RENEE’ DRUMMOND-BROWN

RENEE’ DRUMMOND-BROWN

CONDUIT

.they were close?

what happened

.birth

Dedicated to: .born into sin

A RocDeeRay Poem

CRAYOLA

His wife’s

BLACK

as ‘tonight’.

He’s

WHITER

than snow.

They’re

HATED

out!

This ‘fo’ ‘sho’;

we do know.

No doubt!!!

Society

don’t like this game

but

two can play it

ANYWAY

just the same.

Your move~~~

Do not pass go,

do not collect $200.

This again;

we do know.

For this crime,

off to jail

‘ONE’

use to go?

Wonder who??

This;

we do know???

But when

he loves

‘Tonight’

from the top

of her head

to the souls

O’

her feet~~~

The colour

they worry ‘bout’

is none other

than

THAT

mean green.

NOT

black or white!

Her family hates

the Caucasian in him;

his family hates

her blackness within

but

interracial

relationships

exemplifies

the freedom

to love

whomever

 one

desires~~~

So

don’t get boxed in

Open

your mind,

Crayola’s come

in all sorts

of different kinds.

Whether your black

as tonight

or

white

as snow~~~

This

for certain;

we do know.

Dedicated to: A Black tie ‘AFFAIR’.

A B.A.D. poem

All Rights Reserved@ November 20, 2016.

CYCLES

Momma told her not to do IT.

IT was done; she did not LISTEN

LISTEN to her, for what, and why, she too did it, AFTER-ALL?

AFTER-ALL, she had her at 16.

16, she, herself, should’ve been pristine CLEAN.

CLEAN as bleach on a summers CLOTHESLINE.

CLOTHESLINES, yeah, not soils hung out to DRY.

DRY stains. Tide can’t even get these out, nor CAN;

CAN a praise and/or SHOUT!

SHOUT it out!!! Should’ve been playin wit dolls, jacks and balls til 9:00.

NINE months to GO.

GO to jail…do not pass go til 18

EIGHTEEN-year BIDS.

BIDS her FAREWELL.

FAREWELL Momma says, “I told you so.”

Dedicated to: Recurrences

A RocDeeRay Poem

.All Rights Reserved@ September 30, 2017.

GORE

I know twas’ the blood.

I know twas’ the blood.

Father,

forgive me

please.

Trouble in my way.

Like judas’ I gotta

hide

sometimes, 30 pieces O’

silver shadows; real 24kt

fools-gold;

exact same kiss of death,

or death kiss bid of ancient old.

I knew twas’ the blood.

I knew twas’ the blood

handed ov’r

by me.

Father forgive me

it was I.

Dedicated to:

BLOOD BANK…One day when I wuz lost; He GOT UP on my cross; saved me.

A RocDeeRay Poem

. All Rights Reserved@ September 26, 2017.

BORDER

Don’t allow no drama cross

your threshold; when one sees’ YOU coming

tell Trouble (capital T)

“get behind me”

YOU gotta be-gone. Jus go!

Anytime it shows its ugly face; it can never be

a simplistic hello;

But rather…a hello BUT…

in its place.

Dramas’ their first, middle an’ last surname, derived

from them OOOL’plantation games. jus the same. (I know YOU VERY well.) An’

you wonder why

people don’t let you in, or do, the likes of your kind?

Dedicated to: Clean up your own ‘dirty’ house and stay out of others’.

A RocDeeRay Poem

 All Rights Reserved@ September 8, 2017.

FEISTY, FIERCE, FABULOUS AND JEALOUSY!

Po black trash

LIVin

in the ghetto;

walkin round

like Labelle (GAL, you are my friend);

Fanned blue synthetic hair

mini up the tail

baby got back

Red stilettos’ heels

black satin sheets; well, I ain't one to gossip and repeat

BUT…menz drank her magnolia wine.

Not a dime…

 to her name!

Weakest link!!

Lame!!!

But KNOWZ that she knowz; she’s fo sho…

FINE!!!!

Wearing cover girls; wrong shades!!!!!

Yeah…dats what I said!!!!!!

Zero dolla$$$; let lone, change?

Tailer trash…ain’t got nothin ‘ON THIS’

classy dame.

But; make no mistakes bout it…

‘VERY’ confident and she knowz it; It

aint eazy being her.

But someones gotta own it

SHE’S FIESTY.

SHE’S FIERCE.

SHE’S FABULOUS.

And all ya’ll ‘HATERS’ betta know it!

Dedicated to: Jus sum jealousy

A RocDeeRay Poem

All Rights Reserved@ September 22, 2017.

RENEE’ DRUMMOND-BROWN

RENEE’ DRUMMOND-BROWN, is an accomplished poetess with experience in creative writing. She is a graduate of Geneva College of Western Pennsylvania. Renee’ is still in pursuit of excellence towards her mark for higher education. She is working on her sixth book and has numerous works published globally which can be seen in cubm.org/news, KWEE Magazine, Leaves of Ink, Raven Cage Poetry and Prose Ezine, Realistic Poetry International, Scarlet Leaf Publishing House, SickLit Magazine, The Metro Gazette Publishing Company, Inc., Tuck, and Whispers Magazine just to name a few. Civil Rights Activist, Ms. Rutha Mae Harris, Original Freedom Singer of the Civil Rights Movement, was responsible for having Drummond-Brown’s very first poem published in the Metro Gazette Publishing Company, Inc., in Albany, GA. Renee’ also has poetry published in several anthologies and honorable mentions to her credit in various writing outlets. Renee’ won and/or placed in several poetry contests globally and her books are eligible for nomination for a Black Book award in Southampton County Virginia. She was Poet of the Month 2017, Winner in the Our Poetry Archives and prestigious Potpourri Poets/Artists Writing Community in the past year. She has even graced the cover of KWEE Magazine in the month of May, 2016. Her love for creative writing is undoubtedly displayed through her very unique style and her work solidifies her as a force to be reckoned with in the literary world of poetry. Renee’ is inspired by non-other than Dr. Maya Angelou, because of her, Renee’ posits “Still I write, I write, and I’ll write!”