POEMS

i write with the passion of the Apostle Paul.
when he was behind prison walls waiting for his life to be poured out like a soft drink.
i write with the boldness of James Baldwin..
So i purposely use bold point pens so that each word is peculiar as the ink.
i write with the spirit of Sacharae Antoinette Harper
infused wit the ghost of Dr. Maya Angelou,
i write with the conviction of Copious Green,
Octavia Butler, Alex Haley & Langston Hughes.
i write.
poems, psalms and spiritual songs, proverbs & parables like king David & Solomon.
i write.
not because i have to,
but i write becuase i choose to.
so i write with a purpose..
and my purpose is to purposely serve u.

- S E L A H.

my daughter lost her first tooth yesterday..
and it reminded me of all my yesterdays,
the days before my yesterday’s..
the hot & humid summer days,
when being young was having fun and playin’ outside all day.
eating cool-cups made from red cool-aid,
Playing high ball with a high bald fade.
Madden 96 was the only time we escaped the summer madness.
i had no cares, no worries
no concerns or responsibilities..
no fear of anything, not even police brutality.
i was just an innocent youth with hoop dreams.
you couldn’t tell me i wasn’t the next Lil Penny.
but the NBA seemed so far away.
the dope boys and the corner store was just a block away..
my lil short-stop stayed just a mile away.
all those moments & memories
i thought i let fade so far away,
was brought back to me when I witnessed my daughter losing her first tooth yesterday.

- S E L A H.

i be the Nu Jean Micheal..
it’s Basquiat the way i paint these poetic verses.
the only difference is..
i don’t need An(d)y Warhol’s standing next to me to promote my services.
i just wanna make dope art,
live a life thats worthy,
give YAH His glory,
until my body is buried.
until then..
I will walk in..
a Malcolm X mindset with a Hebrew conscious.
Translation..
i am the seed of Abraham because I-sacc too Ishmeal Islamic.
and that’s 💯!!
i have the type of appetite only GOD can fill,
so i touch the helm of His garments with my palms/poems because I know my god can feel.
im a city on a hill like Lauryn Hill when she sing Zion..
im a product of Israel so it’s real when i get my praise on!
i done came along way from writing poems in West hou-ston,
to producing my own shows and financing my own productions.
including a few others..
but let’s get back to the discussion,
im illmatic with these bars like Nas is my 1st cousin .
and if Nas is my relative i have Mass Appeal just like the the apostle Paul when he stood tall on Mars hill.
I’m sorta of a big deal but i ain’t sign one yet..
i want Rapsody to marry me but we’ll see bout dat.
Lyrically above the rest so they sleep on me..
but as soon as they close their eyes i visit them in their dreams.

- S E L A H.