Love Cycle
By Damarcus Ivey
Damn …
Love is one of those puzzles
that leaves you exhausted and frustrated.
Sometimes doesn’t it feel
as if love is only this big cycle
where men and women go around
loving the ones they can never have
and neglecting the one right in front of them …
you.
You women and your emotional walls.
The passageways to a woman’s heart are infinite
with every negative experience.
Heartbreak, heartache?
A woman builds new walls.
Some unconsciously build a castle of sadness
around their hearts.
Have you,
ever poured so much into the one you loved
that it left you empty?
And every time you looked for someone else to fill you up
they only left you
with more voids to fill …
Love is
one of those puzzles that leaves you
exhausted and frustrated.
Only Human
By Damarcus Ivey
Sometimes my strength falters
and I feel as if I’ve had enough.
Those are the nites
I can feel my emotional wall cracking up.
In those moments?
I realize that I am only human after all.
Tears standing on the slants of my eyes.
And I am afraid to let them fall.
Why?! Because I usually hide my hurt
behind my anger, suppressing my emotions
with hope, no one notices the changes
in my walk due to all these burdens on my shoulders.
Life is only smoking mirrors and
we are all just characters who are in/out of character
looking in life’s mirror
wondering who is staring back at us?
Going to and fro ‘til we reach our final destination.
Seems I’ve been everywhere once though I’ve only been pacing,
pacing back and forth from a corner to a cell … Then
last night, I just fell
and prayed all nite in the corner of a cell.
P.S. Even the strongest man is only human.
P.O.V.s
By Damarcus Ivey
We’re all in the same building.
We just have different views.
Most times most of us have no clue
who is truly for you!
Ironically, the big things we’ll endure.
The small things will separate us,
end friendships and/or relationships.
Therefore, emotions can literally blind us.
Some people can’t move forward, always focused on their past,
only seeing what’s supposed to be behind them.
I used to be a “physical” jeweler,
constantly in search of rare diamonds,
though I’ve made a habit of only finding pieces
that do not fit into anything timeless.
The women I’ve encountered were only beautiful to me.
for a limited amount of timing …
I am toxic so being for me is sorta like climbing a mountain.
One or the other usually gives up before they’ve climbed it.
Honestly, you won’t know love until you’ve lost it.
So how will you keep, not lose the one meant for you?
Once you understand,
we’re all in the same building.
We just have different views …
Queens Never Settle
By Damarcus Ivey
A woman’s first love determines
how she loves all those afterwards …
Heartbreaks are contagious.
You hurt others by your unwillingness
to give your all.
Due to your fear of being hurt again
a man’s level of security he provides
allows room for a woman to be vulnerable.
No need for her to be hard.
His tenderness allows her to feel safe to be submissive.
She doesn’t feel pressed to lead
when he never leads her astray.
Independence, control isn’t an issue
when everything is under control …
Your lover should never rush nor neglect your desires
by chasing his own pleasure.
Each stroke she should feel in her stomach
tapping on her heart
whenever his eyes roam over her body?
It should make every imperfection feel appreciated …
This man?!
Should be the standard and everyone else that
isn’t him nor doing these things
is loving you wrong …
First you gotta know what you deserve.
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