harlem_knight : Writing

Color of God

Color of God

A Poem by harlem_knight


What is God’s hueIs it a soulful blueEncompassing the hope in all the prayers sent upOr is it a vibrant yellow with a ferocious intensity to lig..
Celestrial Plight

Celestrial Plight

A Poem by harlem_knight


We were sinnersThat still ain’t stop GodAnd we prayed and we prayed for a better lifeBut we were too involved.We were sinnersBut that still didn..
for the traveling and the homeless

for the traveling and the homeless

A Poem by harlem_knight


This one’s for the books.For the nights I should of kept it to myself instead of bleeding my heart in front of innocent bystandersFor the days I..
sometimes you have to walk away from toxic people they said...

sometimes you have to walk away from toxic people ..

A Poem by harlem_knight


I’m usually that toxic person that your mother warned you about.The situation you must recognize and get out before it’s too lateI’m..
things of no relation

things of no relation

A Poem by harlem_knight


It’s 2:10 and I’m listening to sam smith’s “like I can” as a means of blocking you out of my head, only for the moment o..
Until we Love

Until we Love

A Poem by harlem_knight


Stars shine like the eyes of the pureAnd moons are fullSome are wise.But most are foolsSome use love as their only weaponWhile others choose hateMany ..
when asked why i write

when asked why i write

A Poem by harlem_knight


I amOnly poeticWhen my wordsTend toGoUnnoticedNaturally IRecite my lifeIn hopesThat tomorrowNeverComesOr thatLife never dies;But fires aren’tFor..
Reflections

Reflections

A Poem by harlem_knight


The hardest thing I’ve ever done I have yet to doI am the boy who cried wolf one too many timesI’m an emotional abuser, a liar, a wordsmit..
asylum

asylum

A Poem by harlem_knight


she unstrapped the ends of my strait jacketand whispered to my insanity"be free"surely she is a few patients short of a whole asylumto allow me to use..
Rules for the Leftbehind

Rules for the Leftbehind

A Poem by harlem_knight


Terror sweeps the faces of the left behind'front mirrors for sanity,they cling to their reflectionin hopes to embrace their dejection one mustn't look..