Beginning my writing journey and hoping to inspire others to follow their dreams!
Play your cards right And keep on your poker face. Life is a game So you better play to your strengths. Only expose your weakness
By Andre The First17 days ago in Poets
His blood is on my hands. Washing them won't erase my sins. As guilt crushes my heart. My mind feels like it's falling apart.
By Andre The First4 months ago in Poets
The echoing voices in my mind Sound a lot like you Repeating all the things You said that we'll do. Your ring still sits on my nightstand
By Andre The First9 months ago in Poets
One more time is harder to try When we battle To love each other. Through Every struggle And every argument. Still every night
By Andre The First10 months ago in Poets
The blessing on our skin Protects us from the sun’s harmful rays, But not from those who lack the blessing And their hateful gaze.
By Andre The Firstabout a year ago in Poets
Plotting an escape. Searching for a safe space In the wrong country Built on our backs Bolting from the scene And never looking back.
A haunting past And an unclear future In time things will get better.
Played the innocent angel To gather your evidence to make me the villain And threaten to expose me As Andre, the bad guy
He dreamt that he was a King But he knew it was only a dream. Imagine a brown boy being crowned King. All the white folks would scream.
My beacon of light in my darkest hours. Oh, how you shine so bright Always protecting me like you have superpowers. You caution me when danger is near.
When I dream, its in Black and White Divided by dark and light. People were standing in line Trying to navigate through life blind.
This won’t be a love song Instead, I’ll write a poem About all the reasons we go wrong You don’t communicate And then get mad when I refuse to date.