When I Speak

Freeing one from sanity's hold

I am immersed in the sweetness of the discourse

My words finding an answer to the mystery

The secrets only the clouds know

Of how the rain and thunder comes

When I speak

I whisper my intentions

My words flow like honey

Soft and steady from my lips

Bringing an arch from the eloquence

My language dives like dolphins

When I speak

My voice pulls in the high tide

As my words float and land again

Fluttering lightly like the hummingbird

Softly, silently, extracting the nectar

Ebbing and flowing, my timing perfect

When I speak

My words travel unhindered

To hewed landing strips, in barren villages

Lips dancing across the mountaintop

The oceans below, find my story familiar

They seek to join in my soliloquy

When I speak

My love for sweet conversation, unmatched

My communication, bringing contemplation

Of space and time and worlds yet discovered

My voice shaking the fragile ground below

Bringing an earthquake of epic proportions

Molten lava from the center of the earth

When I speak

It Was Always You

I knew you before I ever felt your touch, before my eyes surrendered inside of yours

Before long walks sharing life's stories, before soft words spoken as the world slumbered

Long before the affections were written and passions spoken, long before my days became brighter

I knew you, so long ago, before the candle was lit, and before our shadows melted into one

Before our voices harmonized melodies of pleasure with the syncopation of our passionate breaths

Long before the tests and trials of our connection, long before I knew that love could feel like this

I knew your name before I met you, it was written on my soul, before you told me what it was

The name I gave you...unspoken and unwritten, seen and felt in deep places ...when you look at me that way

Come closer, yes...closer, let me tell you my name for you...it has a sound so familiar, do you hear it?

It sounds like the strongest of wind blowing by your ear, it sounds like a steady raindrop splash

It sounds like your favorite duet towards then end of the song...sounds like the sun if eyes could hear

Yes, I have known you for such a long time, your scent so familiar...well acquainted with your sweet taste

I knew your flavor, long before my tongue savored it, your sweet smell before my nose could perceive 

I knew you, so long ago, to be my first love, before you even knew you were destined to be

For I knew you in my spirit, before either of us entered this world, you reminded my heart of who you were

Through those words of love you spoke to my heart, through those glances that pierce through my being

Through the soul that intertwined with mine, my spirit, my being, came to have remembrance of you, 

You had been there, there from the beginning, I only needed the gentle reminder that came from our first kiss

My memory now clear, I always knew you so deeply, you were in my every dream, before your form I could perceive

I knew I would always love you like this...do you see?  Every moment with you only confirms what was always true

I loved you before there was a word to describe it, before our bodies exploded in it, before we succumbed to it

I always knew, it was always you, who would be my first love....when love became you.

© 2011 Damien Malone

A Heart of Pearls (Dedicated to the Sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha)

The fruit of her spirit, is of the sweetest nectar, from the first harvest on that hallowed ground

She is the rib from the first of men, the Eve, from which all life thereafter is found

Crafted in perfection, she is the hourglass, flowing sand from the beginning of time

Sand from Giza burned with her purpose, and forged beautiful pearls numbering nine

She is the purest measure of beauty and grace, from her...flows wisdom, class and style

Adorned with the most precious of all jewels, from her twenty pearls shine the light of Lyle

Of splendor and scholar, of pink and of green, she is lovely in form and in mind

Full of knowledge and wisdom, proud countenance, and a heart to serve all mankind

She is loved and adored, the apple of a man’s eye, they see her and know her great worth

But some others sadly, view her with envy and spite, for they wanted to be her since birth

For only those few ladies guided by the light, can wear pretty pearls like these

She must be able to swim like the salmon, so deep, and climb the highest wall of ivy leaves

She must have a heart to serve her people, and from the highest standards she must not stray

Then and only then, can she utter the call....skee-weee....I LOVE MY AKA.

© 2011 Damien Malone

My Friend

To know what we are together, my friend, is to realize the purpose of our connection

Our paths crossing like blue skies and red sunsets, we blend to a perfect color

Together we are the rich scents of lavender and lilac, growing like the iris planted in the fall

Our love for each other, like berries and plums, we share a deep taste so sweet

You know my spirit, for it is intertwined with yours, and both uplifted like royalty

We soar together over rows of grape vineyards , our wings touching as we fly

Drinking together, the wine of our lives, your dreams I pray they come true as mine

We are a rock together, my friend, we glisten and shine like an amethyst crystal

We light our deepest, darkest moments...our honor, like sunlight covering a mountainside

Let not a thing, here nor there, common or not, darken this path our souls have hewn

I need you, my friend, I see you in the distance...let us again play in fields of fuchsia

As we did before, when time was simple, and our hands tapped a rhythm so pure

I love you, my friend, I open my heart, for wherever it has gone, you have been there also

Take my hand, my friend, I wish to soar with you again, and this time, never come down

He Will

I arose this morning, with my dream fresh on my mind
A dream of my entire life, of pain and pleasure, in my time
I stood in a room without walls, but enclosed, in Him alone
No floor, no ceiling, and the sound I hear is a familiar tone
I stand as a child, in curious wonder, as I sense the peace around me
A deep light, shining all about...I breathe and my entire life I see
Taking in every memory, every moment, all for me to take measure
Every thought I’ve conceived, every word spoken, all of my pain and pleasure

As I breathe this breath of life inside me, I see my enemies abound
Sharpening their weapons, and plotting their plan for me, they would surround
Just then I hear my mother, signing a tune she would often hum
About being beneath His wings, and of victories already won
I open my mouth, to join in this song, and my soul begins to take flight
With each note from my voice, I see each enemy fall...to my left and to my right
I feel it all in one breath, one perfect breath, within me his spirit moves
And then I knew, the meaning of the song...God will take care of you!

Her Firey Purpose

As she watches with soft gaze, she sees her past, present and future

In her mind flow thoughts from each, to each, of each, they call to her

Their voices, like the crackle of a flame, like the one she once knew deep within her

Once bright red like a raging inferno inside of her spirit, now smoky gray fills her air

Her flame burned hot...with a voice of thunder...a bright roar from her being

The sound from her fire, now a whisper of a flicker, when the silence took hold

She was constricted, her air removed, she had to escape before all was extinguished

Fleeing with three precious pieces of tinder in hand, saving them before they crumbled forever

They each call to her...past, present and future...she knows each voice like her own

The beautiful voice she longs to know once again

She held her tinder close to her, like the memory of the life she once knew

Through rain and wind, through sleet and snow, she covered each one on her journey

Down winding roads, valleys and mountains, she protected each one....all that she had

She found a place with the softest of ground, but found it cold in its reality

A familiar place, of her past, now present, and her not too distant future

She carefully laid each timber down, her loving hands smoothing the unfamiliar ground

She hears them calling out to her, she wants to light them more than herself

For she was ever-seeking, ever-hoping, but never finding one able to light her deepest flame

She turns to look inside of herself, where the smoky embers still glow

And sings a song of life and love, which lights her past, her present and future

She holds the fiery tinder close to her, becoming her own flame, and showing her purpose

Across Her Heart (Dedicated to the Sisters of Delta Sigma Theta)

She is beauty, she is love...by her steps...all know her grace

She is phenomenal in every way...she is a gift from the highest place

She is selfless and charitable, forever reaching to uplift another

She is the Cream that rises, she nurtures her people as a mother

Her beautiful intelligence shines a Crimson hue

From her wisdom, it lights a path...forged by the twenty-two

A path of service to her people...in whom she sees great need

Taking a new road, the one less-traveled, to accomplish her mighty deed

Her purpose is so deep, her cause so sincere

To speak truth to power, so an entire nation would hear

To educate, to liberate, to chart freedom’s course anew

She is twenty-two who became one, when one became two

She marched unashamed, through the cold January wind

To join a great cause, and to suffer...for her courage knows no end

She thrusts herself to her people, her love deeper than they can know

Using her mind, body and spirit...with five points...each to empower and to grow

When they see her, they are inspired, they seek her name, so they ask

She informs them that she is Dorothy, Clara, Mary, and Shabazz

She is also Lena and Cicely, she is Shirley, Zephyr and Marguerite

She is timeless, she has many names...too numerous to speak

For each name has an enduring spirit...with a cause for all to be free

They are united by two hands forming Delta, across her heart is D.S.T.

Happy Birthday my beautiful Sisters of Delta Sigma Theta

© 2011 Damien Malone