I’d Rather Go Blind
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Melissa here from Mom With a Blog, bringing you today’s Poetics prompt,
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Thinking structurally about Black men as readers
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A lot of times, we talk and think about Black men readers, especially
exceptional readers like Frederick Douglass, Richard Wright, and Malcolm X,
one at...
Ratio Sky
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quick calculation
ratio of concrete and sky
1 measure of sky
4 of concrete
the tired monk tonight
clad in hospital robes
surveys the limited sky
maybe one s...
Farewell to 2025
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2025 cost us so much. I almost gave up on writing this blog post—what has
become my annual check-in to keep Chicks Dig Poetry from going dormant—but
then...
Dating For Dummies – How To Gain Power Over Men
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Far From BasYc by G.L. Lambert
"G.L. I still don't get it. You need to break down dating like I'm DUMB
because I've read Solving Single [...]
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Lana K. W. Austin
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Lana K. W. Austin’s poems, short stories, and reviews have recently been
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hold me to this
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becoming softer after every compromise
brittled and self-destructive, we were charring
into sharper malicious states of being
compressing ourselves into mo...
Life happens...
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My baby boy is 12...
My baby girl almost 1...
Life happened so i did not post anything in forever.
Well Same moonlight for our Dreams is coming back.
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THE JEM MOVIE'S SHANA AND COLORISM
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from a decidedly brown-skinned black girl with a big bouncy purple fro to a
beige biracial "safely black" girl with straight hair
This strikes close to hom...
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Hey there, fighter
it will get brighter.
Take a breath, a little deeper
and bring your faith a little higher.
Remember, you are a leader
not a follower..
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Inhale the yawning frost
let it gather and collect
beside your sleepy heart
drowsy from neglect.
Rest your ghostly frame,
hush her muddled drawl.
You say ...
i love this.
ReplyDeleteMaybe because im a bit of a technophobe.
But this is hilarious
& true
x
lol!!!
ReplyDeleteLet me know when you find that app.
ReplyDeleteTruth.
I ABSOLUTELY DEEPLY LOVE THIS POEM!!!!!!!!!!! Why do some people have to be TALKING to know they're alive???????
ReplyDeleteCreative and hilariously insightful
ReplyDeleteJP
http://tasithoughts.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/soaring/
great poem. it is a pleasure to see an author work in the idiosyncracies of modern life into the poetic venacular. well done!
ReplyDeleteu r super creative.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely entry.
way to go.
keep shining..
ReplyDeleteyour entry rocks.
smiles.
keep making me happy,
it makes yourself happy too.
have fun visiting tomorrow.
*hides my iPhone* Yeah, those bastards with those things which do that whatever it is! Great offering, love how it flows!
ReplyDeleteI love this poem!
ReplyDeletevery cute and an interesting persepective on the whole "i" thing
Ha ha ha...:-) This is funny!
ReplyDeleteDemise? That's impossible...:-) You are so clever here and I like how presented your thoughts!
MIne is here: http://intelclub.blogspot.com/2010/03/underneath-romantic-pale-moonlight.html
Very true. Very clever. I like what you did with this visually.
ReplyDeleteHappy Rally days ...
Poem on and enjoy your visits and visitors.
My Rally poem is here:
http://musingbymoonlight.com/2010/11/05/hearts-under-lock-and-key/
Love this! Soon as someone finds an app that makes people less of an asshole, please let me know!
ReplyDeletethis is funny...the last line is priceless! thanks for stopping by my spot and leaving a comment your time is appreciated!
ReplyDeletevery nice, and very true. I really love the way you've embedded it in the iPhone image. Great poem!
ReplyDeletewell said buddy!
ReplyDeletehave a look:
http://chinmay28.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/hope/