https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/Poetry or spoken word about my life, love, basketball, family, friends, random thoughts...just me clearing my mind for your entertainment. If you want to see poetry in a different light, you'll see it done here creatively.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/647672When you take the time to love life you'll stop wasting time searching for love and realize a love life takes time and you usually don’t have enough buckle up cause my words are in motion you can calculate my mileage and if you get sick I'll hold your hair back like house parties in college being...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/646754If I only knew then, what I know now I would’ve grown while you showered me with knowledge. I would’ve cut the weeds out of my life sooner I would’ve cherished the difficult moments instead of letting it perish. I would’ve allowed myself to feel vulnerable because you can’t experience love...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/645753Let these words disable you from turning the page as I give the mute a hoarse voice and make the deaf, ears bleed if that ain't a sign rub your fingers across my mind and let Braille read. Anything is possible, Celtic green ring you’ll be lucky if one line Pierce the seam. I only speak when I...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/644997It’s 2010 and it’s funny how the world ain’t too different than it was almost 100 years ago. It’s funny to think that my ancestors cringed at the sound of “whips” and “chains”…And all we care about today are how many “whips” are in garage, and how many “chains” we have on our necks. Yea, history...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/644433I make a determination to determine whether or not my consciousness is conscious of this ceaseless love concealed in the pit of my mind. Although this notion may be conceptual and life is a continuous activity, I don’t want to run out of time if tomorrows never promised tomorrow today I want to...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/644172If I only knew it’d be a world full of words my enemies are silent because to me, they're unheard if you heard me the first time, your just in time for seconds two servings of verbs, ain’t no interjections. so pour you a glass of adjectives, yes you guessed it. I’m noun, I mean known for altering...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/643900Although my conscience may ache at times, I consciously take precaution of my old ways at times. Is it weird that this happiness is painful at times, because I never felt this way in my life? Why is curiosity silenced? When verbs are words used to express my actions, occurrence and existence. I...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/643586I went to bed real and woke up reeking of truth. Honesty is a trait often misconstrued, because knowledge isn’t enough, experience is taught that we learn by what we do. So with everything I chose to do, I am whole heartedly experiencing you. And in every experience my heart leaks in it. Leaving...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/643326All my life I’ve been forced to pick a side/unconsciously conscience of the invisible line/cautious of every move/a jab step was ridiculed/lucky for me I was somewhat neutral, good o’ athlete rule/but quickly learned being me wasn’t enough/I spoke to proper, it wasn’t black enough/Relaxed my...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/PoetikliNclynd/643075Brent Merrill (Grand Ronde tribal member) is a public relations consultant specializing in Native American issues and sports promotion. He is also a documentary film maker, author, and photojournalist, with offices in Grand Ronde and Salem. His website is at...