Candis Johnson Poems

I'm fighting with myself
Words just won't come
Yet, I've managed to construct this poem
Metaphorical Assimilation
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I mourn you
Though, I never knew you
I’m part of you but we’ve never met
I love you, but
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Poetry seems to be falling asleep
Right at the moment my soul wishes to speak
for my heart grieves
it has been riddled by bullets of betrayal, confusion, lovelessness and loss of control, permanently rendering me, nocturnal
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Poetry is my song and dance
When I don’t wish to be bothered or talked to
Poetry is my friend, with him there are no egos
He lets me be me
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Don’t believe what you see
It is all an illusion
Call me the puppet master
Is she who she calms to be?
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Miss Mary Mack
God, wants you to take dominion back
He gave it to you, it’s yours
So much for appreciation
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It seems lately
Inspiration has been the key
To unlocking frustration
I’ve been attuned
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No one understands the healing power
In her voice like I do
I get all choked up trying to explain
Exactly, what her voice does
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