Busy Busy Busy

Ballet to Piano to soccer

what’s your trade off love

kids at the border no room at the Inn

Busy Busy Busy

taxes to deadline to costco

what did you pick and choose friends

blue collar workers no dollars to promote

Busy Busy Busy

staff meeting teacher’s meeting tickets to the opera

who do you let go lovers

handicap ramp no place in the esthetic

Busy Busy Busy

when did death take them neighbor

shoulda coulda busy busy busy

Bodies….

Original SpokenWord poetry

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your skin on my skin pressed up against my face.

Every curve, cut and bend in those muscle melting keeping my wild nature at bay.

Synchronized breath making me forget my own flesh being melded into yours.

Suspend the moment for eternity before I walk out the door, leaving a body imprint on your bed.

Feather touches and dripping sweat locks it in, smoothing the rough patches beneath the toes.

A delicate package holding in all our organs while throbbing veins pop under my thumb.

You love the curve of my back and I the brawn of your shoulders, the perfect pillow letting me rest.

A freckle, you notice, kissing it gently like a button meant only to host your lips.

Skin to skin with nothing to hide, bearing arms in naked exposure leaving all of us on the table.

Hello Expression Monkey’s

I was asked to give more instruction in my next writing challenge so I will do my best to help guide you toward unlocking your thoughts. In general I don’t like to give too many guideline, since I believe it is best to just let it flow uncensored so rather than set up rules I will list some tips:

When you read a theme and find your mind racing with an overwhelming surplus of ideas try these 10 bouncing off points.

1. Go to your first or your worst memory and paint the picture you see
2. Sit with the strongest feeling that comes up and let the emotions drive your words
3. Use a historic event and form a commentary that complements the theme
4. Family is always ripe with inspiration and can be very therapeutic
5. Love, lost love and imaginary love is a favorite focus for a reason; you will never run out of word there
6. Cliché, stereotypes and universal gripes not only get the juices flowing but can also change the world
7. Sex, sexuality and gender is a topic that most people are afraid of but creates a guaranteed challenge
8. Nods to the great.. I recently saw an open mic where the talent used original lyrics to classic songs. This can be done with words too.. check out my Shakepeare nod “Time Hath” somewhere on my blog
9. Fantasy land and make believe. Don’t be afraid to make up words, environments and lifeforms
10. Last but not least, Essay style is my favorite and can easily be transferred to spoken word or rap lyrics

I hope this helps all of you challenge yourself and take a dive in no matter what fear, silliness or hesitation may come up. Everything is valid and the most import thing is to keep working that muscle regardless of whether it makes sense or not. You can always go back and edit or see it as the sketch before the master drawing. Whatever works to get you in the mood and feels like a challenge.

Today’s Theme: Woman on top (let’s bring in the goddess finally, men you too)

Rules: 5 lines only (oh another tip: Start your piece using the theme as the first line)

Woman on Top, scary as hell

Men don’t like it much, we put them under a spell

They will thank us when it’s over

Dude…. not like Pavlov

or his bell

If they try to outshine you ladies

don’t let them steal your thunder

Strummin out those cover tunes

ain’t gonna pull you under.

A brass in hand is no better than you

A bass to plunk

a girlfriend or two

Your name may not be on his list

no limo to the show

sayin blood is thinker than water

……what the fuck do they know

Talent knows talent

only ego hogs the light

not a child anymore bro

don’t wanna pick a fight

plenty shine to go around

the more we give the best we get

who’ll run the world

girls

hatin never gets me wet

when they dis

it’s not your fault

it means you got their number

some guys just wanna play

knock you out and tear asunder

No more left for mama to prove

girl we got it goin on

returning to the goddess

outshine beyond the dawn

little boys will cut us down

but they never will divide us

Good men are out there

to walk beside

to show

they got

Guts to not hide us

Celebrate Woman all year and not just for 30 days. This is a man’s world, nothing without a woman’s VOICE