Raymond: 2733 books

Belo Sofrimento, "beautiful suffering." In life, we are going to go through challenges. We are going to be faced with obstacles. It's not about the challenge or the obstacle; it's about how you get over that shit. It's about how you can become content with your situation and striving to...

To be honest, I wasted a lot of time stuck in the past that I couldn't focus on the present. I wasted a lot of time thinking about my misfortunes that I couldn't see any of my blessings. At the same time, I'm still trying to move forward. I let go, or at least I'm in the process of letting go. All...

Whenever I write, I'm writing to everyone. People tell me that I have to have an audience. I mean, I know who I'm talking to, but... my words are open to whoever is interested in what I have to say. Whenever I hop on a stage to give a speech or spit a couple of verses, I see everyone and their faces....

Once again, I am writing my destiny on the wall for you to read and learn from. I'm even shouting it to the sky so that you know what I'm on. Let me ask you some things though. How do you like to express yourself? Do you write down your destiny? Do you find a substitute for your struggles? Tell me...

I have been thinking about how far I've come not just in terms of my artistry, but also in my personal development. I have really grown as an individual. Though I have made mistakes, I am continuously learning from my errors and improving myself as an infinite being. Here's what's racking my brain....

I really don't like using Wikipedia as a source because it isn't reliable, but according to it - the tortured artist is this character and stereotype who's in constant torment due to frustrations with art and other people. Bust out that checklist, I fulfill all the requirements of a tortured artist....

From the author that brought you "The Ballad of Sidney Hill," comes another heart gripping tale in the saga of a world where yet again the criminality is at a brain boiling level. A young man named Tyrone Steele, growing up in the crime ridden neighborhood of Bennett in the City of Cavalcante,...

I have another wave of poems ready for you. I'm on fire this year. I have crafted my best verses yet. I just hope you got the time and patience to take it all in. You're beginning to see a side of me that you've never seen before. Now that I am going into the fifth year of my career, I have skillfully...

I can sense the passion for lovemaking coming from you. You're blushing, I can see it. You know it's true. I got just the thing for you tonight. I'm about to blow your mind with the agenda that I have mapped out for you. This is a night you can never forget, at least I hope you don't forget. I'll...

Are we still trying to buy dreams that are impossible to purchase? Could it be our own selves holding us back from these very dreams we wanted to accomplish? How can we break this cycle of flaunting? The cycle of self-destruction? The cycle of fame? The cycle of juggling multiple relationships? I'm...

Are you ready to put it all on the line to grind? Are you willing to go out there on that field with your face paint and your helmet, going up against all adversity? Get ready to go all in this season! Khali has brought you some poetry that will get you pumped up before primetime!

What do you do when you are your biggest enemy? Who do you run to in the final hour? When your suicidal thoughts consume you? Those who love you, do they love you enough to help you pull yourself up? Or do they leave you to rot? That's how I feel. I feel like people who I counted on are leaving me...

Yes, I know that I write about a lot of triggering things. If it makes you uncomfortable, good. It is supposed to. That's the point. Once I make you vulnerable in that way, then we can discuss solutions. We can try to fix all these issues that are happening around us. I just want to use my darkness...

1998, the year that I was born. In just a couple of days, I will officially turn twenty years old. It's crazy to think that I made it so far, like I done been through so much. You pretty much know of everything I been struggling with over the past twenty years. Once you open up 1998, then you can...