grief and memory • Skendong Poetry

A Black man sleeping in bed while an elderly Black woman sits beside him, reading a book. The background features colorful, abstract patterns.

3 October 2025

I Dreamt About My Love Meaning Life After Death?

My Love Have you ever saw a loved one past in a…

A faded Polaroid of a white male hand holding a beer bottle, with a mossy pond and starry sky in the background.

4 October 2025

Strange Stillness on the Rochdale Canal by Bridge 87

Strange Stillness At Bridge 87 The hottest night of the year, I'm…

An abstract painting of man reading a yellow note on an open Bible.

2 November 2025

Sweetest Person Poem – Eternal Love Words

Eternal Love Words "To one of the sweetest persons I know... Don't…

A David Hockney-style image depicts a solitary Black man seated by a blue pool, his arms folded in a thinking pose. The sparse setting and vibrant colors evoke a sense of longing and introspection, reflecting the poem's themes of absence, presence, and enduring love.

3 November 2025

Missing You: A Poem About Love and Eternal Bonds

Missing You I don't miss your absence, but your presence. Now I'm…

A cubism image of a black poet writing at a desk with a black woman and two black men behind him -Skendong Poetry

2 November 2025

Never Ending Reflection of Guaranteed Love After 2,000 Days

Two thousand days Two thousand days Since we parted ways And this…

a black man looking in the mirror and seeing his mother

2 November 2025

Never Ending Reflection of Guaranteed Love After 1,000 Days

A Thousand Days A thousand days Since we parted ways. Bitterly reconciling…

painted industrial tunnel in contrast

10 November 2025

The Passage: An Enigmatic Odyssey of Sorrow and Yearning

The Passage Tungsten tear drops, from your puffy eyes, did that just…