Beautiful Eyes

On a dark stormy night in a bar

A handsome young man

Watched me from afar

I was out that evening

With friends from work

Nothing unusual up to that point

Had occurred

My friends left early

I decided to sta

The handsome young man

Started walking my way

He introduced himself to me

As Joe

I shook his hand

And said hello

My name is Dahlia

He looked into my eyes and said

I know

I thought it odd

But I just let it go

He flashed a sly grin

And gave me a wink

He waved to the bartender

To bring us a drink

We sat and chatted for hours

It seemed

I started feeling strange

As if I were in a dream

He said I had beautiful eyes

And smiled

The last thing I remember was

The long cab ride

And the stabbing pain when I died

Joe admired my eyes so much that

Fateful night in the bar

Now he keeps them on a shelf

In a jar

© Leatherman 2012

Legally Raped

As madness grows

In middle eastern

Nations of hate

I pray for the women

And their dreaded fate

Treated as possessions

Without a voice

Silenced in darkness

She has no choice

Woe to be born a woman

In their man ruled world

Routine self-righteous slaughter

To disobedient unyielding

Wives nieces sisters

And daughters

Unloved beautiful creatures

Used as a man’s personal

Slave

Demeaned beaten and

Legally raped

Falsely accused

Of fictitious crimes

If she dares step out of

Line

Sentenced to a punishment

Of barbaric stones

Until her soft flesh

Is ripped

From her body

Baring blood and bones

The world is aware

Of our sisters plight

I pray for her strength

And her will to fight

We must band together

Scream out for justice

Political intervention

Help give our sisters

Equality

Speak out against

Gender discrimination and

Senseless Brutalization

(C) Leatherman 2012

I Cry

I cry for you

In my sleep

I see your face

In my dreams

I miss you

More and more

Each day

Words can’t

Express my

Heartbreak

My pain

I shed silent tears

All alone in the dark

Of night

My sorrow

Grows

But they say

In time

Old wounds will

Heal

That somehow

Seconds, minutes, hours

Days, months, years

I won’t feel

The loss of you

My beautiful

Dear

Mother

I’m not the same

Lighthearted girl

That you once knew

A saddened soul

Now dwells

Where joy once

Bloomed

I long for the day

When we meet again

Until that day

To my

Chagrin

I must continue

To breathe

(c) Leatherman 2012

Remember

Remember

Brave young men

Gone to war

Giving their lives

To protect

America’s shores

Some just barely

The age of eighteen

Never realizing their own

American dream

Selfless acts of courage

No utterance

Or dark thoughts

Of regretful disparage

For their country

They were glad to

Answer the call

Valiantly

Fighting tyranny

Taking their

Fatal fall

So remember

When you lay

Your head down

Late at night

Say a prayer of

Thanks

For those who gave their

Precious life

For our freedom

Our safety

Our inalienable

Rights

Courageous souls

Resting now

In fields of honored

Glory

We must never

Forget to tell

Generations of

Their gallant

Patriotic stories

© Leatherman 2012

Maurice Heath

Maurice Heath

Hater of the

Land of the free

Self proclaimed

National Field Marshal

What nation do you claim

Gave yourself a new

Name

What did that change

Still a ruthless thug

Intimidation

Is your preferred drug

Stole the title of

A party

You weren’t invited to

Founders turn

And walk away from

You

King Samir Shabazz

Breaking humanities laws

Kill the crackers

So you say

With blood of white babies

They must pay

For what

Your hateful existence

Racist against coexistence

You’re a

Disgrace

To the human race

Shade of skin

Has no place

In Dr. King’s

American dream

You’re sure to fail

In your evil scheme

© Leatherman 2012

Fire the Democrats and Republicans Too

Frustration with our

Nations leaders

Corrupt

Self serving hacks

Straining

America’s weakening back

Greed and power

The monotonous

Reason

Ravenous politicians feed

During voting season

Taxing everything

We say

Do and think

Driving our great country

To the brink

Of destruction

With dirty deeds

And blatant obstruction

Bankrupting the Fed

Spewing more lies from their

Overinflated heads

Fire the Democrats

And Republicans too

They play us for

Illiterate fools

When did a

Political party

Override

America’s

Honor

Courage and

Pride

Why do we take this all

In stride

I fear that it will be

Too late

If we wait much longer

We will lose

Our beloved

United States

© Leatherman 2012

Sugar Coated Death Factories

They call themselves

Friends of

Women in need

They want to help her

Plan a family

A hidden agenda from their

Evil foundation

Rid inferiors

From their

Thoroughbred nation

Superior race

Certainly comes

With a

Fair colored face

Target the

Dimwits

Darks

And

Impoverished souls

Convince them to

Destroy

Precious life

A poor womb holds

Responsible for more

Death to blacks

Than any disease

Or the

KKK

Yet allowed to

Carry on their

Murderous ways

Sugar coated

Death factories

In Ghetto’s

Abound

Where doctors

Of demise

Are easily found

Planned Parenthood

Their deceitful title

Legalized butchers

Of innocent’s vitals

© Leatherman 2012