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378 · Jul 2017
Beyond Race
Tanisha Jackland Jul 2017
It isn't real
just a story you
keep telling
yourself as if
you haven't a clue

And it's true
we are all connected by
some kind of bonded
reality that provokes us
to feed into

weep for all the days
you've forgotten that for now
you are located between
the skin and the bones

Unseen
you are one of many like
a singular pattern in the
wavelength of God
We are One below the Sun even if you believe in None
Tanisha Jackland Mar 2016
They told her
she couldn't be that way
awkward bashful
cocoa girl
a mad obtuse thing

She has a symphonic voice
like sybil with a sore throat
and her whispers were more
pleasant than reeking
filtered flower-scented air

She roams like sweet breath
gives peeks
melting the sky with vengeance
while veiling her tongue
with ecstasy
******-verse
375 · May 2016
Mama
Tanisha Jackland May 2016
In a dream,
she follows me towards
The crevice of the world.

My mother, indigo raging
like a sharp scream within my brain.

I would never rid of her peculiar grin.
Her smirk, a missile, seeks out
the errors of my ways.

But life after cunning life,
She finds me settling at the root
then cuts me off.

I sit sustained here
in the moment composed
and waiting on her return.

She is the real culprit
of my shadow.
And knows this strange abyss.

I choose to keep her away
In the silence between my breath
To begin loving her from afar.

In hopes that she will one day
find herself without a curse
And out of her mad little box.
All reverence for the mothers of the world. For they have given us life and bathed us into the light.
372 · Jul 2016
Be Stillness
Tanisha Jackland Jul 2016
Please, do not concede.
do not be misled
thru the harrowing crowds
of the disappointed.

Trust in the sky.
Study how flowers breathe.
Practice the art of the unafraid.
To be truth manifested
in your body.
And listen to the Sun.
Its endless knowledge
reflected in you.

Let the earth be your sacred
ground to discover so that
you will have tasted
what it means to be
immortal and alive.
371 · Oct 2017
Sephirot and the Crickets
Tanisha Jackland Oct 2017
You say
you want
to walk the way
but never be moved
and I say
you are already
the way walking
stumbling over your
two humble yet divine feet

It is you
who will travel
this world unknowing
and it is you who
will manifest the sacred things
for each gesture there
are those of us waiting
for the next coming

You exist inspite
of the vacuum
But do not wait

You must Be
for
you are the abyss
forming itself
over and over again
fractals of light in the many
facets of eternity
371 · May 2018
There Once Was This Woman
Tanisha Jackland May 2018
Who was dubious
had kind eyes
and spoke sweetly
She sought after
big arrogant souls
Was a mystery
like water and
vast like the big sky in Montana
loved her curves and
Once caused a man to
trace her with his tongue
hugging her hills
and valleys
Playing
to keep
kneeling
371 · Dec 2015
Evolving Eden
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2015
A mystery has kept us into these fire roots.
But the spell has been broken upon our Judas lips.

Into this new skin out from the gravity of a gold ruin.
As faceless men attempt to take it all away.

Too naive to understand the scent of heat into their brains.
They are delicate holding their bellies with the breadth of their teeth.

But we all have wombs and are fetal within.
Growing strange new limbs every day.
371 · Dec 2015
Sink Into You
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2015
I am taking sweet sips of you
Stalking your infinite breath
Always leading me back to those eyes
watertight and obvious
You were the one who saw thru it

My superman but
I am the heroine
You’ve bled from the
marrow into the split lip

I am nothing without these fists
You drove into me
as if you were stone and
I sunk into you like rain
369 · Oct 2016
I am
Tanisha Jackland Oct 2016
I've bled
not because
I am a
broken sinner

I've bled
because I
am woman
harbinger of
new moons
and unspoken
mysteries

I've bled
life into the impermanent
landscape of the mind
like gravity
holding you down
in spite of the spinning

I am the fierce
darkness
traversing the
universe
barefoot

In this
black moment
I am forever
I carry
this womb
with the honor of
mothers before me

Now I am woman as a crone
ushering in the new world
of infinite love and magic
368 · Jun 2016
For What It's Worth
Tanisha Jackland Jun 2016
It's a disaster
what we're doing
to the ocean
january has come
and gone but
we haven't gone yet
No high reverence for
what has made us
No tears
just the pain
we keep inflicting
the same sadness
what we lay in the waters
will become the death
of us
and we will be gone
to see no more januaries
or oceans
leaving
just the residue of
extreme stupidity...
Dummies
367 · Oct 2018
If I Were You
Tanisha Jackland Oct 2018
We seem separate.
like we are living as
the mimic of
the other.
Mirrors. all of us.
deciding to make
faces on the
shiny walls.
Funny. to bring life
to the pain of
existing. Separate.
but we'd like to exclude
part of ourselves.
and forget
we are like the other. Them.
We think they
are enemies to
the state of our being.
But we cannot live
without the other.
Nor can we live
without spirit.
We are The Source
from where we originated.
So save
everything. and
greet yourself with
love. For everybody.
Nothing is not sacred.
367 · Dec 2018
So It Must Be
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2018
It must be
a meditation.
your life.
a very deep reflection.
a dark mirror that
shines your deeds.
Some mortals have it that
you would crumble
under such scrutiny.
But reaching for light
would sustain you.
So it must be when
you speak your truth
stand firm and take root.
always be true
364 · Dec 2015
Ocean Speak
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2015
Truth comes in waves.
Like the rhythm
of the ocean.
We were born there
in its womb.
And We are at the mercy
of the moon.


It’s hard to tell the truth
When you don’t recall
Being immortal.
When you’ve forgotten
Your own beauty.
The song that
could ultimately save you.


So we come here,
Lost limping sirens.
Mouthing lies
In falsetto memories.
Breaking bread with comfort.
But Leaving the dead to linger
upon a truthless shore.
What does the Ocean say to you?
364 · Oct 2019
God Is A Narcissistic DJ
Tanisha Jackland Oct 2019
God is a
shapeshifter
molding paste you
bone for bone
She is the woman
you can not stand
Hand on hip
slapping the
peak of Her
thigh like ***

God is madman
with dope beats
He's got you hooked
already
splicing sounds
into notes as
He watches you
shake your *** like
a possession

God is You
reading this poem
falling in love
with Yourself
over and
over again
like fractals
feeding
361 · Jun 2018
Here Comes Trouble
Tanisha Jackland Jun 2018
We are the toxic breath
that has permeated the air
we are noxious and noisy
and lumbering thru our days
like the ill-acquainted tourist

We made the pollution
for our ears
as the monsters continue
to take what was never
theirs in the first place

so we keep secrets under
our tongues afraid of
stumbling over the truth

We are nothing but the ugly
sound of humanity
paving over the goodness
of the land...
Earth good.  Man not.
358 · Dec 2018
Immortal
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2018
The trick to being immortal
is forgetting
the flesh
the bone
the blood
the life
the birth
the death
You live lucid
dreaming all this up.
358 · May 2016
some women do
Tanisha Jackland May 2016
they tightened the noose and yet
she came immaculate out of nothing
Bearing the fruit of prophecy
from her womb

they fired the stake and yet
she came driving spells
from ambrosia
cursing the heinous lots

They ****** her body and yet
She came resurrected from the darkness
and the spirit of the saints

She is black as a boot
Came martyred and gone forever
Amongst the plume of fools  
Flying toward the ends of night
354 · May 2017
Around the Gate
Tanisha Jackland May 2017
You are my insanity
Bats in the belfry crazy
dilated  pupil  gorgeous
with enough mad to
rule the world
Look at us now, love
those rose colored glasses
seem worn
seen a few awkward
engagements
But you
you always stayed unmoved
An old Oak tree
with fallen leaves...
Love over time.
352 · Dec 2018
Jello Girl
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2018
You are the cup
that runneth over
spilling into the
fear of the collective
of your ***** bigness
But silently we seek
the warmth of you
your body the
billow of clouds
a resting place
expanding until
we finally see
the true you
351 · May 2016
The Art of the Sullen
Tanisha Jackland May 2016
It is time
they are leaving us
one by one

the humble
have taken a bow and
are ascending from
us like dew does the Sun

And we are left here
to figure out what a
mess we're in and why
they were kind enough
not to hide

We could follow
their muses until
it all faded

but we'd be left with our
own smug devices
the giant would creep back in
Then we would surely die
349 · Jan 2018
Satellites
Tanisha Jackland Jan 2018
They are spying on us
from the black ether
eyes good enough to
spot you from over there
to over here and beyond
What do they see behind
this thick veil of flesh
are they soul searching us
or are they just curious enough
with all that money to find
nothing but me and you
loving each other...
Most of us are just living our lives.
346 · Sep 2016
Come and Go
Tanisha Jackland Sep 2016
Gone
the sky is broken
I feel the years
of empty moments
in my blood

Stay
you are open
and I want to kiss
the rain when it hits
on your cheeks

Touch me

I am subdued
in your presence
eager to fulfill the
selfish prophecy of
licking you
then
serving you with
*perfect lips
346 · Sep 2016
He Will Never
Tanisha Jackland Sep 2016
He   will never know me
Just  his arrogance
His   conceited brow
His   norm fitting hubris
He    lacks the color
of     blood
The  fathoms of gold
The   luster of soul
If     there are no feels
So     do you too
343 · Jul 2016
Double-Edged Sword
Tanisha Jackland Jul 2016
"Dark skin is not a crime." -Anonymous*

I wear my skin as a test,
I wear it like a cross.
my crucifixion though
I could save the world.

I am the secret
of the night come
risen from its womb.

Ordained by the Sun,
My skin is a test and
I am warm inside like you.
342 · Jan 2017
Let Them Rhythm
Tanisha Jackland Jan 2017
There is music
in your hips, woman
be careful
those feet
breed men
to take a peek
and she be
yours unduly

some day they
will hear you
with eager ears

the movement of
your curves
makes them tickle

and they be
spellbound
by the notes
you bring
to the rhythm of what
God has made
341 · Sep 2019
What America
Tanisha Jackland Sep 2019
We are not so fortunate
striving for arrogance
leaving us armor-less

no warning of
our decay
the morals

Are we so hollow
and rotten to the bone

Do we have bones
and is our hatred
fortress enough
341 · Nov 2016
Deplore
Tanisha Jackland Nov 2016
Is such a strong word
but I'm left with perplexed, really.
Seems like it's more like puzzling.
No. More like an animosity.
That's it. It's stewing animosity.
Um. It's definitely a loathing.
I don't understand these feelings.
Like you I don't understand
the contempt. Only that you placed
it there. Made a monster soldier.
Created this hunk of burning disdain
for you and your entire crew of
miscreant trolls.
Tanisha Jackland Mar 2017
I lapsed obtuse,  Variable,
echoed, yesterday, "Our
unleashed..."*

Ecoutet, my friend
always listen
because between
the expanse
we understand this
language in frequency
Your highest note
always hits me in the
right places
We harmonize
to the vibes
of this

and come out on
the other side

whole
340 · Apr 2016
Torn
Tanisha Jackland Apr 2016
You could never totally
annihilate yourself

You could never really
destroy the real parts
of you that are unseen

You are
this low hum  
in the fabric of the universe

And if you could be deleted
there'd be this tiny tear
in the continuum
of the cosmos

While the static wind
would howl in place
of your unfathomable
presence
love yoself
337 · Dec 2015
We've Lost It
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2015
Maybe I’m a liar.
But here is the truth.
There is no truth
That we could
possibly comprehend.

We couldn’t handle it.
So we chop it
Up into simple little
Pieces we can fathom.
Life is easier that way.
Then we try to impress those
Who haven’t a clue.

Like an unfinished puzzle
we’ve lost the
most important piece
to bringing it all together.

But it’s gotta be
here somewhere
Waiting to be found in order
To complete itself.

Like this poem waiting
To be found for someone
To read it.

I maybe a liar but I think
You’ve found it.
I try to be honest but it's a hard language to learn.
334 · May 2021
Believed to be Seen
Tanisha Jackland May 2021
I saw them
working as
old schlepps
like you or me
postering as
flawed and human
but I know
they walk perfect
upon the earth  
ordained in shrouds
of shimmer
upon them
and when you are
not looking
they sing of
liberation
between
the moments
while blessing your
face with God
333 · Nov 2018
Rightful Place
Tanisha Jackland Nov 2018
"The spirit of emptiness is immortal.
It is called the Great Mother
because it gives birth to Heaven and Earth.
It is like a vapour, barely seen but always present.
Use it effortlessly. " -Tao Te Ching Ch. 6

We are the manifestations
of our mothers.
We all were born
from Her.
She laid down for us.
And gave Her body for us.
The ultimate sacrifice was Hers.
She would have died for us.
to be born fresh and anew.
We exist because of Her.
May She be exalted
and deeply revered forever.
I love you, mama.
331 · Nov 2017
Sickness
Tanisha Jackland Nov 2017
Who's to say
that I am extreme
I hide my quirks
in awkward smiles
and inconvenient
small talk
I am a black girl
interrupted which means
I am quite possibly magickal
but invisible to most and really
seen by very few
I guess like all of us
dying to be remembered
dying to become immortal...
329 · Mar 2018
Rolling With Devil
Tanisha Jackland Mar 2018
It's a terrible thing
to know the difference
between right and wrong
then to choose the
apparently vile thing
with all the gander
you could muster
over and over again
rolling with the devil
like he's on your side
forever clinging to him
as if you made him
though ultimately
He is not for sale
but you are...
329 · Aug 2017
Think
Tanisha Jackland Aug 2017
When I ask too many questions
I see your brow bury into
a frustrated wrinkle
like I caught you in a lie
you don't understand
and you never understood me
I don't give you sassy
I give you questions
I don't give you an apology
I give you an inquisition
like you are in an exam
you just can't fathom
because you don't think deep
enough about the black me...
Tanisha Jackland Feb 2019
You were not programmed
to follow them the others.

I'm talking to the wind
of reality and what is true.

If integrity walked by, would you
recognize it.
Or if compassion were in the house,
would you feel it.

Deeply understand who you are.
If you are the soul. Be the soul of that place.

Know from which path
you came
then blaze your own.
Tanisha Jackland Feb 2023
We are not an absolute
one day to be fodder
for the Earth
She will consume us
after we have had enough
for we are cyclical beings
waning always waning
fading into frequencies
of rearranging patterns

I'd like to think
we have an eternity
to come back again
if necessary
to try on new flesh
to eat again
at the bounty of Earth
329 · May 2016
No Talking
Tanisha Jackland May 2016
You cannot disturb
what is already
making quite a raucous
in between the
gun shots and chatter
is this inaudible void
that feeds itself
when no one is looking
to hear it is like
hearing God
A frequency at which
we are frantically
trying to get away from
To be entertained
and extracted
from the sacredness of
what is subtle
We are a bad
loud bunch
just learning how
to be silence
learning how to
be God.
327 · Dec 2017
the old willow
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2017
I am like an old willow
hoping you will notice me
that you'd want
to hold my embrace in yours
tree branch to flesh
compromising our nuances
like old friends
diving into each others
thought bubbles
and seeking out the lit sun
in our eyes...
who's to say that the tree
is not sentient
maybe we are not tree enough
just seed thoughts
floating along
for a place to belong
a place worth settling for...
Trees are people too.
327 · Mar 2022
The Art of "Taxidermy"
Tanisha Jackland Mar 2022
He is double-sided
and speaks with a second tongue
There are legions of him
sneaking out from under stones
casting spells
to win you over
would-be plasticized trophy

He will bamboozle you
with the nectar from his lips
He's no sir lancelot but
a shapeshifting
boogie man waiting to
kidnap you and
hang you on his wall
326 · Nov 2017
No Cleavage Needed
Tanisha Jackland Nov 2017
He is double-sided
and speaks with a second tongue
There are legions of him
rising out from under stones
casting spells
to win you over
would-be plasticized trophy
He will bamboozle you
with the sweetness of his lips
He is no sir lancelot but
a shapeshifting
boogie man waiting to
kidnap you and
hang you on his wall
You have been warned.
326 · May 2017
Suspended
Tanisha Jackland May 2017
Inspired by the words of my muses, Xu Zhimo and Ms. Hsu

I am the moon
across the sunlit sky,
By chance it will
eclipse your heart
Don't be relieved or elated
At the speed of thought
it dissipates

In the evening, we convene
the journeys
distinct in paths
you might remember,
but perhaps it best your
memory fade of the blaze
when we once met
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ql5ih3xqZA&index=13&list=PLF4835A64FC267ACA
326 · Dec 2019
Paper Gardens
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2019
A child moves

paint without effort

over the white abyss

channeling Van Gogh

or Matisse

the nerve of these

little ones to dare tap

into the celestial void

of creation

the audacity of a child

to till onto their paper

random flora

like a gardener of a new alchemy.
"All children are artists.  The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Picasso
325 · Mar 2021
Broken
Tanisha Jackland Mar 2021
I am in question
while the tarot cards
plummet to
the floor
these inquiries
are hidden within
I am not a queen of
anything
but a jester in silly clothing
beckoning you
with empty
blood-ridden hands
I made a promise
to the one God
and broke it shamefully
I fell hard
paying for it
broken body
deliberately
heart stung
with little glee
324 · Mar 2017
The Void
Tanisha Jackland Mar 2017
She fears its omnipotence
It breathes in the quiet
scans her humanity,
her fire

She holds tight
to the golden refuge
and plants sweets
in the bottom of
blossoming trees

The void is a savage lover
with delicate fingers
and a pretty mouth
323 · Dec 2015
Poet
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2015
Immortalize me.
Take all of me into you.
And let me be there
In your skin.
Imagine me
Filling up your lungs.
Seeing thru your eyes.
Speaking from your mouth.
Poet, then write me a poem
About eternity.
Write me a poem about me.
The best poem about me wins a prize.
323 · Dec 2015
Medicine
Tanisha Jackland Dec 2015
You move within me
this fluttering heat inside.
Drool to slow sips,
my tongue forms into your lips.

You expel at a distance,
The demons we come carrying.
As you taste me unseen
from your pillow.

I stretch and bend hoping
You’ve caught my kiss.
You cut the pain and
I take you in like medicine.
322 · Feb 2018
Tell the Truth
Tanisha Jackland Feb 2018
Truth isn't taught in
homes or schools
but is learnt thru
the trial and error
of the tongue
the bigger the lie
the insurmountable
effort it is to the journey
back home
Stay close to your truth.
321 · Jun 2017
Prayer for Healing
Tanisha Jackland Jun 2017
There is a stillness which exists
between every word and silence
Within that space of the slightest
breath may you find Love.
For it is in the house of love
which heals you.
It is in the unbroken strings of love
that is forgiveness driving us closer
together more than any burden carried in
your heart and on your back.
For every tear you shed may you enter
the soul silently to open and
let in the presence of peace to guide you.
Seek Forgiveness. Seek Service. Seek Unseen,

Sending waves of healing energy to all.
In this, lies the sacredness of what  
Has ever been forgotten.

And so it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NR1U6cnVq8
319 · Apr 2016
Charmed and such...
Tanisha Jackland Apr 2016
There are moments
i want to soak you in
seeing the gesture
of your pen while
it wails across
the static void.

i would be there to tend
your wounds but mine fester
longer
the blood-letting go...

i could
lick what makes
you flutter...

but
i cannot undo
what's due you
but
you could...
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