"Welcome To my Atmosphere"

"Echoes" by Shawn Beal

2006-06-22T03:56:35Z

"Echoes"

I’m merely an echo. I reverberate off the walls, the canyons, and in any empty places. I am of million invisible lines from the voices that create the sounds. Yet I am an invisible form of resonance, unseen by untrained eyes. I am everywhere, yet alone.

*Thank you shawn for a poem that echoes my silent utterances*
I am glad to know a poet like you

Agape,

BakariPoet

"Unspoken"

2006-06-22T03:53:12Z

"Unspoken"

When some things are better left unsaid
I find it is better to dream
For in dreaming love is never wrong
Nor good pleasures taken away

When you have lost the one you love
And your pride wont bring them back
You can remember the times
When your chords made harmony
And play them again until your tears dry

Disappointment nor regret
Will ever subside here
In the timeless keepings of my mind
Nor the pains of heartbreak or anger
Caused by love’s sharp thorns

So forever, dream on
Leave sadness behind you
And reach to your inner joy

Happiness is from the inside out.

@Bakaripoet 6'06

"Your Free" by Karim Corby * BakariPoet's friends works series*

2006-01-06T04:03:25Z

You're Free

You’re taking these pills

To fill up your soul

And you’re drinking them down

With cheap alcohol

And I can see you’re mind is breaking

From all of this terrible mess you’re making

For me

It was all for me…

I saw how you looked from behind those blue eyes

The tears kept on running

But maybe it’s wise

Coz you’re free,

Free from the heart of me

Now you’re cutting your wrists

Each cut is a list

Of the things I did to cause you such pain

Such things that know I wont do again

Coz you’re free,

Free from the pain of me

These thoughts in your head

That cause you such pain

They’ll stick in your mind

And hurt you again

And I’d be inclined to be yours for the taking

If it could clear up this mess that you’re making

For me

You do it all for me…

Each tear in your eye

Is a cloud in your sky

It’s blocking your thoughts

And clouding your mind

you wish with your heart that you could be mine

And wish all the time,

That things would be fine

But trust me

Now you’re free

Karim Corby
Gibraltar, Europe.

A wonderful poet and a great friend! You are the first featured poet in my "Friends Works" series and what a great piece to start it out.

To all poet friends who would to have their work on my site, holla atcha boi!

Agape,

BakariPoet

"Masterpiece"

2005-12-22T04:15:36Z

"Masterpiece"

I am the Master’s Artistry
A wonderful human tapestry
And if one can’t see the beauty
Because of how Im framed
Then they don’t have eyes
For Art

@BakariPoet July’05

"Personal Vacation" (Warning: If you cant do, Dont view)

2005-12-22T03:55:55Z

"Personal Vacation"

Green cloud whilrwind
Spinnin me all around
Until my eyes are glazed over
And there is parchness on my lips
Red eyes grinnin
An idiots smile on my face.

While I float on the air
No dangers come to mind
and
For the next hour or two
all the world
Is Green.

@BakariPoet Aug’05

*Quit tranna read into shit *smirk*

"Free your mind, break the rules!"

BakariPoet

Intoxicating Lovemaking

2005-08-03T06:23:51Z

"Intoxicating Lovemaking"

Intoxicating lovemaking, My body is aching
your kisses engage.

My members are taken, Exhilarating!
My tempetures rising, Im engulfed in flames.

Touch me again… Drown me in kisses…
Yet say no words as our bodies entwine.

From crown to sole I’ll be your instrument
Your symphony making, This music is mine.

I breath you in slowly, Your melody
Grooving through me as time passes by
Inhaling til day break, Satieting!
All stands still with you and I.

You take me to high heights when I’m on your cloud
And I beg of you never to let me back down
Just keep me suspended in this haze forever
Intoxicated til next time you come around.

@BakariPoet Aug'05

Thunder and Lightning

2005-05-12T21:25:57Z

"Thunder and Lightning"

Thunder and Lightning
bring the woman to her knees
praying for peace beyond the storm.

Uprooted foundations and overturned tables
send objects flying through the air.

Battered tears, flooding and flowing
screaming and crashing oozing and spilling
Spaghetti and meatballs form figures on the wall.

Amid the rumble, a child is struck
by a floating frying pan
Swelling forms yet his love remains
thunder and lightning have struck here many times

Shattered glass and broken frames
years of consuming concealed pain.

One day, She sends him away,
there is no more
Thunder and Lightning.

But Whose gonna clean up this mess?

@BakariPoet May '05

Inside and Outside

2005-05-12T21:12:50Z

"Inside and Outside"

Inside and outside
reflections not the same
distortion and pain
wearing a smile as a mask
to hide the fine lines
of a worn wrinkled soul.

If inside and outside
I am beautiful,
then let my smiles be real
and the world see me as I really am.

More importanly,
let Inside and Outside
reflect happily
the real true essence
that is totally
Me!

@BakariPoet May' 05

"The Circle"

2005-04-21T04:56:17Z

"The Circle"

When it comes around, it goes around
The endless seed of karma has been planted
So be careful what you say to me
As I am careful what I do

Cuz our roots may be tied to the same tree
and our fruits on the same vine

I may need you and you need me.

If you take away my fountain
You will thirst!
and if you shrivel up
I will die!

So be fruitful and Multiply!

For you never know..
I may be your footprints to the Kingdom,
and you my path to Paradise

@BakariPoet April ‘05

"Nympho-Mania" (If you can't do... Dont View)

2005-02-02T04:23:46Z

"Nympho-Mania"

Im not in love with you!

Just enjoy having sex with you

We can fuck all night but no love in the morning

Bodies twisted turning burning

And then we part… anticipating the next session
Planning schedules and rearranging
To fit in a fuck!

People treat you different when you look different
Stone abs, nice ass
And Time is never inconvienced
Anything outside conventional beauty
And you "gotta go"

You can fuck but you don’t kiss
Cuz that’s being too emotional
You can taste of my rivers but not drink from my cup
Sharing bodies and exchanging energies

Boy are your priorities fucked up!

Bad being used, worse yet, to know it

But being used is better that being alone

Save us from ourselves.

@BakariPoet Jan, 05

"Spirit of the Dancer"

2005-01-29T19:46:50Z

"Spirit of the Dancer"

I dance on fires
that burn beyond my soul

Perpiration trickles coolness
down the contours of my body

Adrenaline twirls through my vessel
Living nectar cascade
Through my veins

Synergy of
Body and Mind

Giving birth to beauty
Communing with the elements
Through sacred form

My Body the Instrument

"The Lotus Flower"

2005-01-26T05:50:53Z

Lotus flower dancing on waters
Far beyond, the sinking sands
Awaiting the sun

Water cooling sun hot petals
Quenching pinkened centers
And floating green leaves

I am like this ancient flower
Unfolding in the glorious sun
in quietness I smile

I smile and wait
for I know...

My sunshine will come!

@BakariPoet Jan 25,05

"Sunrise"

2005-01-05T07:47:38Z

"Sunrise"

Wouldn’t it be fun
If poems about fun
Would take over depressed poet's pages?

And wouldn’t be fun if those pages about fun
Would make you smile that you’d smile for ages?

Would it make you smile
If a poem about smiles
Would make you smile and lift your spirit?

And would your spirit thats lifted, gently smile inside?
And you smile just the same when u hear it?

Would it be delightful if you read about a smile
And a smirk delightfully appears?
And you remember what u heard
about the poem about the smiles
That was delightfully appealing to the ears

And it melted away the ages of the Goodbyes and Pain
That so many of us have to recite
To love ones, and love lost, and life’s new endeavors
The “Two wrongs that Never make it Right”

And the 2+2's that never equals “four”
And the struggles day by day just to make it
And those days deep inside where your spirit is broken
There’s no smile inside you… so u fake it!

But “all is well” says your friend BakariPoet
I have the remedy here…
Listen very closely
And a smile is sure to come
And that smile will make pain disappear.

Delightfully sit up and stick your chin up
Loosen your brow, relax your mouth
With both eyes squinted
And spirits in the sky
Teeth fully exposed
And head held high
Open your spirits
And open your mouth
For this is the moment
I’m talking about

Say to the world
And to that darkness inside
That “Life is my Ferrari
I’ll take’ that bitch for a ride”

Don’t hold it back
You’ve been due for a while
Do yourself and Us a favor
AND SMILE!

*Sonrisa!* smile!

@BakariPoet Jan 5th ’05

"Carrie"

2005-01-05T07:07:42Z

“Carrie”

The day you became a dove
You closed your eyes on this world
And took flight in the morning air

You wings once delicate and frayed
Now strong feathered and free

You know I felt it in my soul… the day you took flight
I tried avoid the weakness in your wings
I thought my love would make u strong
And would compel you to stay
But this wasn’t your place
And it was time to go.

Your beautiful where you are now
And I know
Your still watching me

To my friend, my family, and my angel
You’ll never be forgotten

BakariPoet Dec ‘04

"Purple Skies"

2004-12-29T18:55:12Z

"Purple Skies"

Purple skies
Clothing the skies with royal satin

All the earth in a violet glow
Drawing spirits toward the universal light

Midnight winds blow through lavender fields
Casting its silhouette
On the tall oak trees

As the world moves under its omnific light I sit in awe

Tonight under purple skies
My soul glows as bright as the stars.

@BakariPoet Dec, 20/04

"Mixed Signals"

2004-12-29T18:52:09Z

"Mixed Signals"

I’m starting to believe you don’t love me
When you stay out all night with him.

I’m starting to believe you don’t love me,
When we argue about your lies continually.

I believed you cared and respected me
I thought our love was lasting.

Perhaps our channels are crossed
And I’m receiving
Mixed signals.

@BakariPoet '04

*written 12/16*

"Wounded Sparrow"

2004-11-15T05:08:23Z

"Wounded Sparrow"

Wounded spirit
Like sparrow with broken wing
Looks for comfort in the master’s house

Delicate wings frayed, feathers tattered
From being beaten by the winds of life

Sparrow knows if it could just reach there
It would be safe
For there is healing in the master’s house

Battle wounds sustained, fighting for survival
Now wounded prey
For those gossip tongued vultures

“But all will be well if I could just get there”
For there is healing in the master’s house

Wounded sparrow with iron soul
Crawls into the congregation
Gaining strength to walk on its own
Stretches wings and begins to fly

Congregation, with gossiping tongues
And fault finding eyes
Tells the sparrow its place is not here

Sparrow who found the strength to fly
Crashes and dies
Wounded in the master's house

Battered spirits everywhere
Searching for the comfort of the master’s care
Die because there is poison in the sanctuary

Theres only comfort in the master’s house
If your birds of a feather

But

I thought HE said
“ Whatsoever you do to the least of mine, you’ve done to me”?

@BakariPoet Nov' 04

Mood: *Sick of the Vultures In the Sanctuary*

"OM"

2004-11-13T09:13:26Z

"OM" *pronounces OHM*

I close my eyes and inhale life
With all its complexities
I stay afloat … somehow

Negative energies encompass me
Oppressing voices,reminding me of my insecurities

Lotus positioned on bed, my mind is clear
I chant one word

OM

On and On
Over and Over
The sound of the universe
Surrounds my head

OM

I am connected
With the enlightened
And drowned in vision

OM

I see clearly the paths I shall choose
And the way of Gods will
In the quietness of meditation

OM

Surrounds my Soul to quiet my fears
And destroy the intents
Of my enemies

OM

In this ancient sound of the universe
Chanted from my lips
I am elevated to holy ground

OMmmmm

Metaphysical layers i transcend
seeking the Almighty
OMmmm.......AMEN

I have found HIM

There he lies...

Quietly Inside

*Meditation is a great way of centering your balance, i strongly recommend it*

@BakariPoet Nov 13, 04

"Poetic Expression"

2004-11-09T20:52:21Z

"Poetic Expression"

Roses are Red

Violets are Blue right?

well, Im not that kind of poet

Free your mind... break the rules!

"Kama Sutra"

2004-11-05T06:02:11Z

"Kama Sutra"

Rhythmic pulses racing hearts
Stealing breaths between kisses

Holding close clenching tightly
Claiming moments of ecstasy

Naked forms making music
Grooving in symphony

Moving toward resolution

Syncopated motions

Puts a smile on my face.

@BakariPoet Nov 4’ 04

My lord.. the things i think of at work *smirks*

"Curtain Call"

2004-11-05T06:00:07Z

"Curtain Call"

We spend our whole lives
In costumes that make us the characters
We believe ourselves to be.

Reading scripts and wearing masks
That fit the role

The world is a stage
And curtain call has started

But are you really the character you portray
Or are you just

A really good performer?

@BakariPoet Nov 4’04

"Ascension"

2004-11-05T05:58:32Z

"Ascension"

May I unravel the treasures hidden
In the keepsakes of your heart

May I see my own reflection
Through the streams of your eyes

May I know the all knowing mysteries
In your omniscient grace unfolding

May it lead me to ascension in your presence

Where the sun all-radiant illuminates my path
And the moon with its glow will surround me
May I take of my inheritance in celestial bodies

May it lead me to ascension in your presence

Where the cares of my world wont disturb me
And my wants of tomorrow are supplied
Where I’ll know all is well in your glory beholding

When I’ve made my ascension to your presence.

@BakariPoet ’03

*found this in an old notepad*

"Karmic Ties"

2004-11-04T08:10:28Z

"Karmic Ties"

Traces of you like autumn leaves scatter through my mind
Voices from the street… I swear one may be yours
Though I keep assuring myself you’re far away

I remember your scent and your strong embrace
The sound of your laughter that filled the room
And smiles that made me warm inside

I look for you often though the faces of you differ
Perhaps karma would be on my side

Though it saddens me that you had to leave
Somehow I know you’re in a better place
And I don’t wish for you to come back

There are times that you visit me in dreams
The encounter is so real
I sob in my sleep

Laws of life have overruled
And ill promise to grieve no more

I’ll appreciate the time we were given

And keep you alive in my thoughts.

@BakariPoet Nov '04

"Just Because"

2004-11-03T21:53:01Z

"Just Because"

In the quietness of the night, I feel a gentle breeze
The light smell of jasmine fills the room

The soft feel of satin surrounds my touch
And I turn over and see u there

With all the senses engaged

I am now complete.

"Remnant of a bygone Era"

2004-11-01T05:19:37Z

"Remnant of a bygone Era"

I remember 7 days before my 21st
Sitting with you… in a therapist office

Rationalizing our relationship
wondering how
We’ve gotten here
And why we made it this far

You asked me to say something that would make u change ur mind

Nothing I could say did

And you walked away

65 dollars down the drain...

Well here is what I have to say...

If I have to remind you.. why you should love me...

Then we don’t need to be here!

So,

Im glad you left