By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. From grace I fell into the depths of hell Down into the desolate valley of lost souls Scratch the surface of me and you’ll find a failure Failure in a sense that I’ve given up on a solution Given up on hope The...

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. The last breath of love dribbles from my pen Words of emotion Stories of trust The life blood of civilizations history with every stroke of my pen My pen bleeds the emotional stains that we as men have created Each passionate...

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. Misery loves company At times I wonder if misery loves me It comes to me at random times Begging me to sacrifice my joy and happiness So that it won’t be so lonely Cause misery loves company, but no one loves misery What a...

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. As I reach another year of life I can’t help but wonder what’s next Will I live to see 25? Will I live beyond the call of time? At these times of the year I remember words said to me They always seem to lift my...

By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. Scratch the surface of me And you’ll find out what I am meant to be A tiny voice hidden in a mass field of voices Struggling to be heard by at least one That one will tell another and another will tell another That one day...