Tag: sherrod

  • DOOR

    by SHERROD

    1
    Opening the pathway to a new world
    Fighting against the force that pushes it closed

    2
    Allowing new faces to pass through
    Letting a new body pass its presence

    3
    A handle called a knob
    A flashing brown coating of paint
    An opening at the bottom to let air in
    Allowing the bodies to breathe the freshness of the outside

    4
    A pathway to a new world
    A new destiny
    Adding suspense to what comes next

    5
    One, two, or maybe three forms of entry
    After every stop, pass the doorway
    A new light shines

    6
    A place to fly you away
    A building for education
    A guard to block the innocents

    7
    Flying out past the world around you
    Teaching children about new things
    Pushing away from a greater power

    8
    Let the door lead you to another world
    A new world that has no way out

    9
    The door can be devious
    The door can be kind

    10
    Allowing you to go to new places
    Letting you waste its time

    11
    The door has shades of red, brown, and green
    With a little crease in between

    12
    A new opening to another life
    A door has its own beautiful light

    13
    Let the door guide you
    Let the door consume your body
    Pass the door and go on an adventure
    A new life from an old door

  • GOODBYE, MARCUS

    by SHERROD

    You are my cousin and I love you
    Like a brother
    You and I went our separate ways. But
    I can tell you are still with me.
    Chicago, our hometown, and now your
    Territory.
    I don’t know what you think about
    All the time because we think so much
    Alike
    So alike that it’s scary.
    I miss you with a fiery passion
    And I hope you miss me the same
    Way.
    I love you bro and that’s never gonna
    Change.
    I know you love me too, but you suck
    At showing your emotions
    I wish to see you again or to live
    With you again
    You are my one and only true friend.

  • ANTENNAE

    by SHERROD

    Rushing cars flying through the streets
    Wind flowing making the leaves fall
    The wind blows and makes an antenna turn
    The character Qiú falls and lands on a tree
    It leans and reveals a rustling flag
    A flag that shows that we are all free
    White stars and red bars
    The flag blooms with each gust of air
    To show that I can still flow with care

  • SNOWY BLOOD

    by SHERROD

    The sun was gone and the snow was starting to fall
    Letting the cold air take over and blow everything away
    The snow started off white and turned red
    A nightmare came onto the town
    I remember in the movie everything changed
    The screen dimmed down and the music faded
    A guy came down and he was looking enraged
    A killer looking for revenge
    He spots an innocent little boy and goes for the kill
    A squeal follows through the town like a dolphin’s squeak
    But, this wasn’t for a location, this was for help
    A knife pieced through a black shirt to the chest of a young child
    Passing through the heart and out the back

    His body plops down in a blanket of roses and covers the snow with blood
    Hours pass and no one comes to the rescue
    Flies fly around the body for the sweet taste of the flowing plasma
    Days fly by and someone finds him
    The funeral goes on and everyone sighs in regret
    Regret that they couldn’t do anything sooner

    The screen brightens up as the funeral continues
    The piano plays while the day goes on
    Of a sad song that everyone knows
    Saying sorry goes around in the hall and tears of the family fall
    The boy is gone and the world goes on
    But there is a good thing from this story
    The killer will always be gone

  • GAY IS NOT AN OPTION

    by SHERROD

    I’m gay and it’s true
    But you hate me because I’m different
    My parents don’t like him
    But I’m in love with him
    If I’m too much for you then don’t try to take it all in
    He started as a friend
    We were going to stay together ’till the end
    But when no one accepted us
    I had to end it all for myself
    Jumped off a highway ledge
    Getting hit by cars, for my fast end
    Sorry to leave so fast
    I just wanted the hate to be in the past.