The Addicted Mind of a Convicted Soul

By Bluz Streetz

This book is about life, love, living, making it through struggles, and understanding we are not alone. Our elders have instilled knowledge inside us. However, we didnt listen at times, so we had to go through things on our own. Within these pages, I guarantee that you will read something you have been through or are going through; from the beginning to the end, you will understand and you will see my change. And still I stand.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 24, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524586966

Bluz Streetz

I’ve been addicted to many things in life and convicted by a few, so this is my story. I was an army brat. I’ve moved around the world, seen many things, since young years old, came to a point in my life when the streets grabbed me, I fell into the pit of the black hole and got emerged inside it. This book is to let people know that they are not alone. We all go through struggles in life at different times and different ways but it’s all the same. I’m gonna tell you my story; I’ve had lost loves, street dreams, I found redemption, so now I write for all you to read and understand that I’m a thug living, poetry loving, literature writing, underground poet, that no one knows; they call me Bluz Streetz for a reason, because I write the bluz, so you don’t have to feel alone on these streetz locked within the bluz. I hope that I can save you through my words. These are eyes that seen it all. I am a life writing underground poet that no one knows. Joseph DC Bryant was born in Atlantic City, NJ and raised all over the world from Germany to The Nederland’s to Seattle, Wa to Fairbanks, Alaska and currently resides in Queens, NY.

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Copyright © 2017 by Bluz Streetz.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2017902961

ISBN:      Hardcover            978-1-5245-8591-4

                Softcover             978-1-5245-8590-7

                eBook                  978-1-5245-8696-6

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Contents

Today I see! Yesterday I saw!

You Are Love

Muddy world

The Greatest Sex I Ever Had

Bluz Streetz!

Soul Flower

Painted Lady

Honey Brown

Mahogany

Window

Storage Room

Last Will and Testament

Where has time gone

Sunshine

Ghostwriter

The Me Nobody Knows

Curious thoughts

Confusion

Clay Nation

Slippery Dreams

Morning

How Do I See the Future?

The Suburb’s a Ghetto

Love Rhythm

Lonely as one

Violence

Prelude

Alone In a Crowd

Harder To Breathe

Child Hood

Tainted Innocence

The Daydreamer

The rhythm of rain

Secret Lovers

Happy Poem No. 1

Hard Times

Mother

Still I Stand

This is dedicated to my family and friends that stuck with me through all my struggles.

And to those that are still in the struggle keep your head up and know we can still stand tall.

I am a River,

That flows so deep…

My pain runs over,

Floods the streets…

A stream of hate,

This created…

It adds to my sorrows,

Plans my fate…

Leaves my water cloud…

Drowns my dreams…

I am a river…

As deep as it seems…

Today I see! Yesterday I saw!

Today I see,

Wilted grass blades,

Muddy ground,

Rusty leaves scattered round…

Barren trees,

Absent of leaves;

As lonely nest break in

The autumn breeze…

Yesterday I saw, wilted men,

Filthy ground; coke bags,

Hypes scattered round…

Barren streets absent of life…

Lonely hearts,

From broken-homes,

D.O.A’s set the sound;

As an autumn night settles down…

You Are Love

You define beauty in everyway

Our love is defined by TRUE

Us is defined by complete

Age is defined by years together

Real is defined by what we see in each other

Ecstasy is defined by the feelings we share

Love is defined by you

Obstacles are defined by our struggle

Vows are defined by our promise

Endless is defined by our love

Muddy world

Muddy puddles from rain drops,

Make ripples from waves,

Where water bugs ski…

Muddy grounds where people walk,

Make impressions as footprints talk,

Where children make mud pies…

Muddy waters where tears drop,

Make rivers of emotions,

Where love makes sparks…

Muddy blood from poisoned streets,

Make tainted clouds rain,

Where your mind speaks…

Muddy puddles in muddy