“ They took one look at me,And hated my black face.They took one look at me,And decided on my fate.They took one look at me,And forced an unknown fear.They took one look at me,And caused the shed of tea… N'Zuri Za Austin
“ Tickle my heart with your pen. Write me for all to read. Bind our love inside a book. Make me your poetry. N'Zuri Za Austin
“ Even in death, his last breath was poetryexisting in the wind and on the breeze of"it used to be likes" forever remembering,yet never relivinghis lifewill never be what it used to be like. N'Zuri Za Austin
“ I write amongst the stars, and the canvased paper moon. I paint the fields of green, sprinkling morning dew. I teach the birds to sing, a tweet, a tweet, times two. And when my busy day is done, I dre… N'Zuri Za Austin
“ If you say something as if it were, that isn't, is it considered a lie, or speaking it into existence? N'Zuri Za Austin
“ Bruised, beaten, shaken, weakened, tossed, thrown, lost, alone, heard, helped, healed, hope... it still works. N'Zuri Za Austin
“ As a man thinketh so is he? The faith of a mustard seed? I planted these words in my thoughts, and still, mind wound up lost, between my dreams and reality. N'Zuri Za Austin
“ Can still windmills, still produce wind? Can a heart still love, when a heart no longer is? N'Zuri Za Austin
“ I'd give you my heart, but you'd just give it back, so I'll give you my words instead. N'Zuri Za Austin
“ A person who plays the game knowing he will win, doesn’t impress me as much as the person who plays the game even though he knows that he might lose. N'Zuri Za Austin
“ Must I wonder if your thoughts are of me? If you are missing me, wanting me, creating heart beats and poet-less words for me? [ i do…] N'Zuri Za Austin
“ Star light, Star brightI wish upon the stars tonight…I whispered your name to a star last nightLoudly, and so boldI closed my eyes, and saw your faceI spoke those words untoldI wish I may, I wish I mi… N'Zuri Za Austin