"Grieving in Silence"

For the past several weeks,
I've been grieving in silence.
Lost one of my family/friends
To domestic violence.

And though it pains me,
That you're gone away.
I'll be thinking about you--
Every step of the way.

LaTasha B.

© 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

"Lost Girl"

When I look in the mirror,
I don't even see me.
I see a lost girl,
Still trying to figure out who she wants to be.
I see a lost girl,
Just yearning to be free.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Something's Not Right"

Something's not right--

I have to get back to my core.

And find all the pieces--

To my heart once more.

To get back to the girl--

That I was before.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"In This Game Called Life"

In this game called life--

I'm forever losing.

To live or to die--

Is what we're choosing.

And though decisions in life,

Can be very confusing.

You can't really win,

Without sometimes losing.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"If I Fall"

I'm going to show my heart,

And I'm going to show it all--

Because I'll need God to put it back together,

If I fall.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Forget Me Not"

Forget me not,

But if you do--

 Always remember that,

I love(d) you.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Before 25"

You didn't see 25--

Before you died.

Your friends, your family,

Everyone cried.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Hurricane"

I wasn't always like this,

I used to be carefree.

Until a hurricane--

Sucked the life out of me.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Broken"

 You can't fix me--

The damage is done.

I thought the world was broken--

But I guess I'm the one.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"A Hole I Can't Fill"

There's a hole I can't fill--

And it's so crazy deep.

And the more I try to explore it--

The more that I weep.

There's a hole I can't fill--

No matter how hard I try.

And the more I reach for it--

The more that I cry.

There's a hole I can't fill--

And it's tearing me apart.

The more I try to explore it--

The more it breaks my heart.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Hidden"

Hidden is the truth,

Hidden is the lies,

Hidden is the sun--

Behind her gray skies.

Hidden is the truth,

Hidden is the lies,

Hidden is her pain--

Beneath her heavy eyes.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Murder-Suicide"

A murder-suicide,

That is how you died.

A murder-suicide,

We were told to hide.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"It Hurts"

It hurts,
But I know that every scar has a place.
It hurts,
But I know that every scar has a face.

It hurts,
But I know that everyone makes mistakes.
It hurts,
But I know that everyone has tough breaks.

It hurts,
But I know that every heart has been damaged.
It hurts,
But I know that we are strong enough to manage.

LaTasha B.
© 2017

"Death of a Loved One"

I don't want to believe the story--

But I guess it's true.

I just can't believe,

That this happened to you.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Heaven Got An Angel (Part 2)"

I'm so weak,

I can't speak,

Heaven got an angel--

This past week.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Heaven Got An Angel (Part 1)"

Heaven got an angel--

The other day.

I'm so sad,

That she passed away.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Violence"

Everyone's quiet,

Everyone's in silence,

Everyone's hurting,

All because of violence.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Grown Up Now"

They say we're grown up now--

So, they don't want to raise us.

And when we were in school--

All they did was praise us.

Now, we hide our tears behind smiles--

Acting/Living like nothing can phase us.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"If I Could Go Back"

If I could go back--

I'd stay and tough it out.

But I was so scared--

That I took the easy way out.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Reach For the Stars"

You are a queen/king,

Your thoughts reign supreme.

And if you reach for the stars,

You can chase your dreams.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"I Am, You Are, We Are, Bigger"

Labels,
Don't define me--
I know better than that.

Labels,
Won't confine me--
I am bigger than that.

Labels,
Don't define you--
You know better than that.

Labels,
Won't confine you--
You are bigger than that.

Labels,
Don't define us--
We know better than that.

Labels,
Won't confine us--
We are bigger than that.

LaTasha B.
© 2017

"Labels"

Not one, not two, not three, not four but five--

Different labels.

Thoughts stretch through my mind like colored vines--

Leaving me unstable.

Thoughts run through my mind like power lines--

Reminding me of cable.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Naked"

Naked, unafraid--

Risking it all.

Naked, unashamed--

Of my flaws.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Exposed"

Visualize and open your mind--

Mines are often closed.

I write my feelings on lines through poetry--

Leaving me exposed.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Heaven Surrounds Me"

I thought I was hidden--

Until someone found me.

I thought I was lost--

But God's all around me.

I may live in pain--

But heaven surrounds me.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Blessed"

Last year--

I was in the hospital feeling so stressed.

At this moment--

Right now, I'm feeling real blessed.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Without A Word"

I can't believe she left--

Without a word.

She was in the hospital--

The last I heard.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Don't Judge Me"

Don't judge me--

By the color of my hair.

Don't judge me--

By the clothes that I wear.

Don't judge me--

By the frown on my face.

Don't judge me--

Unless you've been in my place.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Three Shades of White"

Three shades of white--

White, white, and whiter.

You're mad at me--

Because my skin's not lighter.

You're downing me--

Because my thoughts aren't brighter.

As a consequence,

You've ignited a fighter.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Determined to Hate Me"

You're determined to hate me--

So why even try?

You're determined to hate me--

But I won't cry.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Red Rose/Dead Rose"

Red rose,

I loved you,

Watered you,

Spoiled you,

Adored you.

And you still died.

Lord, can you please tell me why?

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Tiny, Little Dancer"

Tiny, little dancer--

Living her dream.

She'd build herself from damage--

And raised her self-esteem.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Young, Wild, and Free"

Young, wild, and free--

Is what I'd like to be--

With no bars or strings,

To hold me.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Let's Go"

Let's go places,

Let's see faces,

And make memories--

That time erases.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Dormant Dreams"

I'm living for my dreams,

But they've been lying dormant.

I have to change the color,

And put them in another format.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"I Fell From the High"

For a moment,

I felt like a star.

For a moment,

I was getting very far.

For a moment,

I was getting to a good place.

For a moment,

I was remembering faces.

For a moment,

I could touch the sky.

And then one day,

I fell from the high.

LaTasha B.

© 2017

"Shots Fired"

Shots fired--

As the world takes aim.

She's enemy #1,

As they target and blame.

LaTasha B.

© 2017