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| ISBN-13: | 9781468596489 |
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| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication date: | 06/04/2012 |
| Pages: | 108 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.26(d) |
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Breaking the Cycle
A Collection of Creative WorksBy Tony Wilson
AuthorHouse
Copyright © 2012 Tony WilsonAll right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4685-9648-9
Chapter One
LoveStruck
To discover you in the form you are was unexpected
Felt you like you've been here before
His passion was met by Beauty as her
alluring frame hit the door
He'd give his whole being to become a man that is real
But the harder he looked the more tired he grew of
those who thought his heart was theirs to steal
Finding himself ever distant from his goal ...
That is until he laid eyes on you
That one glimpse into your paradise made
it all worth engaging nature's toll
He can look and see the stress of the one you are stuck with
The one who does not believe in the real queen that you are
You deserve to be showered and blossomed with love
Not the end of the battering ram of his curse pit
But, sometimes in life it's hard to see
royalty behind the cloak of agony
You kissed the frog once
Not the prince you expected
You kissed him twice only to have the
result disgustingly resurrected
Now as you walk through the fog lights
of mist and drunken haze
You ignite him into a passionate blaze
Be patient!
She's coming towards you!
Your eyes look wandered and uncaring
Your settles of reality have dampened your belief in dreams
Yet, your exotic saunter whisks you closer
Your prince is on the other side of the room!
He can feed your aching soul
He will revive your bleeding heart
Only he too is blinded by past acts of turmoil's spark
Afraid to be dragged by the ankles
through enchantment's dirt
But nonetheless, there he stands excusing all hurt
His eyes lock on you
You are snagged by his romantic scent
Manly, yet sweet with a soft core
You want to embrace him near to your heart
to see if his excitement matches yours
She thinks to herself:
I can't let myself feel for him, but I can't let him go ...
There is something different about him ...
I must let it show!!!
Her eyes sparkle when his mouth forms a luring grin
She can't stop staring once again
He wants what dwells inside that you're afraid to let out
Your physique is sexy but your mind is what he's about
Through the massive crowd he pushes through
only to scream in your ear about:
The weather
Your hopes
And what makes up your perfect dream
Your words like your feet, so melodic as they swing
Your energy increases even though you've been at it all day
His passion intensifies as each beat bounces back and forth
You grind closer and closer as your body's attraction sets fire
Your peppermint breath gets heavier on his
neck as you are drawn to his fresh airs
You're surprised at how open you are
about the distress of your past
The fear
Intrigue
Your wants and desires
The sun comes up in an hour but neither of you are tired
You could stare all day!
The hours fall so quickly you wish they would stop
Your lips have been pressed so long you
would think they were locked
As garbage trucks wind and grind
You begin your race against day time
Tripping over half cups of beer
Red and green beads tangled in your shoes
resemble the reality of what you must do
But nothing changes the emotions of you two
You look down only to realize your hands are clasped
tightly, as if letting go will take away from this moment
You don't want it to end
Please Lord don't let it all disappear
You want this moment forever near!
Trina and the Rogue
Presence
He can change!
I believe in him!
I know there is so much good inside!
Some people think he has no heart
But I know better!
He may seem cold but that is pretty damn bold to judge
a man when you don't know his trials and tribulations
All you can see is the hurt he's committed:
The lies
The cheats
And all around deceits that stopped him from
creating days that end with flowers at my feet,
and all the love making on soft bed sheets
Trust me, before the Malignant Spirit took
over his mind he did all of this and more!
At one time he could play along to my body's
sweetest song and lay me down oh so right
And would have given his life for any price before
let his enraged fists black out my night
My REAL man was as loyal as the blood
that runs through your veins
Through all insecurities he maintained his
right as the humble King of our domain
Before he became a Brute, I thought a man was to create
a safe space for his woman to live, love and grow
How profound that after the butterfly stage this
intrinsic fallacy becomes a harsh realization to know
Since the Presence, somehow I have become
the root of his angry stress and all the kisses
and hugs are now met with heavy hands
In his deadly rage his love becomes a yell, a curse and dirty
slurs that beat my weak knees until I can't even stand
I thought I could walk away but he
needs me, and I need him
I already told you I believe in him!
I mean, he really doesn't mean it....
I just have to be a better woman for him!
I can't keep letting my insecurities detract
from his many unachieved capabilities
If I can only learn to resolve my own baggage I can
relieve his stress and he can live life more simply
That will make him happy ... right?
I know he told me to go, but what he wants is for me to stay
Put your bags down baby I love you ...
No, get the fuck out! I can't stand to look at your face!!!
That's the psychotic game we play!!!
Although it kills me inside, I can ignore
him when he says fuck you ...
Hey, well fuck you too
I took it harder when he called me a bitch ...
But I wiped that one off like I was
irritated by an annoying itch
I almost had enough when he called me a slut....
But.... Well you get the point don't you?
I stare at the mirror at what I've become
and hope that it's telling me a lie
I used to see a gorgeous face but now I stare
at a sunken expression, devoid of life
All my drive and gumption yells back
at me like why even try
You are too fucking DUMB!!!
The world I loved would snap back at me with a
smothering view of blossoming roses and sunshine
Now I'm consumed with ominous dark clouds and
a glass of Chardonnay laced with turpentine
All my flashes of fiery depression loom over
me attaching to my life's perception
The Boorish Goblin has created my internal shift
I walk to the door in my final exodus but the downpour of
neglect and guilt makes the door knob impossible to lift
The Barbaric Goon feeds off of my doubt,
so he pushes and yells some more
Giving the normal person reason enough
to disappear with no remorse
But instead I stay through this week's re run
episode of "Trina, You're a whore"
But I am dedicated!!!
No matter how many times the clues have left me battered
I can fight off this bloodthirsty
Presence; this was apart of deal
No matter how many times his wrath
has left me bruised and tattered
They too will heal!!!
Once I figure out how to do better I can
be the calm to his deadly storm
Then we can get back to where we were before
Back when our love was cozy and warm ...
As the House Began to Rumble
As the house began to rumble, I heard a piercing scream right before the violent shadow of the one hundred year old crystal vase shattered above Trent's head. "I fucking hate you! Who do you think you are? I am not some dumb bitch that's just gonna let you walk in and out whenever the hell you want!" Carolyn threw the vase full of water, while Trent ducked in just enough time to dodge the family heirloom his great-grandmother passed on to him just before her death.
This is where I first learned what rage was. Trent's hands then balled up in tight fists of fury. The corners of his mouth began to curdle with white foam as his eyes burned a hole through Carolyn, in a stare with such an intensity I've never seen before.
This stare of pure hatred sent shivers down my spine. It was the type of glare you could tell a person is capable of doing anything vicious to another, including the one they love. At the time I was unable to interpret Trent's countenance, all I could feel was the twisting and burning irritation going on in my stomach. He yelled at me to leave the room and closed the door before my body was completely out of the way, letting the door assist in my hasty departure. I then heard the crack of my mother's skull against the door. She screamed out in agony, "No, Trent, this is going too far!"
Carolyn and Daddy fought a lot, but I assure you my Daddy was a good man.
My Daddy was a very handy man, a man of few words, but a strong man nonetheless. He performed manual labor for neighboring white folks in order to make the extra money we needed to keep us living in the fancy white neighborhoods. "I only want my daughters to have the best," He would proudly boast while sipping Jack Daniels with his friends. It's funny because he never asked us how we felt about living in the white neighborhoods. Either he was so caught up in his delusional attempts of what it meant to be successful, or he simply didn't care.
He didn't know how we feared for our lives walking to school everyday hearing scraggly white men screaming threats of harm and degradation. "We are going to rape you little black bitches if we see you walking around here again!"
It was so terrifying for me and my two sisters to walk the mile and a half to school, that we had to choose different routes every day to avoid the potential of being hurt. It didn't matter anyway because each route we took presented a different form of harassment. We would either have rocks thrown at us by little kids when we took the long route or be spat upon when walking through the junk yard where the old crotchety white men worked. I never told Daddy about this because I knew he would wind up in jail for killing someone if he ever found this out. If a black man even looked wrong at a white man in the 60's, the white people would lock them up so fast and throw away the key. Whether there were good times or bad, we needed Daddy around.
Daddy spent a lot of money on his tools—especially his drill. He would sometimes save as long as six months in order to get the best equipment which we really could not afford. I will never forget the day he brought home his "Baby," The CTX-900 Cordless Power Drill Deluxe package.
This is the only thing he cared about more than us! How do I know, you ask? Well, how about the fact that it had a homemade glass case with a threatening sign that read "DO NOT EVER TOUCH ME." Besides that, my sisters and I heard everyday about the chrome handle, with its pristine sleek finish on the body, oh, I can't forget about the twelve exchangeable head feature. The presence of the drill caused so much controversy in our home.
You see, Carolyn was unhappy with Daddy for recklessly spending all that money on a drill when it could have been put into a savings account which would have taught us financial responsibility—something Daddy did not understand. This was nothing out of the ordinary for Daddy however, we are talking about the same man who drank daily, had an addictive personality with a tendency for manic shopping sprees, and would gamble away the rent money because of an "inside connection" that he was so sure would double our money. Instead, this inside connection snaked away all of our money and we would have to move in with Grammy until we could afford to move into another fancy white neighborhood.
"It'll pay for itself baby, just as soon as I find more work." He was always so damn sure of himself and I was used to seeing him unhappy that whenever he got excited for something, I jumped right on board to support him. "Yes, Carolyn I think Daddy is right, I like the drill." I supported Daddy all the time, he would always wrap me in his giant hands and give me the biggest hug and kiss that I would ignore the strong scent of bourbon excreting from his pores. All Carolyn would do was shake her head in an attempt to not get angry. "Oh baby, what do you know and stop calling me Carolyn, I am your mama!" See, what I now know is that all Carolyn could do was walk away at that point because in our family, the woman was never to defy her man. "You support that man, even when you know he is about to make a big mistake," Grammy so adamantly demanded.
Now, I always knew how important the drill was to my Daddy, but I never suspected that it would overwhelm the family with all of his love. The amore he held for the drill was never proven until Carolyn's face hit the door.
As Carolyn continued to scream behind the enormous wooden door, I heard the slow creak the "DO NOT EVER TOUCH ME" drill case made whenever Daddy went to show it off to someone. Then I heard another crushing punch that silenced Carolyn's screaming.
I ran to my room and grabbed the tattered, yellow Whiffle ball bat that I got for Christmas, and I began hitting the door frantically yelling for Carolyn to open the door. Okay, being seven years old wailing a Whiffle ball bat obviously isn't very threatening but, shit, what would you do? As the whining sound of the drill began, I began to convulse with tears and begging ever so desperately for Carolyn to open the door, "Please, open the door, Carolyn, I can help you, please!!" Carolyn could not answer my cries, as I heard the sound of Trent's foot crack into her teeth.
I fell to my knees and looked around the room. During still times it conveyed a soulful ebony tint with a strong ambiance of peace, but as the chaos and dismal turmoil of my rumbling shack ensued it gave off an essence of Black pain and regret. The grey in my eyes slowly turned red as I heard the aggressive drill slowly dragging through the soft texture of Carolyn's cocoa skin, and cracking harshly through the bones of her face.
Carolyn's afflictive yelps reinforced my true helplessness. "There is nothing I can do. I am so sorry Mommy." I remained on my knees sobbing tears of dejection. It was true, there was nothing I could do, and Trent had finally snapped and showed what was more important to him. I can't call the police; it was never okay to involve the white man in a black man's home life. Mommy would always assert that "they look for reasons to round up and take a nigga's child."
I was so built up with emotion that my tears stopped forming. My throat locked up on me and I couldn't for the life of me scream for help. Finally the drilling stopped and the door swung open to a grisly fog. Trent walked past me with blood-soaked hands, stopped and calmly said, "Stop those tears, she'll be alright! You know I love you right?" I couldn't speak; I could only stare at the terror of my mommy's limp body on the ground, shaking and sobbing violently.
To this day Trent's words fly through my mind everyday with incessant repetition. Could it be true that he really did love me after he mutilated my mother's face? In my home there was always an element of functional psychosis that lay behind the macho veil of Trent's madness. This veil was more like a rock that slowly hardened Trent's heart. I can't begin to explain fully what brought him to draw the final straw, but he let his everyday battles and mental struggles ruin our family.
Maybe his sanity began to chip away when he finally received the letters hatefully nailed to our doors threatening the degradation of his daughters from white men. Maybe reading, "Don't go to sleep, or we'll rape those little black bitches of yours," made him feel like less of a man and made him hurt my mommy. I do recall the fire in his eyes slowly diminish with every failed attempt at giving us the life he thought we deserved.
I stood behind Trent as he sat with his back hunched over with his head placed in his bloody hands. He always tensed his shoulders when he was stressed. I ran quickly to Mommy trying to help her off the floor. She pushed me off and ran into her room slamming the beautiful oak door behind her. Ten o' clock reads on the winding clock, Trent had to be up at 4 am to work on Ms. Abigail's shed.
He lifted his conflicted head in regret and then proceeded to wash the blood off of his tired hands. He calmly retreated to his room to hibernate, where he dropped to his knees to pray for a change in life with a new day coming. He guiltily kissed Mommy and rubbed her wounds. "I am sorry," he whispered. I began to clean the blood of the bathroom floor, as my sister's were coming back from Grammy's the next morning, and I could not let them see the mess. The house then began to settle as I grabbed my stomach in reaction to the sharp ulceric pain that had resurfaced. I then vomited the entire contents of my small stomach until I would soon fade into my sleepy safe haven, where I would forget about it all, that is until the next time the house decided to rumble.
(Continues...)
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Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction....................1Mardi Gras LoveStruck....................15
Trina and the Rogue Presence....................25
As the House Began to Rumble....................35
Dissecting Your Inner Monster....................45
The Dilemma....................55
Devil on the Mountain....................63
Dreams of Making a Love Story....................71
Trina's Resurgence....................79
Victory Queen....................93
About the Author....................99