I haven't had patience Which got me discouragedI was drifting and aimlessDidn't even pay mortgage I took care of my bodyNourished my mindBut sadlyI left my courage behindTo not give a shitCuz at least I was tryin'I handled itTill lost to a lionA beast in my headWhich all started withA procrastination tacticNow look where its led..Back to square one…

My lungs don't want me to smokeSo I don't I vapeI inhale the subtle hints of pine and grapeThe blue dream and varieties of apeAnd when I vapeI feel greatBut let's step back to when I was young And dumbWhen I smoked to avoid feeling numbWhen Mary was my number one And Jane, my number twoBong rips after schoolGrinding bowl after bowl Getting high But…

We know the potential of this plant Spread the word, it's essential But so many feel that they can't Despite the high the bud can grantThough elemental Decades of stigma have made people mental The misinformation's been incrementalThe scope of the lies has been monumental But it's no surprise Cuz money's the prize And big pharma wants to keep it Tr…

The number one key is to breatheBrings you back to the present moment Better to be done than believed So for a second or two, just do itInhaleOne mindful breath a day Helps keep the dark at bayIt's as if time itself has slowed it a bitAnd gotten sweeterCan't resist this boon to health cuz its litBetween past and future we teeter The results of your…

This is the foundryFrom which ideas are madeThe process did'nt find meBut - the plans, they were laidSome might say I'm lateLike the voices with their gamesBut the past, to me was fateSame reason my name is JamesI'm not at this game for fameBut instead to clear my headSometimes sappy, sometimes lameI'd like to be happy before I'm deadLiterallyAs in…

I thought if I wrote you a poemYou'd feel betterCuz you're lookin sadder than AutumnOr a crumpled love letterAnd you tell me I caused it And I say my flaws did But because of itYour trust - I lost itAt least for the momentBut I'm confident We can make this rightWe both hate to fightPrefer to keep things lightRefer to mems? AlrightThe time's we've l…

You grow into the skinYou put the work inTo getWisdom's earned, don't forgetBut thats not always motivationalThough it can be inspirationalBe wary, the sensationalThe mind is a creation poolOr one of cessLike when your mind's possessedA cesspoolGo confessTo your godOr to your museIce, be thawedIt's the thoughts you chooseAnd emotionsUsedAs the tool…

Flowing is about going with the flow – go figureDeal with the past but don't be rashDisfiguredIs the way you see itthought distortedFalsely reported by the organThat does thoughtFiguring out itselfBattle's not yet fought Anti-– instinctualThis is why we created ritualAnd archetypical storiesOur attempts to combat worriesThough, the lessons are some…

I love to studyThe human body Which is why I majored in kinesiology But those five years are behind meAs are five in my twenties And though I know that I'm young I must learn to fight like AresCuz time is more deadly than any gunThe facade of youthCan lull you into complacency A paradigm defined and usedAs "wait and see"As if life brings Anything b…

Water and sunlight Soil and earth From seed to delight The story of bud's birth You start in your shell A pinpoint of potential And if all goes well You grow up presidentialYour scent gets loud As you mature And then we're endowed With gifts for the green epicure Cannabis connoisseurOr perhapsCannisseurSome like the dabs But call me a dinosaur I'm …

Leaves of green With edges serrated Lessons to gleanFrom your bud - not faded Cuz "faded" implies A degree of stupiditySo I prefer "high"When Mary Jane visits me Important are the words we useSo as a community, let's wisely choose We can say stoned and we can say blazed We can say high, even turned up for days But here's the thing we must understan…

Do I have a gift?PerhapsBut a gift with no grind is shit Through the a lens, time-lapsedWhat am I to doJust write?Or be a media company tooAlright..But who am I?Just some guyWorking on his craftSharing my life, Both present and pastNot in stoneBut in codeIt is castThese things I've learnedAnd continue learning What I've earned -The fuel that I'm bu…

Writing is easySharing's the hard partCuz sometimes it makes me queasyTo share the words from my heartWhen the poetryIs sparkedWith a blow to meAnd I impartThe emotions as they come When it's time to record The raging waves are done Which is why I have all these poems stored Despite posting dailyI've at least a hundred waiting And I'm left contempl…

Patience can be hard to have In a world with such convenience Discipline you wish you had But your whims demand obedienceWhen seen from afarIt's almost a tragedy The way your fingers magically Make their way to your favorite escape.Haters be mad at me But.. Wasting time is a big mistake At least Making a habit of itBut please Indulge only when you …

I find myself again In a perilous position One in which I say I'm sorry For the thousandth timeMultipliedBy more digits than pi But who am I To ask for forgiveness A selfish guy With you as my witness You try and try Butt heads with hard-headednessYou don't know whyI seem to take Us and threaten this This beautiful thing that we've built The way th…

Sometimes I need to squeeze me Like give myself a hug For the thoughts, they only please meWhen I feel as though I'm risin' above Not chasin' the horizon Futilely But recognizin' the flies inThe ointment - so to speakI see where I'm weakAnd struggle to improve Focusing on strength Like the way that I move But how do I useMy talent and fruits Of my …

You are amazing. The way you awake Before birds start to singDespite being tired - open eyes sort of stingYou still GSD So to pursue Your masters degree These lessons accrueLearning daily The ins and outs of your fieldAnything but lazy You are your own shield And swordGoing out into the world With all this info you have storedYour drive just leaves…

To make your suffering known That is freedom of speechTo share how you have grown Is the essence of sharing to teach To lift us upNot drag us down Life does that enough With or without you around But for each other We can be hereOr thereNot overly smothered But a gesture to show that we careThat's better than speaking to scareNegativity leaking thr…

She laughs with wild abandonMore than any person I've known The snow white Jasmine to my AladdinA life lived with levity, I've been shownTo describe her with brevityCannot be done easilyAs words themselves fall flat But oh, what she means to me Raising my frequency Like an energy thermostat And that's what laughter doesDon't think of the why, like …

It seems to be our last spring break At least together while college agedA golden opportunity to take To write out this chapter page by page Day one was to drive From Texas to Colorado Springs So grateful to be alive With you, to see what this week brings For after this weekWe've a great change ahead For now, I just seekTo leave nothing unsaidTo en…

New forms of writing ExperimentationStriving and fighting To build a great nationThings are wrong with societyBut so much more's right Free speech, like don't quite meHave humble insightYou know what's right And if you don't, you can learnIt takes a mind, brightTo learn to discernAnd a soul on fireTo go out and earn Like get on your feet While the …

If your life were a paintingWhat colors would you choose?Emotions are the same thing They're the fuel that you use I prefer shades of blueAnd greensBlacks and purplesFor me it means Diving deep With snorkels Or a submarineLooking for things That at first may seemLess than serene But dark hues are interesting Like the way Amy Lee sings Where would M…

Jealousy is resentment's little brother Heresy to a life well lived To wish you were another You compare unfavorably To someone else's highlight reel Leaving your thoughts unsavory As if you've got a raw deal But the truth here isYou must heal If you were fearless Youd see jealousy's the wrong feelWhere inspiration is right You'd see they have what…

AlrightI've gotta write I have so many Poems savedIn this phone For a rainy day It's outrageouslyUnderrated to writeEvery day In my own way I'll always have something new to say If I keep my mind nude, like buddhists say What'd Buddha say?Life is suffering Not to bring clouds to your day But understanding That's life's demanding And requires thinki…

From darkness, emergedNo longer discouraged Endured the black scourgeMy mind, left nourished For after the long night Teeming with unseen Predators and preyCame the light of dayWith it's vibrant sheenIt's important to recognize The lessons you glean Now that your mind is sereneCuz it's easy to patronize Your weakness when demoralized But there's so…

The ups and downs of emotion Are the ebbs and flows of an ocean Unseen but felt Pristine when problems are dealtWithBut when issues go unresolved Like plastic, they just dissolve Fantastic procrastination tacticsNever choosing to evolveTill the problem particles are so integrated So diffuse That to call your life devastated Is a mere approximation …

Waking up to hear your voice If the heavens themselves offered me a choice Between their song and yours -But no, that choice would be falseYou and the heavens are one and the same You're living stardustWho whispers my name Assuming in science, we trust In it's method at least, we must Just as a bohemian believes In freedom, beauty, truth and love I…

I love to share my poetry And fill my rhymes with honesty But to do so, I know that must mean I must share you, the dark in meI have so many sad poems Sittin in my notes Colored by my lonesome Written not to boast Like "here's to me!"With that toast Instead: vulnerabilityIn these postsAnd that's what makes it hardBut also, real and powerful To drop…

Is there ever a good timeFor a good thing to end?I say I'll be fine, butInto Hell, I descend At least, that's my destination I'm walking down the obsidian path Knowing well it's of my own creation Unsure of the aftermath..Of when I walk throughThose burning gates That's when I lose you..But it's already too late We're both compelled forward By the …

Procrastination is The hydra that dances behindBurning all of your time Relishing in its blazesA wicked grin on all of its faces A beast with hidden details With skin as hard as seashells Great nostrils,From which, it expelsSmoke that clouds your sight So you mistake left for right And you go down the path With far fewer treasures If we are to endu…

Emotion does matter But more than that is how you use it That mental chatter Don't be trapped by that shitUse it for art Or to further your goals Use it to kickstart Your coup d'état for controlCuz either you're in charge Or your feelings are Till they get so large They're the system and the star Until that star collapses And forms a black holeFor …

Hello sadness Long time, no seeIt's easy to forget I have thisMelancholic capacity I try to talk you out With these words I hold so dear But I'm just left with drought Hoping that water is near Wishing to quench this thirst That feeling that I'm the worst ..Believing I could be something greater But I'm stuck in the now, longing for later Wishing t…

Where do we go from here? There seems to be so much hate So many people living in fearOf the America we createThe shining decades of America the great..America the strong What became of of our fate?Where did we go wrong?Was it when the Towers fell?Or how we handled it..How we made another nation HellAnd inadvertently or not, dismantled it Do we hav…

Do you enjoy your food?Do you look upon it with delightLet the meal set the moodDo you plan your first bite?Do you gaze at the colors That constitute your plate?Filled with nature's wonders Virgin palate starts to salivateWhen that bite is crafted Do you bring it to your nose?Do you breathe in deep, like a yogi - practiced Reveling in how the scent…

The first time I saw a bag of purp..If there were birds in my head Oh, how they would chirp For this bud, unique and well-bred This was before I used budAs a creative toolBack when my life could be summedBy adding video games plus high school I was anything but cool Now those days are gone I use the THC as fuel Though I'm still quite withdrawn I ke…

Even her leaves are iconic Like black stripes of bees for the chronic And like the bee's buzzingShe has a calling card too Might as well call it singing Cuz she's loud like strong brew And green like bamboo Goodness, she's bringing Supports your soul like a shoe Though, that would be "sole" Spelled s-o-l-eWhen I'm blowin the dro Can't take the smil…

There's a monster inside my head But I can't decide if I want it deadOr alive Do I want to stain my blade with red?Or use the monster to strive..To keep in mind to fuel my drive To know that it looms With teeth like knivesIn the darkest of rooms Expelling vile, toxic fumes Mocking me with it's image Taunting me with the potential for doomA werewolf…

How can I be simultaneouslySo confidentYet bruised and battered - not breaking, but bentBy the winds of fear blowing faster and fasterViciously Relentlessly They whistle and callLike a SirenBeckoning me to their jagged rocksSo into their ocean, I may fallIf I am Odysseus, listeningThe golden rope that binds, glistening Is itself bound by the massiv…

Tales of a month in paradiseWill come in timeIn future rhymeBut reminiscing today will not sufficeIt's Valentines DaySo celebrate Love!I'll spend it with BaeMy sweet, white doveHow many Days of the Valentine Have I spent alone?No one to call mine Sitting sad at home What an awful feeling When Cupids Arrow continues to miss It can leave a man reelin…

What could I write about BaliThat would capture its magic?From the first moment you laid eyes upon meIn the airport, we were manicEcstatic Enthusiastic beyond wordsRomantic We kissed with passion Hearts flying higher Than the bravest of birds It was almost absurd The chemical rush If Love could be heardIn that moment, the world, we would crushPound…

I Miss You (Berlin, II)I miss you like toes miss shoes Feelin cold but got no use for tissuesCuz they'd be misused Like anger used and abused And misplacedLike a snail in a foot race Loneliness got no place In the zone between my ears Yet it's got a home between my fearsAnd it's been there for years At least it was Lately it's been goneAnd that's b…

Inside green eyes, I see my reflection A dream of your thighs is a dream of perfectionAnd then I wake up, alone in BerlinMy mind taken up by thoughts of my friend But "friend" doesn't cut it And neither does "lover"The way I can put itYou're above every other Before Anyone Else That's why you're my BAEYou're good for my healthYou brighten my day Yo…

The first month passedWe were half a world away My thoughts were downcast Missin you every dayBut as my adventure in India came to a close I offered an ideaHoping you wouldn't opposeThat we would meet two months from then -A long time, yes, to be without best friend,Your lover and antidote to melancholy But we would meet on the island of BaliWe wou…

We knew there was a clockTicking till I went abroadFrom Delhi to Berlin - Bali to BangkokI knew not how long I'd be gone6 monthsA yearHowever long it wasTo lose you was my fear We'd talked about options variousHad conversations light and seriousBut as the day of departure came near to usWe were still left with confusion and cluelessnessThen the day…

My first anniversary gift Was a bookmark with coordinatesGiven to me at that spot, too I'll share their story with you...Before our first kiss Before we joined hearts Before Love's bliss That's where our story startsWe met at the mall for cakeYou gave me a gift As a friend, you insistWith graciousness and a wink, did I takeThe night went onAnd we g…

I want to write a rhyme aboutWhen her and IClimbed a mountain to admire the sky From a planetariumThe World seems to beA gleaming AquariumWith you and I occupying It's tiny terrariumThe stars that glimmered aboveOur curious minds that nightAre as eternal as our loveA cliche written; be, it mightI'd bend grammatical rules for you Support you through…

"The moment I say I love youIs the moment I lose you"That was your favorite phraseBack in the early days And yet, adieuWe've still not saidHalf a year, plus twoWe've been together instead But what took place After those fateful words were spoken?The life we knew before was broken A new paradigm, embraced One in which you were mineAnd I was yours An…

The way she would squeeze my armSilently telling meShe loves meJust as "we" became "we"Or at least, were becomingYou see, our relationship was buddingWe wanted not to cause harm Which is why she only said it by squeezing my armIt was quite apparentWe had fallen upIn love, but we dare not share itOur budding "us" was not tall enough But it grew over…

La Cantera 2015Just two friends hangin' out, yeah?But things were not as they seemed We both know it Though the female played coyShe wouldn't admit She had feelings for the boy He had tried to kiss her About a week before Turned him down like "Whoa, Mister"If only they knew what was in store Raising to the highest heights Raging in the lowest lows …

Group Fitness Instructor TrainingG-FIT, for short We had no idea what we'd be gainingStill months away when we would courtThen came that fateful night The late one, at the RecWhen I beheld your lovely sight Teaching Zumba on a makeshift deckWith your tiny waist And smiling faceI saw you with fresh eyesSo began the chase Time, I did not waste But oh…