A light that deserves to shine But in each instance turns everyone blind What am I?
Category: Poems
Breathing Underwater
I keep my head below water whilst I still breathe Drowning in my sorrows whilst swimming at ease This deep water is blurring my vision, feeling like I’m stranded at sea But I still follow the path to shore I’m not sure that I’ll reach. Every single day the water keeps rising And no…
B L A C K (Full Version)
It’s been a little while, so make sure to follow the Berry Instagram Page for the new new. https://www.instagram.com/berry.dates/ Here is the poem in full. “Light skin or dark skinned Rich black or poor black Uptown or hood rat Just know you’re still black House slave or field slave Gold chains or no chains Toyota…
B L A C K – F I N A L P A R T
Make sure to follow the Berry Instagram Page for new posts and updates. https://www.instagram.com/berry.dates/ Let’s round things up here. “Light skin or dark skinned Rich black or poor black Uptown or hood rat Just know you’re still black House slave or field slave Gold chains or no chains Toyota or a big range Just know…
B L A C K – P A R T F O U R
Make sure to follow the Berry Instagram Page for new posts and updates. https://www.instagram.com/berry.dates/ Lat one before the “chorus” again (I promise). “I’m not saying don’t enjoy because we all need to ease the pain But always making it rain isn’t going to help when a storm comes your way Don’t you want to be…
B L A C K – P A R T T H R E E
Make sure to follow the Berry Instagram Page for new posts and updates. https://www.instagram.com/berry.dates/ We’re basically just going to go right back to the “chorus” for this one. “Light skin or dark skinned Rich black or poor black Uptown or hood rat Just know you’re still black House slave or field slave Gold chains or…
B L A C K – P A R T T W O
Make sure to follow the Berry Instagram Page for new posts and updates https://www.instagram.com/berry.dates/ Let’s get into part two “You’re on the table with power, but don’t choose to use your voice Whilst there’s brothers in the field because they ain’t got a choice You’re in the jeweller buying jewels, but even if you freeze…
B L A C K – P A R T O N E
It’s been a little while, so make sure to follow the Berry Instagram Page for the new new. https://www.instagram.com/berry.dates/ I thought I would switch up the ting and write a poem for Berry and relate it to being black, or just black people in general. I’ve also decided to do it in parts and structure…
Understand
Understand that your light is always shining Maybe it’s too bright and it’s blinding Or it’s void to the eyes, like the side of the earth that isn’t lighting But the sun is always shining Always risen Never set. And that’s something you can never neglect So understand the eyes who see exactly how shine…
New Chapter (Audio Poem)
It’s crazy how so of these poems I can pinpoint exactly where I was in life and where they came from. It’s good I’m not deep in some of these places today, but anyway, you know the drill. Link to original post: https://oukasnat.com/2018/05/15/new-chapter/
