I was just contacted by the InterGalactic Governing Organization (IGGO) that they have appointed me as their official Poet Laureate for the coming 5 years. What an honor! My first action is to make all living poets millionaires. I have already contacted the InterGalactic Monetary Organization (IGMO) to place $1,000,000 in each poet’s bank account.

A Love Supreme

It took Coltrane to help me understand Malcolm

(Portrait of Malcom X by Bruni) 

I put Coltrane’s horn

horn between my ears

and he riddles them

with exclamation points

Trane twists my insides

until I see outsides

Crying out about pain

and humiliation

Coltrane exhausts

my mind

satisfies soul

Malcolm X

repeats the refrain

his voice melodious

filled with passion

and intelligence

making points

castigating

oppression

in all its hidden

forms

This was Malcolm X

a man accused

of separatism

and egotism

I dug deeper

found a man

who moved

mountains

of Human Rights

with unity and dignity

for all peoples

I don’t think we

understood Malcolm X

we listened to the leaves

and did not embrace

the tree

Before his haj

Malcolm only saw black

after his pilgrimage

he did not see color

only humanity

© 2012 lgjaffe 

A Love Supreme

It took Coltrane to help me understand Malcolm

I put Coltrane’s horn

horn between my ears

and he riddles them

with exclamation points

Trane twists my insides

until I see outsides

Crying out about pain

and humiliation

Coltrane exhausts

my mind

satisfies soul

Malcolm X

repeats the refrain

his voice melodious

filled with passion

and intelligence

making points

castigating

oppression

in all its hidden

forms

This was Malcolm X

a man accused

of separatism

and egotism

I dug deeper

found a man

who moved

mountains

of Human Rights

with unity and dignity

for all peoples

I don’t think we

understood Malcolm X

we listened to the leaves

and did not embrace

the tree

Before his haj

Malcolm only saw black

after his pilgrimage

he did not see color

only humanity

© 2012 lgjaffe

Unprotected Poetry Version 5.0

One of my favorite pieces reborn and revisited yet again! 

I had unprotected poetry last night

it was unexpected you know

spontaneous and we did not use anything

we just went at it to keep the mood.

It was incredible but not safe

and now I am worried

cause it can be infectious and dangerous

to say things without a condom.

It could be disastrous to speak without protection

A guy should not have unprotected poetry

he should take more responsibility than that

not just leave it up to the girl.

It was so irresponsible of me

to have unprotected poetry

to not even ask or consult

her about poetry control methods

she might be using or gulp not using.

What if she gets poetically pregnant

and wants to have my poem?

Or what if she has some kind

of poetically transmitted disease

you know PTD  –

and we have to wait

and see what happens

taking regular poetry tests

to see if we’ve got it.

But wow

we actually did it last night –

We had poetry…

How many people

in this day and age

have pure unprotected poetry?

We should be thankful for that

after all it was good poetry

we both really enjoyed it!

We soared like angels

without wings

never coming down

just coming

poetically, that is.

But what a high

to hit that climax

and feel like you

will never be mortal again…

Now that you’ve had

unprotected poetry

who can protect you?

Now that you’ve had

unsafe poetry

and want to do it

again and again

and again…

Cause it don’t feel

the same

with a poetic condom

blocks off the all feeling

and the flow.

And the words

the words

are stopped short

with safe protected poetry

and I will never

write that way again!

© 2012 lgjaffe

Love Nots

Love not

what you see

Love

what you perceive

Embrace being

not facade

Caress soul

not form

Mingle with spirit

not function

Entwine new thoughts…

– An aroma of aphrodisiac

© 2012 lgjaffe

Love Nots

Love not

what you see

Love

what you perceive

Embrace being

not facade

Caress soul

not form

Mingle with spirit

not function

Entwine new thoughts…

– An aroma of aphrodisiac

© 2012 lgjaffe

I Will Know Freedom

Even

if my eyes

be blind

I will know

Freedom

by her touch.

And even

if my fingers

be bleeding

I will know

Freedom

by her sound.

And even

if my ears

be silent

I will know

Freedom

by her scent.

And even

if my senses

are struck

I will know

Freedom…

© 2012 lgjaffe

Silence Rescued Silence Revealed Silence Restored

In dedication of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Once upon a time

there was a holocaust…

Millions died

because of one man

because of one people

Because of a silence

so unprofound

that people were

caused not to speak

They were cautioned

not to breathe

and whatever faint

breaths they had

were better he

than me

And this silence

grew until

it became a loud noise

And today we

revere that silence

with more silence

And yes

millions are still

easily slaughtered

And economies

of life

are shattered

And people

would rather protest

than live

And still

the silence

remains

And we celebrate

that silence

today

Isn’t it fitting?

© 2012 lgjaffe

Silence Rescued Silence Revealed Silence Restored

In dedication of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Once upon a time

there was a holocaust…

Millions died

because of one man

because of one people

Because of a silence

so unprofound

that people were

caused not to speak

They were cautioned

not to breathe

and whatever faint

breaths they had

were better he

than me

And this silence

grew until

it became a loud noise

And today we

revere that silence

with more silence

And yes

millions are still

easily slaughtered

And economies

of life

are shattered

And people

would rather protest

than live

And still

the silence

remains

And we celebrate

that silence

today

Isn’t it fitting?

© 2012 lgjaffe

You

&

I

In a precisely

designed moment

You

&

I

are

Us

Like a kite

flying at midnight

Like a rainbow

over the sea

Like a walk

on the Left Bank

Like the scent

of fresh baked bread

Perfection

A nighttime

splendor

A reciprocal

passion

A mutual

comingling

A spiritual

connect

A sense

& sensibility

A uniting

distinguished

Us

© 2012 lgjaffe