By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
Your type
With the dark, beautiful skin
I fall for, but always fall short
Because in my dreams you are
And not in my reality
Tag Archive: dreams
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
Random streams of conscience’s that flow
From my mind to the blank paper that rest in front of my eyes
I tell you stories from my past that evolved into my present and maybe my future
Stories that still to this day hurt my thinking
Hurt my heart
Bringing nightmares while I am awake
Awake to suffer the turmoil that torments my psyche every waking moment
Even my night dreams capture my fears and manifest them into horrible beings that haunt my very existence
But I know about hope
That small sliver of positive bearing that makes life worth living
Makes my life have special meaning that only family and friends can provide
Those that are close and not backstabbing
Those that support your decisions and only give you constructive criticism
Not judgmental but supportive in decisions, but are not pushovers
Not afraid of the truth
I love the life I live
But certain aspects give me pause
Make me think of alternate ways to live this life
A life I can share with my family
A life that is full of random acts of positive motion
Forward thinking
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
Odd colors adorn the night sky
But all I see is the darkness ahead
Within that darkness a slight glow from the horizon
Or is it just my imagination
Tricked by the magic that is midnight
A lonely road I walk
Paved with the dreams of yesterday
At this magical hour
The “Zero Hour”
I see the dreams floating
Floating away in the night sky
Like wishes sent to a shooting star
Hopes and dreams
Traveling through the sky
No destination in sight
Each one traveling alone
By midnight
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
Desperately searching for sanity
I look within
Wondering what negativity the opposed will send my way
How they manipulate the system to impose their will
Crushing the hopes and dreams of many for their own selfish schemes
The hearts left home can’t fathom the horrors we face both foreign and domestic
Caused by selfish dictators of men
Trumping the ideas of the upcoming brood
To stick to old fashioned ways
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
In your eyes I see a calming presence
A calm that carries me throughout my day
Thoughts of you cross my mind from time to time
To relax my thoughts and settle my soul
When the day grows long and my stress levels high
You’re the medicine that cures even the deepest pain
Come to me in your time of need, you whisper
Your touch is something I need indeed
To feel that much love in the heart of another
Oh what a feeling that is to feel
I want to take hold of that feeling right now
Cause my current disposition is in a mass of shambles
Shattered dreams is all I have
Dashed hopes
Sullied visions
Screaming nightmares
Take me back in those loving arms
Take me back to you
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
Distant thoughts from distant lands
Plague my mind and invade my soul
I am awake, but it seems as if I am dreaming
Conscious thoughts constantly roam through miraculous times
Epics and novels are acted out as real life in my mind
All that I wish is that I had more time
To dream think more adventurous things
Forever
That seems to be so long
But this forever that I dream is beautiful and wondrous
Filled with lovelies and excitement
Life it seems to contrast so beautifully
Negative vs. positive
Dark vs. light
Evil vs. good
One can’t survive without the other
Life’s not balanced without the duality of the two
Dreams from forever not clearly defined
Because I live life free
Free and divine
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
The night is growing old, my love
As the sun retires to its fiery bed
And the south wind gently cools the day’s remnants
My thoughts turn to you, my dear
Your smile chases away the troubles of the day
Your touch ignites longing feelings
Feelings of emotional abundance
Draw me in like passionate lovers embrace
Kiss me
Please!
I want to feel you deeply
Immersed in this sweet, midsummer night
Our breathing slows as we adjust to the comforting of our bodies
Our eyes become heavy as the night relaxes us
Cool breeze lightly floats in through the balcony door
My night is wonderful
Your night is lovely
Our night is pleasant, pleasurable and profound
Sweet dreams, mi amore
Sweet dreams
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
My creativity is set back by life’s circumstances
My destiny, a dream within reach
But life said, not yet, this nuance you must face
I’ve conquered many obstacles and these I’m sure shall pass
As I sit and think a spell, it gives me fodder for creativity
See life is full of setbacks, which steer us away from our dreams
But I intend to use them to further my craft
A craft slowly being perfected by destinies calling
Pushing on through anything thrown in my path
Life’s little test make me stronger
Giving me an advantage and an opportunity to create something beautiful
Life’s work has to proceed or you’d not have the will to create
I’m tested and strong, born of the most high
Absent from destiny I will not be
Cause I am the master of the direction I take
Strong wills and light hearts
Open mindedness and free thinking are the tools of my trade
Absent from destiny
I refuse that fate
I’m taking hold of my dreams and making them come true
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
Narrowed visions of the limitless heights of hope
Dreams deferred not dashed or shattered like glass
Head held high to the sky
Feet always grounded never caught off guard
Hopeless
Dark clouds Dark Thoughts
Altered by substances poisoning the community
These hands Those hearts hardened by this cold existence
His hands Her thighs Their minds killing the hopes of the future
Savage
The stench of failure and poverty reeks throughout the streets
Hunger pains and dope fiends screams vibrate the streets like a sick beat
Cries of the children young and old scatter the air with grief and unbearable pain
A young man dead A young woman raped harsh realities simmer in this mixing bowl of misery
Numb
Hopes Dreams fears ignored by the outside looking in
The mind set of a hustler taught to struggle and fight the hard way
A better life shown in the gleam of a child eye
Reality worsens with the smell of death
Ghetto Dreams
By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
For many years, through hard work and effort
I tried to escape my predetermined fate
A drab existence and miserable future
Lay awaiting every slip and stutter
Moments of greatness
Moments of failure
Balance the scales of my life
No matter how high up the ladder I climb
I will always remember where I began
Staying focused on my goals and dreams
When I get where I am going I will never turn back
Small steps is all it takes
I am a patient man with a burning desire
Persistence, persistence is my mantra of the day
Underneath it all
An underdog to the game
From rags to riches
My escape is certain
My hustle never stops
The future is bright, in my mind at least
As long as I stay true to myself and beliefs
No one can stop me
I will never fail
Escape from underneath
The underdog wins
