"Phenom"


I rise above my ancestors' expectations

I am God`s first creation

I stand when society expects me to fall

I am strong being the weak`s first call

I hold the doubters in their place

I am blueprint for my race

struggling to survive

My reward is to stay alive

I hide all my fears

for when i am alone with my tears

I work without fatigue

till I am relieved

by my realization that my bubble of self worth will never burst

I am the stump that molds my family's tree

Phenomenal man.....thats me

Looking for love among endless seas

for one longing to caress them with hands like these

to shower from rain

to sooth all pain

to be the rock when seasons change

when the emotional trains wreck

and feelings aren't in check

I wipe your brow of sweat and stress

I make you shudder

with our infusion of flesh

let the world be our audience

so they may see the prince and the princess

evolve into kings and queens

and learn so many things

and by your side i`ll always be....

Phenomenal man.......that`s me

Come, my child sit for a while

I will tell you what i know

I will teach you what is necessary to grow

and what it means to flow

life is hard and i cant make it smooth

your heart is big but I cant save it from bein used

these are life's lessons you have to learn

and as far as I'm concerned

theres stuff you just gotta go thru

people's stuff you gotta hear too

take it and stroll

listen and let it go

keep what you can

throw the rest in the can.

but remember little man...

the less I tell you the more you will see

because I want you more phenomenal.......

more phenomenal than me.






Multiple thoughts lay upon my chest and

let me tell you my thoughts

I was thinking of you and me

thinking about how you are calm to a storm

strokin my bald head after a long day soakin up heat rays

looking at my reflection in your eyes

you askin what I see in you

I see God`s plan

I see two lifespans

I see the strengths of an army

towards anyone coming to harm me

I thought about my future:)

I thought about my past

and how it shaped me to cross your path

I thought about laffin till I cry

and how you are my natural high

luvin you more till the daaaay I die

I thought of the tremendous sexes

with tremendous exes

and how its unfair to compare

because you stand alone

I would scoot over in my throne

so we can look over my kingdom

I thought of the cloudiest summer

and how I wondered

through emptiness and self doubt

till you reassured me of my self clout

and how priceless it is

I can see handlin our biz

I thought about you all day today

your eyes...your smile....your voice..

everything that makes you

what I'm attracted to

I felt you all day today

right here (pointing to head)

that's why I raced home to be right here.

ANTHONY MICHAELS     all rights reserved 2004
MY VALENTINE

This is love's holiday

kiss when she ain't lookin

over her shoulder while she cookin

up a little somethin for later

feed each other goodies

ticklin toes

talking till dawn

gettin your freak on

rose petals leading to the shower

hot for hours

come in with me baby

and we'll call the water "love"

God is who you call to

when you lose the outfit I bought you

sweets for the sweet

sweat from the heat

I see your frame

approaching me with glasses and champagne

do what you do best

put your problems to rest

say I love you to your boo

you stay together for days like this

this loves' holiday.
TRIALS OF THE DRIVEN

I keep my heart on my sleeve

the phrase is subtle

and hard to believe

but the world's nature is to deceive

that soft side now bereaved

blueprints impossible to achieve

I side step death and torture


men tryin to be friends

and women uppin skins

got me throwin bolos

got me goin for solo

cuz some of these cats is so low

and they light is so dim livin under the rim

with no air beneath they wings

the street sons sing

survival of the fittest

battles with the relentless all my worldly defenses

suck my compassion dry.

I might as well spend that on myself

wouldn't that be called self help or self healing?

A spoonful of knowledge of self

an elixir to stop my quivers

the world is not mines

I share space like the rest on the race

to the finish

road to the riches

bein stopped by bitches with switches

and sunshine pussy wantin to push me

into the material abyss

in return for the Gucci coochie

the 24 karat rock of a cock so to speak

I turn my cheek cuz most broth's aint cool

and the saying is true

some of these niggas is bitches too

I want to open my wings to the inhabitants

but I feel spent

I am listless and tired

of opposition to my desires

I will walk these lands as a man

on my own two

because when the shit goes down

how many people you think are gonna

fit in your stall??