I'VE BEEN THINKING (2025)
POET + ARTIST
I’VE BEEN THINKING
OF THE TIME
BETWEEN US
AND GREATNESS.
WHY’D YOU LEAVE
US
IN THE SOUND
OF HATRED.
LIVING IN THE CONTRADICTORY
WAS NEVER PAINLESS.
TAKING BACK MY ALTERNATIVE POWER
WE’VE BEEN SCREAMING
SINCE THEY TOOK US.
BUT LOOK AT US
HURTING THEMSELVES.
IT’S ALL ABOUT
THE UNITY WITHIN US
THEY BEEN TRYNA END US
FOCUS ON LOVE
COMMUNITY
TOGTHERNESS NEVER FAILED
ME ON A EULOGY.
BRIDGING THE GAPS
CONNECTING ALL THE ENERGY.
This poem is a reflection of the unrest, resilience, and unity that define our fight today. Inspired by the energy of 90s hip-hop; its defiance, its resistance, its call for community. I write from where I stand now, reshaping those messages through my own lived experience.
"I’VE BEEN THINKING" is a meditation on the contradictions we exist within: the pain of oppression, the urgency of reclaiming power, and the necessity of love and solidarity. It speaks to a history of being silenced, of being taken, yet never stopping the scream for justice. At its core, this poem is about the undeniable strength in togetherness; the way we survive through connection, the way we heal by bridging gaps and refusing division.
I write because they want us to forget, to turn against ourselves, to believe the fight is over. But it’s not. My poetry is a voice in the noise, a reminder that our unity has never failed us. If they’ve been trying to end us, then I write so we never let them.
I hope you write many more poems. This is so good.
Ugh I love the lines, spacing, and rhythm.. I read it with a deep man voice. Really great.. I used to hate poetry for being too clunky and too wordy... this.. nailed it