Monday, April 24, 2017

Dope


I call her “Dope” because she’s like a drug that I can’t get enough of

With her Black Girl Magic             

She’s a lil bougie and a lil ratchet

She calls it “Bratchet”

And I think that’s cool as shit

Like DaBrat in ’94 she got “Da Shit ya can’t fuc with”

There’s no need to add ingredients, don’t cut it with Arm & Hammer

I’m addicted to this pure “Baddie” who epitomizes Glamour

Shoutout to Nelly cuz when she’s around, it gets “Hot in Here”

Cuz she’s Hotter than tha Sahara more flammable than Everclear

She makes my soul Feel like 90’s R&B

I’m hooked on her like crack in the 80’s, That Girl is “Poison”, word to BBD

She got me “Feenin” like Jodeci and I need another hit

I smoke her words like a crack pipe cuz she’s “2 Legit 2 Quit”

Her intellect is hella sexy and “She’s got that Vibe”

And she’s straight out of the H-Town so you know she’s down to ride

But shout out to Shanice tho because “I Love her Smile”

Like the entire fuckin’ 90’s, she got ya “Girl Gone Wild”

I love her style, she’s “Drapped Up” and dripped out

Got the body of a goddess, and the eloquent charm of the South

She’s “Constantly” on my mind, but she’s far from Immature

I’m tuned in to “Channel J” word up to Al B Sure

I swallow her thoughts like X, because she is my Ecstasy

Is you rollin? “Shit, Damn, Muthafucker”  “I Might be”

She’s like my “Brown Sugar,” She’s doper than Heroin

I call her my Mocha Latte, cuz her Melanin has me mad “Sprung”

She’s cooler than Coolio, and I’m in a “Gangsta’s Paradise”

Her mind is “Dangerous” and that ass is hella nice

She’s a “Phenomenal Woman” like Maya Angelou

She makes me laugh like T.P. Hearn on Comic View in 92

But she has that serious side that’s how you know she’s a “Hitta”

I love her adventurous nature, she’s always down for a “Thriller”

She reminds me of something and I’m ain talking ‘bout no jeep

When I look into her eyes, there I find solace and peace

She has the depth of the Pacific and the wisdom of the Daila Lama

She’s the type of chic you wanna take home to “Yo Mama”

And she ain’t with that drama, she’s my “Inspiration” and “Motivation”

In the words of tha homie, Jeezy, she deserves a “Standing Ovation”

I salute her, because she is a Black Queen

Her value is far above rubies, she got that “Bling, Bling”

She has the strength of Sampson and the sex appeal of Delilah

She’s my “Dreamlover” shoutout to Mariah

 “If I ever fall in love” again, she’ll be the reason why

And she gives me that “Thug Love,” she’s such a fuckin’ Gemini

Damn “I wanna be down”, cuz she makes me so “Weak”

All about that “Understanding,” her communication skillz on Fleek

And she says she’s the Quarterback so I let her call the plays

When she touched down in my heart, babygirl put me in a daze

I’m mesmerized by her Beauty, she makes me euphoric like “Candy Rain”

She allows me to “Free ‘my’ Mind” cuz “Love don’t cost a Thing”

She makes my heart “Jump” when I hear her voice, like Kris Kross

Got me on some Future shit cuz she got “Too much Sauce”

I swear this girl is doper than Watermelon & Red Kool-Aid

“Don’t walk away” from me girl, shoutout to Jade

She got mad swag, she’s “Crazy, Sexy, & Cool” like TLC

I wanna get to know her better like “Iesha,” ABC

“All My Life”, I prayed fa “Real Love,” so “What’s the 411”

“If” I was her girl, I’d treat her like the Sun

She’s the Center of my Universe and I’m “Fortunate” to have her in my life

RIP to Whitney Houston, but “I’m her baby tonight”

“Every Little Thing I Do” she’s always on my mind

Sometimes she makes me want to “Scream” but her Essence is so Divine

She’s “Makin’ me High” and I don’t ever want to come down

Got my head spinning like LSD, I’m on a Merry Go Round

And I don’t wanna get off of this ride because Bae is super LIT

Her Black Girl Magic makes me feel Uber rich

And she is super thick, but I’m infatuated with her wit

She makes me smile from the inside, now that’s that Unicorn shit

And I appreciate it, because before I met her I was soooooooo done

So I’ma borrow one of her lines, she just might be tha one!

 

Sandtrice D. Russell © 2017

 

Love is an Action Verb


Once upon a time
In a land not so far away
There lived a girl, who had given up on finding love
She was a hopeless romantic who believed that true love still existed
But somewhere along the way her view of love became twisted
Because she truly believes that love is, what love does
Yet she lives in a world where to most, love isn’t an action verb
But she specializes in grammar
So she knows the naked truth
That love isn’t just what love does
But love is also, what love do.
You see both are present, but if you never had to demonstrate what love is
Then you probably wouldn’t understand how this little girl feels
With her heart so full of love with no potential recipient
You couldn’t imagine the pain she feels from the wasted time that she spent
Giving her heart to others
Who weren’t worthy of the type of love that she gives
Trying to force a square peg into a round hole
And somehow thinking that her sex appeal
Would be enough to keep those that fell into her aesthetic love trap
Who became infatuated with her outer beauty, but couldn’t identify love on a map
Those who were quick to take, but slow to reciprocate
Who were in love with the idea of being in love as long as it was in that euphoric state
But as soon as the anesthetic wore off, they left as quickly as they came
And that little girl was left to nurse her broken heart, she had only herself to blame
You would think she’d know better by now
Why doesn’t she learn from her faults?
The idea of life without love is appalling to her,
Because it’s contrary to what she’s been taught
That love isn’t just a feeling, love is about doing the work
Working through the kinks and straightening them out, even though at times love may hurt
Love is far from a walk in the park; in fact sometimes it’s a swim up stream
But it’s a journey that is so worth it all
If you have the right player on your team
But that little girl became weary
She had given love all that she possessed
She became numb to the idea of love
And put her love journey to on an eternal rest
Why had love forsaken her?
Was it just not meant to be?
Why does everyone that she gives her heart to
Just up and fuckin’ leave!
Why is she so un-loveable and disposable?
Why must they throw her away like trash?
When she was willing to give them her everything!
Why must they be so brash?
Is this truly what love is?
Heart-ache, headaches, and pain?
Silent tears on her pillow deep into the night
Ego drenched in embarrassment and shame
From another failed relationship
Where she gave all that she had to give
In the end they gave her their ass to kiss
And didn’t give two fucks about how she feels
There has to be more to this notion of love
They need to teach a course on this in grade school
Love Abuse Resistance Education
Equipping our babies with tools
Because love is a deadly drug
And we need to get high on our own supply
Because relying on the love of others to sustain you
Will surely cause your demise
Self Love is the Best Love
Is the greatest lesson that this girl ever learned
Once she got that concept in her spirit
Oh my how those tables turned
She still desires companionship
But it’s no longer a necessity
She’s allowing the Universe to have it’s way
And letting love be what it’s gon’ be
 
Sandtrice D. Russell © 2017