I was standing outside of myself in a dream. Whispers from ancient feminine wisdom bombed my ears with, “listen, watch, feel, and be.” Art Deco geometrics an...

I was born in Cincinnati in 1950 into a first generation German family named Beck. My nana, grandpa, momma and our extended second-‐generation family of aunt...

After all i been threw being homeless i live to be a part of history to live to see a black president and a white women nominated what's the mystery it seems...

There they were "throned" on my front porch; every summer; shelling peas, snapping beans; There they were in bright big dresses: yellows, reds, blues, purple...

Intoxication is being drunk if only for a little while Intoxication can become a bad habit with a crooked smile Being high and drunk all alone really makes n...

The sorrow of tomorrow Is here today The future looks Dim and gray The Earth has been Polluted Children in the world Are starving and crying Many animals are...

The gate is open It isn't locked there are no locks on the gate You must decide to enter or not There is no turning back one you enter the gatee Baffled and ...

Believe it when you see someone bundle up sleeping in the street Believe it when you see someone looking in the garbage for food to eat Believe it cause all ...

I’ve been selling Streetvibes since May 7th, 2009, the old and new school Streetvibes. But the new people got to know how to sell papers, Everyone has their ...

Time- Everything in life takes time Time to plant Time to be born Time to die But let us remember To spend time with our loved ones- My mom and dad are no lo...

I woke up this morning and smelled the coffee. You just don’t know about life, until you wake up. I was born November 13th, 1970. Life is real. Life is preci...

The Sky was dark The Sun was gone The arrival of Rain made the Gusty Winds Come The Air was cool the rain felt good As I embraced the Gusty Winds See and Son...

To be called a friend is sometimes very hard to be To be a friend is a honor with many responsibilities To have a friend is someone you can depend on To have...

Did this year's Presidents' Day Cause you sadness and dismay? A yearning to turn back the clock, And feeling nostalgia for Barack. Would you even replace Don...

I don't want to be black, Those are the words that my ten year old son told me with tears in his eyes. He is tired of being viewed as a threat. 5'1, 130 poun...

Homelessness is a place that, has a lot of drought Homelessness is cold with wet nights, Homelessness is a cardboard box that a person calls their home To re...

Can You shut em down? Does the world believe that this is the worlds solution Can you shut em down? Keeping factory’s open with no work, now that’s pollution...

By June Alexander When you asked us about our roots the first thing in my mind was my hair. Instantly, the smell of heat and grease came to mind. Roots conju...

By Ricardo Taylor For those of us who are invested in the life of the streets, there are never moments of mirage. Times when we thought/ believed those insta...

What’s going on ask singer Marvin Gaye What’s going on in our world of today Stealing from each other, killing one another Lying, cheating and still calling ...