http://slow.writerscafe.org/serenusaymone The original writings of author Sirius King en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776020038 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Village Ablaze Poem by SerenusTo raise a child It takes a village But what if your village Has been raped and pillaged?A future of falsehoodsWhere faith is a phaseCremation of a childhood..."Who set my village ablaze?"Black churches desecrated Fueled by hateThose who .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1586857/ The One Holding The GunPoem by SerenusThe one holding the gunHolds life and death in his handsHe has protected his ownWhile enslaving the unarmed man The one holding the gunHas stolen and colonized landHe has raped and pillaged Never satisfying his demandIf you live by the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1577970/ Everyone Needs A Stepping StoolPoem by SerenusThis is the unwritten ruleEveryone needs a stepping stoolTo raise themselves up higherEven a stepping stoolNeeds a lesser toolTo make its screws feel tighter But what if stepping stoolsDecided to break the rulesRefusing to be st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1572843/ Caged King http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1501912/ RIP Mike Brown http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1452035/ Endangered A species despised Freedom denied Captured, tortured,Killed and colonized TerrorizedBrutalizedJustified with white liesSeamlessly sanitizedAn unpublicized genocide From slave chains to handcuffsCharacterization cri.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1412182/ Regret http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1215831/ Written for the "I AM" Poetry contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1210036/ RIP http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1195971/ Fatal Attraction http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1192017/ We Put You in a Box http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1191464/ Proud Mary http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1191318/ Bigger & Better http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1190220/ Self-Loathing Poetry...gotta love it :-) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1189525/ Censor These Nuts! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1189356/ Invisible Man http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1188224/ Hazardous Material http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1184667/ Part 3 (Crying Wolf) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1177739/ Part 2 (3 Pigs 1 Wolf) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1176127/ Part 1 (Little Red in the Hood) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1173930/ Today my little sister is graduating fromcollege. I couldn’t be more proud than I am right now. We didn’t have muchparental support growing up, and still don’t -But I’m grateful for my auntstepping in; if not for her I don’t know where we would be. Growing up .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1173392/ Clinging to Their Guns and Religion http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1171097/ Open Book http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1170246/ Greener Grass http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1168024/ Crumbling Castles http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1166602/ MY “haters” I CAN NEVER LOOK AT MY “haters” FACE TO faceBECAUSE MY “haters” ALWAYS LEVITATE ME TO A HIGHER PLACE FLYING HIGH AS I PASS them BYGrounded by their own negativityNever able to explore the SKY.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1157603/ Mother America America, Oh AmericaYou have become an overprotective motherYou say, your children need protection from themselvesSending the supervision of “big brother” Unwarranted search and seizureUnlawful phone tapsAll in the name of &ld.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1151109/ Divide and Conquer http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1150876/ I wrote this when Sandy Hook first happened, i guess i forgot to post it...just a few a my thoughts. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1150867/ Two Headed Monster A two headed monsterA remote controlled beastWho’s ready to slice away his lies…So every starving child can feast? A plump piñata With its poisonous skinAre we prepared to break it open…And gut out the pa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1150855/ Dream Crushers http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1150847/ Thoughts i use to have, not so much now, thank God http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1149962/  You’ve been had!You’ve been took!You’ve been hoodwinked!Bamboozled!!! Led astray!Run a muck!!! Stuck! Down in the dumps!No way out!Straight up-Out of luck! You fell for the scamYou’re just a pawn in the sc.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1139299/ Why the f**k do I still care about you?Why the f**k do I even bother?Why do I miss your lips so much?I wish you were here...I'd snatch you by the collar!I'd pull your hair with just enough passion..A punishment of pleasure and painA tongue lashing to all of your tender spotsYou moan for me to stop.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1138984/ A song I wrote...and turned into a poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1107592/ I Am Not a Thug  I am not a thugIt’s a shame If that’s what you see When you look at meI’m not a gangsterOr a rapperI’m not the imagesPlastered all over T.V.I’m respectful to womenI was taught this By my moth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1106476/ Intolerant to Tolerance(Poem by Serenus) They tolerate your gayness You should be so glad They’re indifferent to your differenceThey’re not the one’s calling you F*g  They tolerate your blacknessRacism…They’re m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1106189/ This Is Dedicated To The Kimmer! I Hope You Like :-)) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1105034/ This is dedicated to Poet Langston Hughes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1103798/ A Kiss Is Not a Kiss A kiss is not just a kiss…A kiss can be The keyThat unlocksLove LifeAnd countless otherLimitless Possibilities  A kiss is not just a kiss…A kiss can be The cure For lonelinessUnworthinessIt can b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1101862/  Diet without the “T”(Senyru)Sweet potato pieYou can kiss your life goodbyeYour new home...my thighs   Exercise or Be Exorcised?(Senyru)Gluttonous Demon Eating for no damn reasonI will get even! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1101367/ Stoned, Sexual, or Extraterrestrial? ...Or All Of thee Above...Weird Huh? lol http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1101317/ So, you want to leave?Life will go on without you…likely with more ease http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1101307/ There’s no certaintyOnly death is guaranteedSo keep your receipts http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1101306/ Kill and shred the beastPlease, do not feed from it's meatDeath would be relief http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1101293/ Old Soul I was always told,I have an old soulBut I’ve always longed for my youthIt’s painful for me to smileLike someone stole my inner childBut he is alive, and I have proof When it rains,I wonder if God is in pain-My imagination sti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1097719/ None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1097218/ Mea Culpa Forgive me Father, for I have sinnedThat is where my apology should begin… I’ve done so much wrongI have to make it rightI’m battling my prideBut he’s putting up a fight I’ve been selfish Unkind A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1097111/  Something in the airJust doesn’t feel rightWith you gone-The stars Don’t seem to shine as brightMaybe me missing you is wrongBut no one else understands my plightIf I called you right now Would I have any wordsto recite?Would you ans.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1096808/ FreeStyle Poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1096281/