16

We had an argument

A disagreement

She wanted things her way and I wanted mine

Now she’s looking hurt and crying

Me, in my stubbornness am rendered deaf and blind

I try to replay things said and done

Asking how can I be so mean?

Unnecessary pride, entrenching me

Fuel to defile my queen

Bitter words of long harbored resentments

Verbal brutality

We had an argument

I see the intense pain and hurt in her eyes

I ask myself how my unspoken expectations

Transform my gift into something I despise

I acknowledge my wrong and apologize

Extending a peace dove

Embracing my queen so tight as we make sweet apologetic love

A Dreamer

A Dreamer

BY: KB  11.26.16

Some say I am a dreamer

Mentally reaching beyond my means

I say to them that they don’t know the power of love

Things aren’t always what they seem

Love is an amazing force of nature

I would choose love above all else

Because loving is a Godly call

A Chance

A Chance

BY: KB  9.3.16

I would not be true to self

If I had not shared my heart

I would not be true to self

If I had not spoken those three words

I would not be true to self

If I live like or act like

What I spoke aloud wasn’t true

I would not be true to self

If I denied myself the chance of loving you

A Beautiful Noise

BY: KB 7.9.16

Love is usually a silent understanding

An unspoken connection between two people

A nod

A look

A touch

Today I need you to love me a little bit louder

Let’s make a beautiful noise

100%

100%

BY: KB 9.17.16

When it is genuine

you don’t just get a promise

you get commitment behind the words

love should never just be about talk

there should be actions adhered

loved is a verb

and should be revered

5 Times More Than I Ever Loved

Fajr- Considered to be God’s most sacred prayer because others are asleep.

You are my Fajr because I am awaken by dreams of you

wanting to awaken with you next to me

praying together for the kiss, the bliss and the ecstasy

Dhuhr- the midday prayer

You are my Dhuhr my noontime high

My lunchtime prayer

My soul food

Everything in my day that’s good and right

Asr- the afternoon prayer

Quitting time at work

My work day is through

All throughout the day you’re in my thoughts

Now it time to get home to you

Maghrib – sunset prayer

They day is over

We’ve officially done the daily things we had to do

Now I can sit and thank God for the time I share with you

5 Senses

5 senses

BY: KB  11.11.16

A Rose most delicate

The beauty adorns

The stem life’s road

Amassed with thorns

Prickly reminders that don’t detract from the beauty

Just unpleasant reminders to proceed cautiously

A Rose most delicate

Beautiful and sweet

God’s gift to the five senses

Where heaven and earth meet

4 Letters

4 Letters

BY: KB  9.4.16

Love

4 letters

A very small word

But for me

My entire existence hangs on it

4 Chambers

4 Chamber

BY: KB 6.3.16

4 chambers

Mental

Emotional

Physical

Spiritual

Mentally, she both consumes my thoughts and stimulates my creative mind. I attempt to match her incomparable beauty to my poetic flow.  Polysyllabic brush stokes for the ear and the brain. Words that cause you to visualize all the many splendid colors of her personal canvas called life.

Emotionally, she brings me joy untold. My words are a feeble attempt to capture all the rapid fire adjective and adverbs that come to mind. Once again I heave the desire to capture her incomparable beauty locking away the precious moments, jewels of wisdom and laughter from spending time together. We create precious masterpieces that can only be stored.

Physically, I desire her on every level of the 4 chambers noting that the physical connection is the easy part a matter of biology and chemistry but we both desire longevity so we dare not rush the process. We both handle our precious gifts of one another with the care and caution of a museum curator; ever mindful of the fragility of the gift.

Spiritually, a triune, a trinity, she, I and God braided together in an unbreakable bond. Having a deep respect for the fact that God has brought us together and we honor Him as we honor one another.

4 chambers

The heart

The only organ that is beyond our control and sustained by God

4 chambers

God filled, God breathed and God loved

1 Kiss

1 Kiss

By: KB 8.1.16

1  of her kisses is never enough

Unless it lasts all night

1 of her kisses is never enough

Because her kisses hit my body just right

1 of her kisses just tends to linger

All I can think about

Is to feel, to touch, to taste her dripping off my fingers

You're On My Mind

You're On My Mind

By: KB ©  11.4.14

you're on my mind

at this moment in time

I can't help it

you're my dopamine

my non-stop dream

my limbic light

my feel alright

highlighting life's pain

show me how to live again

You're My Star

You're My Star

By: KB © 11.1.14

If you'll be my star

my heart will be your sky

to hold and encompass you

whether near or far

If you'll be my star

promise to shine bright

I will be the nightfall 

supporting your brilliant light

If you'll be my star

I will be your galaxy

giving you a name

you'll always be a part of me

Your Smile

Your Smile

By: KB 9.22.14

Your smile is like Christmas when I was a kid

Excitement to the point of insomnia

Your smile is my sun in the morning

And my romantic moon

Your smile is the brightest light in the galaxy

Shines brightest for me

Your Sadness

Your sadness

By: KB © 10.16.14

You spoke to me and I heard

 sorrow, pain and discontent in your words

you pretend everything is fine

struggling, battling emotions unseen

words that hang on a tear

does everyone hear

I’m not always present

But this I can hear

I see it, feel it, loud and clear

Empty, broken, shattered, pieces 

Known firsthand

Healing begins when we understand

All blessings are given from God’s own hand

Your Flaws Are Perfect

Your Flaws Are Perfect

By: KB ©  10.15.14

Your flaws are perfect for the heart that's meant to love you

Let no one tell you different

Your flaws are badges of where you've been

Things that molded and made you

God's guiding star

Your flaws are perfect for the heart that's meant to love you

God knows exactly where you are

Directing and leading from point A to B

Guiding and instructing

Teaching freely

If we lose our vision or get lost along the way

trust in God's word and humble yourself to pray

Just remember your flaws are perfect for the heart that's meant to love you

You Shared My Soul

You Shared My Soul

by: © KB 9.28.14

You shared my soul

and that's as naked as I could ever be

You shared my soul

the highest level of intimacy

I've made you privy

to God's most personal gift to me

You Matter

You Matter

By: KB ©   10.8.14

You matter to me

You’re most definitely a priority

Now, I can get all flowery and break out with “how do I love thee, let me count the ways”

the list would be innumerable in measure

 let me keep it simple, I praise  God for you are a gift to treasure

A precious black pearl, created by God

A balance of physical and mental beauty

Your visage demands, commands, obligates me to love

Fact is, it’s a Spiritual duty

You Create Beauty

You Create Beauty

By: KB © 10.16.14

You create beauty

The mind will tell you the truth

What you need to hear

But listen to your heart it will guide you past fear

The rational will apply at a later date

But not listening to your heart may destroy your fate

Not the fate in a star

They’re guided but they don’t go far

Fate as in God’s hand

It may seem darkest you understand

But star shine bright at night

He shape molds and moves as part of His plan

And brings our loves to light

You Cant 'Blame Me For Tryin'

You can't blame me for tryin

by: KB 9.13.14

You can't blame me for tryin'

your body a flawless stream of chocolate decadence

and I want to take a swim

You can't blame me for tryin'

inviting waters I can't forget

you can't blame me for tryin'

to dive in and get soaking wet !!!!

You Are

You are

by: KB 9.14.14

You are my inspiration to write

you are the ink to my pen

my vision and insight

my drive to be right and whole

you are the outlet for my soul

to spill words that wouldn't ordinarily come to mind

vulnerability is just fine

because I know each line and verse

is coached, nursed and inspired by you

You Are

You Are

by: KB 9.24.14

You are

the thought behind the question

the words before you speak

the answer written on my heart

the indelible picture on my brain

You are

W's Of Love

W's of Love

By: KB © 11.1.14

she renders me weak

I weep in wonder

never wanting to free myself from the spell I'm under

what, where and why

leaves my brain weary

intense questions

brain and hearts query

when will it happen

where will it go

I can't answer any of this

only God knows

the question feed my love

and with each one it grows

Why?!!!

Why

By: Kb 9.25.14

Why ?

Let’s start with the obvious

You’re beautiful inside and out

Why ?

Because you never cease to amaze me

Why ?

Your smile sends me

Why ?

Your level of conversation

Why ?

You’re well read

Why ?

You know intimacy

Why ?

You can laugh at things

Why ?

You like but you don’t need

Why ?

You know how to make a pauper feel like a king

Why ?

You’re crazy, sexy, cool

Why Is It?

Why is it?

By: KB ©   10.8.14

Why is it?

That we tend to embrace the negative words

And messages that people spew

Like it’s the name given at birth

Why is it?

That we cannot accept the fact that people

Can and will embrace our inner beauty

Yet we devalue our worth

Why is it?

We settle for crumbs

When we have a banquet set

Why is it?

We give and give

But we never seem to get

You are a blessed child of God

You are met to lead

In order to claim the rightful place

You must be prepared to bleed

Shedding a little to identify with Christ

Such a little sacrifice to live a purpose driven life

Where you Lay Your Head

Where You Lay Your Head

By: KB ©  10.12.14

She is my music

my up-tempo, my downbeat, my crescendo

she is my art

my pallet, my paint , my knife

she is everything that is beautiful in my life

she awakens with the sweetest breath

and flawless in place hair

and I am envious of your bed

because I want to be the place where you lay your head

When I See You

When I See You

By: KB © 10.14.14

She makes me glad to be alive

in this vitality I can feel my heart grow

the growth is so enormous

joy is overflowing

and long overdo

brings me lots of happiness

with the presence of you

When I Look At You

When I Look At You

BY:  KB ©  10.11.14

When I look at you

I see past what the human eye can see

(even though I need my glasses)

when I look at you I see your very soul

 it speaks to me

I hear every word

It speaks to where I am empty

it speaks to the dark and cold

it gathers up the pieces

and it tightly holds

when I look at you time stand still

captured in a freeze

locked you in my memory

sweet dreams are made of these

What I Want For You

What I Want For You

By: KB  9.26.14

I want her to have all that her heart desires

But I know I cannot afford a lot of material things

Hell I even had a conversation about downsizing and possible upgrading rings

But none of that is important they are just trinkets and shiny things

What I can provide an abundance of does not have a “bling”

I can provide a Biblical love, one that sees, hopes, and endures

And hug and laughter in heaps and bounds

I can provide devotion and support in ways that will astound

I can be there for you tried and true blue

None of this can be really measured on a value scale

But it is what I want for you

Washed Over Me

Washed Over Me

by:  KB ©  10.11.14

I am completely and utterly saturated

flood gates of desire have been opened

you have poured into my landscape

with a force that forever changes

pushing away the debris

carving a path, furrows into my being

firmly entrenched in my soul

Wanting

Wanting

By: KB © 11.1.14

Dance with her even if there is no music

the soul makes its own sound

celebrate the things that keep you in sync

twirl her heart around

she is the beat, the rhythm, the dance

she is the music, the notes and the score

she hath charm that soothe savage breast

that leads me to want for more

Vulnerable

Vulnerable

by: KB © 10.6.14

broken

fragmented

isolation

solitude

apart from my soul

earnestly

seeking

to be made whole

heart wide open

day to day

vulnerability allowing God to have His way

Volume

Volume

By: KB © 10.12.14

We have been blessed with this incredible capacity to love

God's divine work and purpose

it is a gift from above

why is it that the very thing that blesses us

can also be a test for us

We have been blessed with this incredible capacity to love

we cannot keep it on a shelf

the love forever changes us

when we share with someone else

Urban Sights and Sounds

Urban Sights and Sounds

By: KB                       1.4.2013

Urban litter

Free floating forms of life, times and struggles

Hermetically sealed refuse relegated to multi-colored plastic bins

Urban glitter

Scattered shards scattered about the pavement

A marker for memories and possessions gone missing

Urban music

The clickety-clack of well-worn heels and tennis shoes scuffling

Keeping a fast pace in the rat race to nowhere

The next appointment, back from lunch, bank, market soup line or a spot under the overpass

Life goes on

Try

Try

By: KB © 10.25.14

Try your wings

dare to fly

love is a most beautiful flight

look at me

test your vision

care and compassion in view

what I have are basic gifts

that I want to share with you

you are most amazing

treasured in my sight

my spirit is rested

it finds peace with you

in you my world is right

Travel

Travel

by: KB 9.26.14

I haven't been anywhere

but my heart goes around the world when I see you

To Love

To Love

By: KB ©  10.18.14

someday you'll understand my love

you'll understand it in every way

that's its drive is to take care of you

and enjoy the day to day

someday you'll understand my love

the time, laughter, smiles and mirth

all the good times mutual

appreciate its worth

someday you'll understand my love

I am driven to, by and for love

my heart attests that claim

it's boldly beating Morse Code

spelling out your name

someday you'll understand my love

God's gift sublime

I'm so glad He bestowed up me

the highest gift divine

Time

Time

By: KB 10.27.14

You’re on my mind

It’s not about missing you at night

Remembering the little things that you do

It’s about how thoughts of you fill my day

When you’re constantly on my mind

You’re the measurement between the seconds in time

And all I think about is you

Time With You

Time With You

By: KB © 10.25.14

My heart is a camera

capturing photos of you

precious memories from the head to the heart

photos that will never fade

spending time with you is how photos are made

precious moments locked in time

personal scrapbooks for my mind

living, loving and laughter

I hope you'll come to see

that time with you

means the world to me

Thinking

Thinking

By: KB ©  10.24.14

When I think of her

I wish for the ability to perform miracles

My desire is to fulfill her dreams

Until I can do it how she wants

How she needs

When she wants

I’ll just remain content

To tell her just how much she means

There Is A Lifetime

There Is A Lifetime

by: KB  9.21.14

There is a lifetime of imagination packed in my yearnings

what ifs?  and happily ever afters

there is a lifetime packed in each touch

tender kisses leading to I want you so much

There is a lifetime of ease in each conversation

communication stifles anger and frustration

there is a lifetime in each stare

they lead back to my imagination and I can't envision my life without you there

There Is A Ghost In Every Good Love Story

There Is A Ghost In Every Good Love Story

By: KB © 10.7.14

There’s a ghost in every good love story

Or so it is I’m told

A haunting if you will

With each memory

There is a specter who triggers emotions that will spill

There is a ghost in every good love story

Ectoplasm’s of the past

You’ve got to enlist romantic Ghostbusters

If your thing is to last

Don’t allow the past to slime you

Release all anger and hate

The is no time for argument

Let go of the debate

There is no right or wrong

It’s about the love in which we fall

Who ya gonna call?!!!!

The Worst Thing You Could Do

The Worst Thing You Could Do

By: KB © 11.1.14

The worst thing you could do

is to dampen the fire inside of you

to quiet the chaos

to wait out the storm

it's the chaotic that fuels the drive

the internal storm perpetual

lets us know we're alive

The worst thing you could do

is close off your heart

because of past hurt and pain

love is a whirlwind sometimes

you really have nothing to lose and everything to gain