by Qwantu Amaru
Phase II:
Cocoon
hold me
i need a woman that can hold me down
really, i just need a woman that will stick around
after she`s been around my mental town
seen my ups and downs
my smiles and frowns
and still wants to help pick me up off the ground
don`t get me wrong i can get up by myself
but sometimes even the strongest brotha needs a little help
see i`ve been out here livin fo self
through like 32 revolutions
so i`m tired of spinning, i`m tired of lovin and losin
tired of pickin and choosin
chicks that never should have been chosen
leavin my mentality frosty and my heart frozen
but i`m changing and growin
into the man i always shoulda been
a brotha that can bring home the bacon and take the time out to be a friend
a lover and a healer, down to ride till the end
so let us ride together
and when the road gets rough our love will get even better
stronger, lastin longer than even the toughest tempest
because for me thunder and lighting no longer hold my interest
only you can keep me coming home to roost and rest
and help me pass any life test
baby my life was a mess before you found me
that`s why i always want you around me
because you comfort me
whenever you hold me
not for just one night but for all eternity
internally i was bleedin needin a nightingale to save me
what i got was a queen, a mother, and a lady
baby, the haters may play me but they can`t fade me with you in my life
because we are a cipher a circle that cannot be broken
and i`ve never been this open to anyone
but your not just anyone
you are the one and only sun that i need to keep me warm
you are the one and only moon that i need by me in the gloom
we bloom like african irises coming together through life’s stresses
when i think of your ebony tresses
i get visions of you in wedding dresses and me in a tux
baby you`re stuck with me because i`m never letting you let go of me
so just keep holding me
never let me go
As We Lay
In your eyes I become happily hypnotized and fall into a daze
Melting like a well-licked lollipop from the heat of your summery gaze
Deliciously drowning in your double puddles of chocolate sensual mystery
There is no hope of ever rescuing me
With just one touch from your silken skin
I feel the electric shudders beginning from within
As I sensually shiver from aftershocks in the afterglow
All of my senses disrupt, and my blood stops its flow
These feelings I cannot deny I just want you
With your transcending beauty that belongs to so few
Ever since you entered my cipher and claimed my heart
I’ve come to realize why between us Cupid aimed his loving dart
So step closer to me let me bathe in your perfume
As we dance beneath the moonlight in Mother Nature’s ballroom
And let me wipe away any tears of hurt and pain
Because my love will never leave you I will always remain
By your side as we lay in fields of dandelions and tulips
Our mouths press closer together beginning our two soul’s eclipse
In this midsummer memory of a time not long past
Until eternity will my inner fire for you last
For this is dream from which we never have to wake
To those hurtful realities of strife and heartache
In these moments we rise above all of this
Into the realm of love and peaceful happiness
Just promise to stay with me through the good and the bad
And I will promise to give you the most fulfilling experience you have ever had
Because of my love for you my beautiful soulful queen
Let us sail away on love’s Lake Serene
Allowing the wind and fate to push us where they may
As through life hand in hand we make our way
There are not enough words to express how much you mean to me
As we celebrate with each passing day our love’s anniversary
In Bloom
In another when...
I found my Rose again...
...And as we retreated to our corner of the garden wilderness, to plant our roots down deep. I stole kisses lightly from her petals, remembering why love was so sweet. My rose continued to bloom for me. In this, the spring of our happiness. The wind was light. The sun was strong. Then came the ultimate test. It dawned upon me like a daydream, that i could not take my rose with me. Away from her life in the garden, to spend time with me by my stream. Tears then descended from my eyes. Landing on the grass between us. I only longed to remain in her vicinity, until everything else became a memory. For in all of my days of wilderness wandering, I had never been able to find. A creation as beautiful as this, and a love that i could call mine. She tried to stretch her roots to me, willing to follow me to the end of the woods. But to love her best i had to let her go, my tears leaving water for her to grow…
I left the garden that day, my heart heavy like lead. But i vowed to return to her often, to lie in her flowery bed. Each and every time thereafter, that i found my Rose again, was like a dream come to life. Kissing time away under the foliage, hand to petal, and natural life to natural life.
We pollinated each other, in the garden my Rose and i. I had found the perfect lover. We took root beneath the trees. And unlike with any other that ever came before, my love and affection was always pure. I never strayed. As our love grew wild as a field of dandelions, and as sweet as a jasmine glade. I received exactly what i came here for.
Together again.
I would not wish for more...
8th Wonder: I Wonder
I’ve never seen the Aurora Borealis emblazoning a cold winter’s sky
But I have seen the fireworks when I look into your eyes
I’ve never scaled Mount Everest and stood at its glorious highest precipice
But I have been sent higher by the force of just (1) kiss
I’ve never walked the length of China’s Great Wall
But I have watched in amazement as down your back you let your dark hair fall
I’ve never been guided to shores of Alexandria by the blazing beacon of the Lighthouse there
But I have been utterly mesmerized by the sensuously hypnotic quality of your stare
I’ve never visited Olympia or the fabled statue of Zeus, God of the Greeks
But I have waited hungrily to gobble up every word that you speak
I’ve never stared in awe at the incredible beauty of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
But I have been pondering, which is more beautiful, you or a new day’s dawn
I’ve never knelt humbled by the greatness of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
But I have been humbled by how you make beauty look effortless
I’ve never paid homage to the great souls that rest in Halicarnassus within its Mausoleum
But I have valued you as more precious and priceless than any artifact in any museum
I’ve never sailed beneath the giant legs of the protective Colossus of Rhodes
But I have in your honor written many an ode
I’ve never trekked through the blazing desert to gaze at the Great Pyramids of Giza
But I have gone to insane lengths just to please ya
I’ve never stood within the mystic ring of Stonehenge and wondered how
But then again I have neve
r felt the way I feel right now
The truth is I haven’t been to many places in this world or seen many of its wonderful things
But I have felt so in love that I wondered if you would accept this diamond ring
It’s not an Aztec Temple, the Egyptian Sphinx, or even the Taj Mahal
But I wonder if together we could be more wonderful than the total of them all
I wonder…
Earth Angel
You must have got all the beauty sleep you ever needed before you were born
Because you are the epitomy of the female form
Your soul has this warm comfortable glow
And whenever I mention We and Destiny you simply reply, "I know."
I could write 1,000 poems each for your eyes, lips and hips
From the crib to the grave I wanna be your love slave
Besides all that you're the only woman besides my momma that ever got me to behave
And your mind
Your mind is so fine
I wanna wine and dine your cerebellum at the hyperthalamus cafe
I want to join your left and right brain in an embrace and then jump in the way
I want to search through the card catalogue of your every memory
And see if you remember me from a millenia ago
Now only God can save me
And judge me
Because I`ve found an earth angel to love me
You’re the only one that knows how to touch me
Deeply
Mentally
Physically
Spiritually
My life’s purpose becomes clear
When you whisper in my ear
Sweet something’s that send me spinning
I know I’ve loved you ever since the beginning
Ever since Adam and Eve started sinning
In this winding road of life you taught me how to read the signs
To value my mind and recognize my heart
From the start
Of a love deeper than the Trench of Marianis
I’ve been lost and found in the depth of your eyes like the city of Atlantis
If I could have planned this
The script would not have changed
Except I would have asked you on the first day we met to carry my last name
Because in the portrait of life destiny is the frame
That holds us together through the storms this life brings
I want to make this an all life thing
You make my soul sing
Sweeter songs than canaries in the spring
You shine brighter than the flawless diamond ring
That I gave you
Now I know there’s nothing on this Earth greater
Than you
My earth angel
commitment: the (3) keys theory
(34) years ago
i got pushed out
i’ve spent the last (34)
trying to get back in
deep within your love’s den
where the lights are dim
but the fire keeps blazin
amazin, ain’t it
how our energy and synergy combine to be more priceless
than any painting rembrant ever painted
you think i say that to all the stars in the sky
and all the fish in the sea
yet still you feel compelled to be with me
and i with you
because sometimes the simplest things are true
like how a lust thang grew
from a small sapling of sexual escapades
to a love forest the size of the everglades
we make a fly team
so fresh and so clean
i smoke you and get enticing epiphany’s
of buying you (20) karat diamonds from tiffany’s
but i’m gettin ahead of myself
i’m catchin feelins like the flu and it’s been ruinin my health
that’s not how the game is played
so why do i find myself daydreamin about all the delicious love we’ve made
and will make for years to come
i don’t give a fuck that all my boys think i’m being dumb
cuz i know i’ve found the (1)
that lemon yellow sun to illuminate my atmosphere
with each kiss you evaporate my fear
and i want to revolve around you
i want to dissolve within you
until you go supernova
or until i meet jehovah
i’ll keep saying ovah and ovah how much you mean to me
with my hearts purest sincerity
you give meanin to this thing called life
just one smile from you and i forget about my stress and strife
my friends call this phase going under the knife
but i call it taking a wife, joinin my cipha within yours
makin (2) equal (1) from our hair follicles down to our pores
and no matter what rain storms may pour into our lives
i know i’ve found that prize for which many people strive
but few ever find
what we’ve got is one of a kind
and worth fightin for even worth dyin for
because with each breath i breathe i love you that much more
that’s why i’m no longer afraid to admit
from my lips to god’s ears baby i commit
to love you in sickness and in health until death do us apart
i do give you the (3) keys
the (1) to my house the (1) to my car and the (1) to my heart.
