western grebes are ill

rushing ceremony

blink; heal upon sacred touch/face blush/as body flushes out grief shame doubt/no question what you are about/crown open claim clarity brother lucker/mask on laugh now cry later/these tears don’t come in packets of artificial fructose flavor/screams got concentrated sodium/veins bursting blood pressure/either smiling or scowling/heart still alive/place palm on chest/establish cyclical breath/natural rise/steady pace/growing past set final stretch/have not reached regression yet/ever ripening maturity/artisanal cure/hand crafted personal blend/seasoned each session with secretive spells/sculpted by sunrise or streetlight/every bird saw was god on scene/impeccable fragility/deliver spirit willingly/move according to blood veen diagram/overlapping agenda/elegant execution/ruby throated resurrection/tame instinct attack instant/passive resistance/damming demise/crested courage/tufted temerity/top billed brink/true footed duty/cannot depend on cookie preservatives/scorching burner or cold floor in booking will learn quick/can’t carry weight of previous delays into new day/brand new rebirth into destiny/searching for lost scraps/when picture been staring back/wherever want to go/along for bumpy ride/home is ultimate destination/can’t determine when arrive/in your time/not mine/so if late/let me be/punctual eventual/when meant to see/scream triumphant a si!!!!!/leave box behind/step light/run on water/ten steps flapping/take off soar/gone next flight

been gone

enough; basta

            after dumb shit, end of always fronting

reaper profits

christmas bonus from our demise

evil will turn righteous spirit into zombie slaves

hard to behave

pacing in a cage

trapped by funky morals

which way do you grow

when shadows attached to shoulders

heart colder than

wind on wet naked skin

hugs craving human touch

if alone

a smile can reconnect

laughing at our tragic situation

such oblivious ignorance

passionate action requires

responsibility of heavenly presence

won’t communicate unless we can hear

clear conversation

tempting rushed judgement

we don’t see true representation

only angry archetypes

in search of stereotypical satisfaction

hatred distracts from core issues

missing point

reach for convenient scapegoat

soothe your confused soul

barely hanging by thinning scalp

sculpt statues out of doubt boulders

conference at crooks cypher

repatriate their pockets

thieves think tank

why fingers so sticky

at neverending feast ever full

assassins steal god’s light

for capital contracts spending

currency that couldn’t come back

revenge got us

losing pinky toes and stubby thumbs

until all that is left

is middle one

flipping off kindness

switch so eyes focused on faith

can barely feel our way through dark

so gloomy morning might not shine

reminded by mission

declaring gift to universe

what shall you offer to lift your fellow brother

how can you support your beautiful sister

we all pray towards the sun

on this tiny planet

earth we living

been

respeck on mi nombre

.950 radical invasion

if this ain’t the one/then guess better clap another/yes peace, good brother/no harm/humble jewels after hacked horror/picture much larger/than 4 block radius/who hates us/worst than cracked reflection/change perception/alignment severe crooked critical/in that red zone/barely looking to score/no thirst this evil/prowling for your quiet/cooped up on couch/damaged dungeon/salte de ahi/mystery turtle shell/cat hiss/wing flap/snake bite/bark; don’t fuck with anger/spoiled standard/superstar substance/trash in abundance/recognize displeasure/see your scars/mine got slit yesterday/wanted to heal since/honored chosen/recovery from broken family slow motion/explosion shards of invisible glass/beneath heart/admit/vida did not happen/anyway planned/if this magic/is blind fuckup/you lucky/piece of beautiful wonder/clown strings can’t stand/what been pulling/dull nail pounds hammer/in wisdom’s cavity/severe insanity/floundering lack of focus/scattered distracted/all lines dead/entire poetry discography/easily available/ask/so what if you don’t know me/fam & hood call me tony/but it is mr anthony morales to you buddy/props but fux the recognition/how willing are you to love/not judge/tell me que soy feo/if looking ugly

don't worry/i'm alive

hasty dip (109/exit 11/noble & lafayette/60^th)

unlimited entrances/101 exits/what’s the strategy to maintain/leave me be/let leaves fall in early autumn/at your very highest/faint heard death calling/won’t pick up phone/until no more love available/addiction is flesh eating scavenger/eager for empty mind to get wasted/bring your own brave beverage/above average rage/sinks below barest minimum wage/acting like never attended one of those sessions/screamed ay dios mio after smacked/osity had you like/frog tongue/midget trumpet/pin the uh the pin/thee but uh thee to the bee/only you can laugh at joke no one else will find funny/guy like you someday gonna go somewhere/found sitting on chopped trunk/counting rings/wandering watching stream filter/further north/crown to calloused corn/how so gone but never left/left as if always stay/stay like no place else to see/saw who else except me/still smoking sour in search of first time taste/so many wild mistakes/new & improved management/could handle today/might switch manana into blueprint for sustainable future/urgent list of priorities/failed to accomplish/abstract objective/creating legacy/while allowing healing/never was your fault/you did nothing wrong

another session

blunts upon a dime

/was your major       concern/never was               long term/past          what we were burning/       so don’t ask me         about establishing                legacy/wasn’t ready                         after graduation/young                   climate of confusion/misdirection is first glance               of illusion/all your ruins           have fossils/bleak                 reminder of               stark failures/           how the frack            did you leak that star/            did you peak              thus far/or are you               on belly flop ascent/ within lies      unique characteristic/          improvise       don’t allow             scripted statistic/      already missed          all those parties                                 you wouldn’t have attended/         mysteries blended into harsh truth/straight             no blazer/                  state of grace extra blessings as appetizers/                     fried disasters main course/desert refreshing/    sweet to shake you awake/ o for hoodness escape/        explosions contained within flammable veins/     average unknown ghosts             visit quite often/       dap up            the doubt/     so you                         at least            show face/                 don’t hang too late/              swing blindly at piñata         full of mistakes/        watch blunders stick behind you like                     shooting targets attached to where you wouldn’t wash off with weak reach/          soap and water masks hidden stench        trap marathon/oppression stacked generations shuffled/                                    jokers wild/black sheep       flavor fever nobody wants you to chill around/one deep           to the head    coolest company kept/  own best enemy worst friend/                   won’t wear anybody else’s skin                  except for this           oily sweaty     hairy skinny               epidermis/largest act up aching/               drink more water/                won’t be so ashy/     somebody threw sessions’ tray on your forehead/      with wrinkles and greys that won’t exfoliate/                  ghetto gravity stank attitude accelerate atrophy/            either wither or pudge away/ this can be the day   you put sin to the side/                   high senses keenly aware                all the action happening                  while party still chat/                     don’t be too loud                   off the volume in that bag/stashed/shush/          what up          how you feel/                        great/             at this lovely family gathering/                               had an epiphany                               look

mira estupido

noid nincompoop

spine cracking/dry knuckles/scuffed knees/too many falls/wrists same size as shorty/closest to seeing skeleton/fast forward/chubby ribs/stretch out/posture/so won’t be hunchback/always looking/for what you lost/large worth/work every flaw/stop biting nails/stop burning loose/stop frequenting hot blocks/stop eating bacon egg & cheese each morning/stop absorbing everyone else’s anxiety/tried sobriety/quite sobering/procrastinate premise/potential readily stagnates/within flabby hairy chest/you need to find home/growing where you planned breeds good awareness/slight preparedness/eager slip up/so sloppy/watch where you step/breaths provided by damaged respiration $/lungs rejuvenated/lighter load/limit to getting done/stiff starch preserves rotten wrinkles/wipe worry off sweaty brow/place finger inside/electric belly/whiff umbilical attachment/parched chakras block knowledge porque/left with hands in air/asking for almighty absolution/start to look at your life/in context/rest of world/conscious of privilege/love as purely as/foolish heart can endure/regressive like pathetic hairline/javiel’s knockout responsible/for demise of your nervous front/after parents split/emergency excuse became everyday/add profundity of heartache/in long scope of nuyorican history/no wonder you so lifted/galvanized by anonymous/police invasion of apt 7a/hammer to skull/instant silence/trauma funny/pop up however you don’t remember/until least convenience/manifested malaise/knot stuck in trapezius/since each moment hands held behind back/unable to escape/petty mistakes/never your fault/wrap bony arms/around each poem/fast like holding your wife/who you guess/still loves beyond convention/of nothing else/so rushed many years in/what do you have/to show for/twisted travels/except for entire anthology/in crate at bottom of mother in law house/that your better half/wants to purchase/necio nescio/at least this body/of service

been a long time, just been living,

circumference

circle stance/show up as you left/ready to leave/last when you define demise/antonym of rise/somehow purgatory/in your body/gather spooky haunts/every uniform has chilling effects/respect drops/paranoia persist/in spite of environment/bent energy everywhere/at red line/terrible threshold/until tomorrow taps mouth/no more words left except/pain preserved/on pages yellowing like t shirts pitted/pick any trauma from menu/abandonment a lo mode/disaster dim sum/stir fried violence/artisan shame/guilt gazpacho/empty eggs/scars soufflé/don’t care what you write/watch what you say/might take a minute/when days are centuries/seconds are moments/but hours/add up to lifetime of blessed seasons/mixed wasted sessions/who dare tippy toe on tight rope/with twisted balance/still got smoke bubbling through veins/each wire frayed underkept/lo nervio/how you made/oye musica for every ear/notes tremble with fear/walk away/recognize divine is nearest/between head & heart/vida displayed/live so let there/be no mistake/soak magic to marinate/ain’t no escape/stay steady/difficult departure/how you came to this path/quest in your chest/anxious lungs/post up/presence never been problem/accept skin/sadness burst within/ready if you will/listen/the levels/the levels is good/holding onto hood/overstood you already/knowledge your science/experimental sound/bring victory to view/starving garden chrome point/cpg chosen few/break plexiglass swivel window/lemme get pack of freedom/fuck you mean/sold out/inventory & got no love in storage/mourned couldn’t teach each lesson/priceless worth applied/like son’s first big wheel ride/run behind/ensure nobody falls/guarantee been bruised/cried sweated enough for us all/

Clason Point Gardens Poetry

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10473

After you hop off the Bx5

At the corner of Story and Noble

Head up the block to Hot Millz

24/7 convenience Lotto and Deli

for your preferred roll ups dollar Arizona

and Ham & Cheese on roll

before you go back to the lab

so you can eat relax zone out and don’t

have to go back outside to pass the chessboards

see Dee Lush wrinkle under orange ambiance

every Bloka watching cars criss cross twisted lane

what set you claim

what gang you bang

what up Tone session

why you keeping it moving

no longer chill while all the broke homies linger

everyone grew up passed on left behind

once was great

now outside way too late

lost can’t find

salvation on sale at corner store

no way to escape

we here until we find something better

never forget foundation

remember everywhere you fell down

scraped skin thought wouldn’t stop bleeding

what a feeling bags getting more brolic

Walk around every brick got similar flame product

So much fire

Burned away potential of powerful pueblo

Continuing legacy of broken barrio

Who will organize the tenants of Clason Point

All those years

Generations squeezed in couches

Any possibility of public private propriety

Instead infectious anxiety

PSA 8 still lurking for a security slip

Overnight trip

Throggs Neck Housing Precinct not even

43^rd across slick street

Right next to People’s Firehouse with

Season’s Greetings Wreath

Peek from childhood windows

Might find best friend from next door

Paying drive thru visit

Cement spirit mimic ice grill lyrics

Every Soundview rapper brags about

What guap they got

But you real Sangre

Under federal indictment

Move quiet about how you get it

Nah so loud

Always advertise whatever emptiness available

Wise guy grey hairs gracefully exit

Out the game but you stayed past your prime

Now a shorty shit stain

Who used to be your doula

Wants to splatter extinction

Until you ain’t safe

To smoke in the same place

Bullets chase sharp poison

Bitter liquor sweet revenge

Don’t exist when you still on same bench

Disappear before sun drops temperature

Raises death as topic of conversation

Quick casualty

Coughing up what’s left of courage

Creeping around chest

Powerful mind weakest flesh

Fool school over sweaty chichos

At sausage fest sponsored by Hennessy XO

Very special

Influential insight inhibited because so much

Dumb shit disrupted long lineage

What legacy can we establish for our descendants

Bequeath reputation rotten hatred foul doctrine deceit

Pass along plugs if legit

Let me hold whatever’s remaining

After love evaporates

Meet up at Jimbo’s for best breakfast in regular radius

Built about where we been

Begin to embrace where we at

Hood is toxic trap

But our families held on to us

Push us forward never back onto cool curb pillow

Snooze how much lost

But rest of life here to gain

Every garden mobbing

Where’s the promise of hungry money

Historical district of urban planning

Benign neglect failure follows fickle finance

Food stamps fed us

Malnourished with nutritional deficiencies

From false profit

Never acknowledged for ambitious stories

Instead robbed of liberty

Lack of freedom

Prisoners of ignorant glory

Can’t blame brothers

Bearing beastly burden vicious victims

Of political impoverished public housing system

But bredren

It ain’t the illuminati

That’s killing our righteous living

Searching for Optimism

Pull up

Exchange routes

Relax

Either wise or points high

Swiftly drive by

Interrupt pacing

Racing against what we facing

Immeasurable odds

Forever filthy

Who will feel me

Look over like I love this guy

CPG benches type high

Manana embrace next level

Peace power and justice

Follow faith endless

Always family

Simply stuck

When we all soured up

And don’t give a fuck

What will try enough

Laughing while lurking

Who regards how you searching

Shut down

Next caveman catharsis

Sag with cane sugar

Props for going brazy

Syrupy corn

Exclusive fire

Throat raspy

Strip club market niche

3^rd still scrapping everlasting

Past margin figure that’s cool

Extent of burned out topology

Make up craters age

Slams gravity on hollowed out lungs

This ain’t going nowhere

Soother gotta travel on rugged forest

Break fences ignite under branches

So hype you can taste spliffy saliva

Straight stuntastic rental stash

Riding slow obeying traffic laws

Against crooked bookings central

Anthem celebrate suffocating

What we wish to own

Original god building with ancient wisdom

How was you listening to concrete breathe

Lyrics classic quotable

Chasing chickens

Paint perfect trap talk

Young’n undersmell dank aroma

Light depression heavy clouds

No more or left

Take a leak test

Sum up all your experiences

Results ain’t no epiphany

Extinguished side on

Who back you got

Overstand how reckless fools are

Stooges hobbling for crossover

Ankles all ashy

This brother preaching homicide

When he needs hope and a hot meal

Cool room to crash

When everybody bounce

You still listening to your hood hits

While crew said Fuck You

You stayed wanting end of night el

If flock’s dead who can guide sheep

Towards revival

Resurrection ain’t easy

If respiration’s potential is cloudy

Fizzy piss determines which way you drive

When we gonna thrive

Absolutely complacent with

Public housing paradise

Yap where you at

False prophets fake followers

For Venom can only hope that we apply

Lessons to strengthen next generation

No guidance for chancla entourage

Pinball piff spots perhaps

Next presidents will have passed time like this

Illuminate infrastructure injected inferiority

Within each puff how powerful

Parents potted where your youth lit it loud

Had it once upon a had to grow up

Gain more mananas young brolic

Flexing like fuck it hashtag validviolation

Push purpose in that pen

Friends like family only few left

Go get it the best

Less than never

Stay quite clever

For what you given

Much is owed

Load blessed burden

New world turning in innocent brains

Still that kid from Clason Point Lane

Look yourself in mirror

Please say I CAN

Gather glorious gospel in new land

Embrace unknown

What’s yet to come shall be grand

say my name

Morales

Weighing scales of justice

Seesaw heavy balance missing

Dizzy needle in rainy jungle

Puddle on top of glacier

Salt crystal at bottom of shaker

Small ant on blade of grass in ghetto acre

All praises to divine creator

Plowing path on planet rock

Floating in vast universe

No reverse abstract cyclical

Material deadened spiritual

Long travels circle enough laps

Turn dizzy

Not wrizzy until you concede defeat

Legacy of royalty

Describe concrete against warm insides

Regurgitated

How much further can you take it

Threshold is stagnant alcohol

Mixed with gut acid

Thrashing like cat in cold water

Dame un refresco

Tengo que respirar

Ghetto scholar

Hood thespian

Spontaneous block theatre

Rare referendum

In pointless election

Perception outweighs politics

Porqueria infects your immune system

Is it possible to purge

Heavily processed perspective

Regulated with internal critics

Integral lyrics

Connected with your pride

In your darkest moments

Truth will let you survive

Working on fumes

From wombs zoom until tomb

Marked or undistinguished

Relinquish that pedigree

Effortlessly holding onto negativity

Distracted by intangible

Handle with kitchen mittens

Too hot to touch

Avoid the cherry on the j

Lingering too close to pointer

Raised to sky

Berrylicious morality

Never was sweet lies

so called leaders with no followers

Verguenza Sin Baba

Conference full of clowns

Experts elected to maintain status quo

Shucking jiving to squeeze inside

Ivory tower illusions of power

Mingling minions

Hungry for idol worship

Suck up with selfie to prove

You rub elbows with celebrity academics

King’s crown lack sincere shine

Dangle you dream with torn laundry line

Dirty drawers thrown away

Forgotten funk realer than elevator jingle

Crazy how far block fame

Can bring you back to foundation

Genesis of critical consciousness

Essential why

Pen to paper sacred word cry

Heavenly muse decided to pay visit

Divine reception inspiration

Soothes spirit so much static in city

Can barely hear your own voice

Many choices few options

No selection stuck on bobito

You are writing to heal soul

Not become spokesman of your people

So much evil

Lurking tempting you to join

Spaced out zombies

Brain meat chunks

Deep dive in dark lagoons

Curse thought clouds

For lack of levitation

Analyze situation

Stuckazoid in middle of Smacked City

Poor barely get pity

Rich are rotten ripe

Picking apart bones from flesh

Hollow skull brittle skeleton

Miscreant meddlin

Right where devil’s been

Prepare receive blessings

Daily work is your evidence

peace beloved

Gutter Star Haikus

            For Sir Pop a Lot

Color schemes program

Brown shorties to become hood

Subliminal traps

By design you can’t

See sky over projects’ height

Won’t go where don’t see