The 1st poem of the Lady Velvet Series is primarily a love poem to all women inspired by research I’ve done into the plight of many women all over the world in terms of just trying to exist equally in society. A lot of cowards have done all they can throughout history to break women down and I wanted to write a poem that would lift them up instead, and so I wrote Inch X Inch. Erotic as it sounds it’s really based off of two concepts. 1, actually trying to measure a woman’s worth in a way that would allow them to see themselves through my eyes. 2. is the locker room speech from Any Given Sunday, where he talks about how life is this game of inches and if your willing to fight for those inches as a team, Victory is assured. I guess I should also say here that in the novel series I’m writing loosely based off of these poems, Lady Velvet’s name is actually Victoria, which means Victory.
Genesis 2:21-25; So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man. The man said
“This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh, she shall be called ‘woman’ for she was taken out of man.”
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh
The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
Where does one began
To explore a woman
Is it the beauty of what’s based
Beneath the skin
Expressed through their smiles,
Held in their eyes like gems,
Timeless
The jewels that never fade,
Swear I’ve looked in some and been amazed
If eyes can’t lie what can they say,
Then again, what can’t they
What better way to translate,
The state of her soul and her mind frame
Who she is,
Where’s she’s from
Or her plans for the day
Then again
What can her voice say
Can it sing
And bring forth thoughts
Melodies
Reserved for the heavenly
Or will she say that she’s lost
If ever there was a shrine
And a compass combined
It was me
The Adam to her Eve
Who would give his everything
For her to be
Never offend by a rib
That was meant to protect me
Baby
Is what I call her
Cause without her it can’t be
One who brings life
Depths that deep
But can she walk in a way
That can make my heart leap
All because she’s walking towards me
Glory
If the battle of Troy
Stood before me
And in that fight I fail
Could she stand for the memory of me
Lord willing I prevailed
After Him would she accept the glory
Of my story
I’d love to get her that close
Beneath all clothes
And beyond all pores
That aint closed
Be hold her soul
Blinding
While fully exposed
Brilliant
As it seems to pose
As opened palace doors
To Forevermore
Then we can only watch
As they seem to close
inch by inch
For few men have held a woman that close
And because that’s so
A woman soul can seem so
Isolated in a world so cold
Not merely froze
But scared
Betrayed and un-choose
As equals
By those
Whose hearts hold holes
So I
Drop a couple petals from a rose
In the wake of her robes
May God Bless You
Till He takes you home
And that’s to every woman
Whose essence has ever touched this globe
You’re Beautiful
Nubian is the second in the series and it’s actually written about my 1st love. I met her way back in 8th grade and we were tight until I caught a case at 16. When I came home 5 years later I looked her up and we reconnected. Amazing Woman, Beautiful Heart. Almost made it work except I wanted children and she didn’t. Still, she inspired this poem and I even said her name in it but that’s between us. In the series this poem represents what it’s like to fall in love, from my perspective.
Baby you should let me love you/ let me be the one to/ give you everything, you want and need/ Baby good love and protection/ make me your selection/ to show you the way love’s supposed to be/ Baby you should let me…
But you don’t
Is it because I can’t afford
A big house, fancy cars and a boat
Or are you scared of hope
To be held and behold
Some of the purest love you’ll ever know
Like; sex is inadequate
And I ain’t havin it
I’d rather make love to your soul
Give you kisses that can curl your toes
And treat your body like a spring rain treats a rose
Slide inside you like my pen when I’m writing a poem
Then let you ride it like you need a way home
Come here so we can make gold
But I won’t stop until you bloom for me
Like your mind is the fuse
Your spirit’s the fuel
And your bodies explosive
But I’m the spark, and I want it to boom for me
Bed Bath and Beyond, what’s your fantasy
Or better yet
When was the last time you dared to dream
Looked in the mirror
And flexed your wings
Realizing that it’s time to fly
That you’re an angel in disguise
And there’s a precious piece of heaven,
Hidden in your insides
It’s that part of you I wanna help you find
But first, we gotta take flight
It’s like,
I wanna push you past your peak
And show you what passion
Was made to be
Touch your body in ways
That make it make believe
Like if you don’t believe in magic
You can’t believe in me
Cause that’s exactly what my love
Was made to be
But I want intimacy
Coated in chocolate
Roasted caramel or butterscotch
And sprinkled with intellect, intuition, and intrigue
I want your essence to invite me
Till it’s exciting
Until your body
Quakes and shuts down
While your spirit screams
And your pleasure becomes a song
You never knew you could sing
A blessing that can breath
The Truths last words
Cause after you it couldn’t speak
Your nothing less than heavenly
So I treat my words to you
Like rings
That symbolize eternity
Because Baby I do
Love you
I love you to degrees
That can melt the sun in a week
Or make a circle seem obsolete
Like you’re the only connection to my history
that I can see
And I want the ancients to feel me watching
When you’re in my reach
Till we
Become counterparts
To love’s art
And you complete me
Completely
You can be my Coretta Scott King
My Sunshine
My Black Queen
My Greatness
My proof that God lives
My heaven sent promise
You are my, Nubian Goddess
And I love you
EVE is the third of the series and is meant to be a blessing. Like when I love or I care about someone, I try to let them know they matter to me and gifts are one of the ways one can do this. This is like the engagement ring, or a surprise trip to Mexico. It’s about getting the Lady’s attention (I called her by her name) and letting her know I’m serious.
Girl You
Finer than a MF
Looking like my wife and shit
You my type like a MF
I mean I’m usually polite
Wouldn’t disturb your light
Without a choosing signal
But if I can be honest
You a goddess
And I just had to make this intro
You see
Baby I’m Rakeem
From the Rockies
And ladies like you is what I’m into
So, let’s get into it
Neither one of us is innocent
And since
Pools of love can be infinite
There’s no rush
It’s just all of the moments since
I caught your scent
I can sense the heavens coming nearer
Come hither
Let me tell you a secret
Well mannered as I am
I’m really a Sadist
Haa
I’m just playing
But really though I saying
I can’t wait to put the cuffs on you
The blindfold, the wipes and chains
Maybe even my name on you
Cause Girl You
Was meant to be mine
Like, my bloodline
Or birthright
But my whole life
I’ve been waiting for you
The virtue
To my vice
The reflection of my light
The balance to my might
The roots to my reasons why
The wings that give me flight
To Heights so high
My comprehension of SuperFly
Got redefined like
I realized Maat was standing by my side
And no lie, I’m still trying to do you justice
It’s just
It doesn’t feel like God molded you
Rather, He brought my love to life
Then animated every inch of creation to say
This is your wife
Now say my name like you know you mine
Who’s is it
Baby listen
It’s okay to say it twice
Or say it for the rest your life
You could be my
Mrs. Rivers
Signed, sealed, delivered
I missed the ball but went to God
To get this glass slipper
Now he got me thinking bigger
Like what kind of rings and things
Can I bequif to my Queen
So I present this poetry
As the first gift in your dowry
And with God as my witness
Through the gifts I’ve been given
You just received immortality
I’m so everybody kind of knows the story of Adam and Eve, but one of the facts about that story that many people overlook is the fact that Eve was actually named Eve until after the fall. The reason this is significant is because according to the Bible after the fall is when death enters the world and Humanity gets cursed and all of that and the first thing that Adam does is he names the woman Eve, which means living. Now remember that according to the Bible Adam was given dominion over all of the creatures of the earth and he has given the power to name all of them and so when you actually understand the significance of him naming what it was called the woman Eve, right after the fall happened is a spiritual resurrection and it’s the first resurrection of the Bible. Adam used the power God gave him to bring his wife back to life in a cursed and condemned environment surrounded by death, she lives. Amen
As a Man of God, Our Heavenly Father told me to focus on building the Kingdom and that the women who are meant for me, would come to me. You see as a Man of God I have a divinely inspired vision I’m manifesting and that means, for me at least, it’s not chasing it’s choosing season. In the Holy of Holy’s, with Allahu Akbar, myself and my Ladies only. Golden Gardens Growing.
Say Baby, Every Revolutionary needs a Queen
And as blessings multiply among the multitudes who believe
I need a team
It’s what’s called for when working to achieve
The manifestation of the blessings we need
You see
I believe
Our Sisters shouldn’t struggle for righteousness without me
Without a Man of God in which they lean
Ask or seek
Work with as The Heavenly Father intercedes
On behalf of you and me
Uniting, Adjoining Dreams
Multiplied and received
Us, Ours and We
Destiny
Are you ready
For a life with a man that’s the Epitome of Integrity
As consistently as can be
A man that can love you from the depths of your soul
To every thing that’s above the soles of your feet
I Am
And my holy name is Rakeem
That’s means wise and compassionate
And if you are
I’m sure you’ve been praying for a man like me
Myself and I
Rearranging the Skyline
In service of the Most High
But most nights
It gets cold right
About now
Need a Queen that can respect my Crown
No envy, truly willing to hold me down
As I lift her up
Love is love
And mines is as pure as it comes
So if reflected it’ll last
As Our Golden Forecast
Outshines our past
And everything we thought we had
Before we found each other
Before you knew that invitation was like no other
You’ve ever received
Just trying to supply your needs
Intuitive, I’m listening
I mean you got my attention
Why don’t you come on and kiss it
Uh hmm, Mrs.
If I gotta ask you twice
You probably not my type
But if you really trying to be mine
You gone have to come and say hi
Otherwise
I’m a treat you like the rest of these MFs that be playing
You my Queen
Come here and show me that you staying
Amen
I’m a polygamist
And I’ll admit I love the Ladies
But it’s all about the struggle for righteousness
None of that shadyness
No Easter eggs and we busting at them bunny earred bitches
Leaving shekels on them Shekels eyelids as pentence
Like Father forgive me for putting the tool
To another ghoul
Guess they ain’t know, not everybody plays the fool
Part of why
I
No longer date Catholics or Christians
Or any type of wannabe supremacists
And the followers of any other racist ass religion
Got this poem you should read named Conviction
Then let it show if your souls aligned with my mission
Too many ladies and children missing
They tried to call me crazy, I hope that you get it
But I’ve been called by God so I’m fighting till the finish
It’s different
When you move like that
And until it’s the devils that’s coming up missing
I ain’t holding nothing back
Our children won’t believe in Santa Clause or Christmas
Devils taught us that
We Divine
We the Christ
They the knives in our back
The snakes setting the traps
The reason I don’t play about my Queens
So if you really with me
Say it one Moor time for the people in the back
Click clack
Hope you devils heard that
Cause it’s the closest thing you’ll get to a warning
This the Grand Rising you can keep your good mornings
Peace Queen, where were we
Sometimes you gotta pardon my pimping
But with you it’s all love
So if you can rock with the above
My muse is your position
While we running it up
Kinda clingy
I love my ladies close enough to touch
Quality time, cuddled up
Matching Glock 17s on the tuck
Desert eaze in the Cut
La Ripa, you know what’s up
That’s why you mine and we going up
I need that
Eye contact and affection
On the other side of my weapon
With enough love to keep me balanced while we stepping
Wild Wild West’N
Repping
Even when we resting
Quick question
What took you so long
Now that rib, by my side
Baby that’s your home
Riverside
Revolutionary
That’s how we roll
And this business
That we building
Queen that’s your throne
But when this dick
Is inside
Bitch fuck that phone
Let that pretty cat moan
Till it’s too sore to go on
We grown
So suck this penis
Like you mean it
And I’m a need it
Quite frequent
Keep those creative juices flowing
Sacred garden growing
Got you glowing
Everytime I French Kiss
La Velvet Rose
Like Voila
And nobody knows
How it feels
To hold you this close
But Moi
Welcome to the Family
To the Tribe
Got me giving praise
Thanking God you all mine
In fact
You should ask Him about that
He’s been my co sign
Since before there was time
And I
Guarantee
You ain’t never had a Man like me
One of the Elite
That isn’t an elitist
Straight from the streets
Revolutionary and Teaching
Nothing but truth
Keeping it 100 nothing new
Thinking about putting an ankh on a tooth
Like Baby
I’m talking about a lifetime with you
Heavy metal, be it the gold chains or them thangs
Every level, let me show you the wonders of what God made
We killing devils, any evil spirits in our way is getting slayed
Is you good with that, you comfortable with a 12 gauge
You like them Nina’s, them 45s you down to ride to the range
You down to ride with me when it’s rage
Are you down to ride A-Wayz
I mean, I know this ain’t the beginners stage
I’m pretty advanced
And if you can’t sense that about me
Then you really ain’t got a chance
But if who I am
Rings True
In you
I’m already your man
And when you look into my eyes
You can see the Creator’s master plan
Give me your hand
So I can give it to God
And after the vows
I’ll write your name in stars
Peace Queen
Do you know who you are
I do
Just waiting for you
To make the right move
And choose
To be mine
But fuck a season
I want you for life
One of the few people who count they blessings
So trust and believe I’m keeping all mine
Do you got time
For some real talk like that
What’s on your mind
Has a real man
Ever really had your back
The way I lift your soul
You ever had a Man
That can touch you like that
If I let you go
Would you come back
Do you got me
You down with sleeping in
Can you go make coffee
What you want for breakfast
Can you hear God’s calling
When the chips are down
You still going all in
On us
Love is Love
Baby is the 5th poem in the series and it’s kinda an odd fit. It’s more of a song than a poem and it’s kinda like welcoming her home, and showing her the difference between what I represent and what others do. One of the things Good Men deal with on a regular basis is women who think we’re just like their ex or someone else who hurt them and to grow past that we have to set the record straight. I named it Baby because as a Man who has a vision for the future and her choosing to go on this journey with me, I have to level her up in order for her to be able to navigate like I need her to. It’s like birthing her into “a whole new world” like Aladdin but focused on enlightenment. It’s also Baby because that’s typically the next step when two are married and everything I give to her, she’ll be able to invest in our child. That said it’s reality based so even though I was able to capture the concept, it doesn’t really feel like a love poem to me. It’s like I missed the mark, but what I created is truly from the heart so I kept it the way it is. It’s not pretty, but it’s love. 💫
Baby this is God Side
Gang Gang
This that Riverside
Bang Bang
Stomping on the separatist
We got a set for this
You’ll and all them retardated wannabe supremacist
Remember this
Dead leaves ain’t good for nothing but burning bitch
And the Riverside got the inferno just over the cliff bitch
Them devil’s falling in the flames
No heart no brains
What a shame
Set it ablaze
Amen
Asé
Kinda craze
All you really had to do to keep the faith
Was be real
Be you
But you so compromised and cowardly it’s no way for you to stay true
Now you just a parasite giving fly MFS the flu
You bitch you
You bitch made teratoma
May God’s Wrath devour your whole crew
Them and all the MFS that knew
They could’ve stood with God but choose to fall with you
Amen
Asé
Just imagine what your ancestors will say
When they realize they did all that fighting just for you to choose to be a slave
Fucking ingrates
Ancestral disgrace
See baby this all the shit you gotta know when you look these devil’s in face
Like, Órale
Your Brother in Love and Truth
Rakeem G. Rivers
The Riverside Alchemist
PS: I dropped the shout out to French Revolution verse due to their colonial and racist practices being disgusting in the Light of God. Allahu Akbar ⚡
The links are in the photos
The Riverside Revolution 