In that Moment

In that moment

The wind brushed against our cheeks
And the water danced as it splashed against the lifeless rocks
Our faces drew closer, and our bodies were magnetic
And then our lips touched sending tingles from the top

Down to my socks, making my heart flutter
Inside the shutter of my chest
The gentle air stroking down your neck
There's that essence of us in every breathe

That's why the stars stood in the sky
Little winks. And the shooting star marked its smile
And the crescent moon listened, to the song of our hearts
As we embrace each other on the waters edge for that while

Everyday I ponder when I look into the night sky
How I long to repeat those minutes once again
The stars only appear when I'm with you
So it's savoured here, in that moment reminisced by my pen

By Jesse Johnson

All I Know Is that I Love You

All I know is that I love you

I'm not gonna sit here and try to give myself reasons
All I know is that I love you, and that love is not just a feeling
Its an emotion, to be motioned
That's why my tongue is here revealing
And everyday I hear your voice alone
The onion layers are peeling
So imagine when I see your face and touch your body too
My heart beat starts to pump, and something hits the ceiling
Bringing me back to when we was new
Me and you, we were revealing
Our nature, raw rough ragged to the bone
Slow sleek slender, all of those sensuous under tones
And everyday I see you face and think
That we never would have known
If one of us had been buried
Or one of our hearts were turned to stone
So here I am, my heart body mind and soul smiles when I wake
Because I'm glad that your the one I've chose
Cause I've danced with history and mystery
Down a long and dismal road
But with you, I know your presence
And all of your aspirations when we stroll
And I hope wish and wonder
Together we turn old
So we can remember and reminisce
And cherish every moment until deaths angel comes to kiss
So here I sign and seal my oath of love to you
With a drop of my blood and a splatter of my perfume
Let us in our merriment progress
And in loves strong hold continue

By Jesse Johnson

To You

To You

People spend a life time searching for what you have
And the time you've spent together so far just shows what love is
From the first vows, not an eye has bated
Signed and sealed with that one kiss

And billions more, and a couple of kids
Little truffles that god calls blessings
The preservation of life and legacy
Building family trees, brick upon brick places of dwelling

Come rain or shine, you've awaken to the same face
With a tender kiss with that whiff of morning breath and a smile
And you remember that time and distance is no barrier
Just to see, hug and hold, you'd travel a thousand miles

And distance makes the heart grow fonder
That's why you stay close inches deep every night
Tried and tested, your emotions and motives have frozen time
Weathered any storm, and thrown off any tempestuous smite

So you rise as the sun falls to your enjoyment of life
Family bonded in holy matrimony, you live as one with pride
Not a rock to turn over, no secrets between man and wife
Your rings are a symbol, there's nothing to hide

So here you are in the open
To all eyes and all ears
Where you tender loving care has been announced again
Here's to many more years

By Jesse Johnson

Happy birthday

Happy birthday

This is me finding another way to say it
New day new dawn, to another year of the game
Life, so roll the dice, make your move play it
Know yourself well, before the world knows your name

You can stay the same, or you can decide to change
Switch positions to your advantage, so you can elevate
Maintain an aim so life can be rearranged
You can be the last man standing check mate

Don't worry about the age, watch dates
You can watch the sun rise and fall, you shine in many ways
Destiny's is not written, so why believe in fate
Your lifeline, smile happy birthday

By Jesse Johnson

Slave mentality

Slave mentality

Yes I am proud to be
Black, but my skin does not define me
I got mind and heart, age let wisdom find me
Let me stay distant from history’s broken bonds
My ancestors were, but me no longer
I am who I am, I do not belong
In the ownership of a slave master
Kept oppressed by whips, chains and shackles
In this day and age I'm strong and stronger
In this day and age...I'm free, freedom
But my government says otherwise
Classing me as an ethnic minority
Only giving a helping hand to push me into poverty
Leaving me stifled, corrupted feeding my broken dreams
Filling my lungs with imported weed
Laced with strings of heroin
Keeping me in chains and shackles
With nothing to do and nowhere to go
Until violence breaks out and we tear each other down
Nigger this and nigger that
Stab him, shoot him, rob him, beat him.
Its all an endless cycle
So I watch no longer
Leave the weak mentality to the weak
Leave the roads to those who don't want to break the spell
Leave me away from this life’s political greed
Leave me out of the SLAVE Mentality

by Jesse Johnson

Stop think

STOP THINK

Okay, I messed up
Now I got to stop think and fix up
I'm somebody, so are you so chin up
I can feel with stretched open hands
So take mine, keep in touch

Stop, think and find yourself
I don't want to be mesmerized by the world
I don't want to be love smitten by some girl
I want to be pure like the whitest pearl

Stop, think and feel it
Repeat your words again and mean it
Imagery in my words, can you see it?
You are somebody, believe it

Stop, think and see what I see
A world corrupt by violence and greed
All people say these days is me me me
But we need to let go and feel free

Stop, think, smell what I smell
The after shave on a sweet boy
The whiff of perfume on a fit girl
And of luxury foods, so eat well

Stop, think, taste what I taste
Something putrid, my mouths profanity is waste
Replaced with an aroma, soothing like earl grey
Creating a mixed aura, like a woman's birth pains

Stop, think, hear what I hear
My conscience telling me I care
My mind screaming out, it cry’s fear
And the silent motion of my eyes tears

Stop, think...

by Jesse Johnson

Nausea

Nausea

I had an unsettled stomach

A feeling of sickness, queasy

Like I wanted to puke

Was it you?

I felt smothered

Greased up, buttered

Corset tight
Broken ribs, gut termite

I heard a churning
Felt the fire, embers
Chemicals reacting
Something old and new

It was something crazy
Greatly amazing, nauseating
Adrenaline rush
So I rushed to where I brush

Looked in the mirror...
And I saw you

In the background

Nausea

by Jesse Johnson