The Most Genuine Love Story – And it’s Not A Fairy tale
A while back I had posted a spoken word video that deeply touched me. Janette Ikz performed the poem “I Will Wait for You” and each word struck me with honesty…
Category: Poetry
Lyrics of the soul
Above the Ship Wreck
My favorite poet, Sarah Kay and her poem “Ghost Ship” from her latest book No Matter the Wreckage had inspired me to express how I deal with the “ship wrecks”…
The Ride
Spoken Word- Centennial Audition “The Ride” Hi. There’s something I’ve been meaning to ask you/ But before I ask you, I’m going to dive into the inner workings of your…
“It’s scary lea…
“It’s scary leap when you have no idea if you’re going to fall or fly. But one thing about believing in something greater than yourself is that you may not…
Why We are Here
So this was my very first spoken word poem attempt. My church held a speech contest among the congregations in Southern California and the winner had the opportunity to speak…
Upon the Dimly Lit Road
Earlier this year marked my church congregation’s 10th year anniversary. Three very talented and passionate brethren, along with myself, wrote a spoken word poem that revealed our spirituality, displayed our…
Life is not a s…
Life is not a spectator sport, if you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life. –…
Food for Thought
There’s a sort of beauty in mystery and a sort of ugliness in knowing too much at one time. Human beings are naturally curious and it intrigues us when we…
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