I’d Rather Go Blind
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Melissa here from Mom With a Blog, bringing you today’s Poetics prompt,
snacks, and drinks at dVerse Poets Pub. And …
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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 [...]
Thanks for...
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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 ...
This is just so very powerful, 12 words that say so much, I've read it over and over, just brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI really like this! I love the juxtaposition of 'slave' and 'free' water - add that to the picture you used and it makes a really powerful statement.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading more of your writing. :-)
I agree this is powerful, truth bearing and soulful!
ReplyDeleteWow...short...simple....so very powerful...
ReplyDeleteNice...
smart.
ReplyDeletelove the message in it.
beautiful job!
Thanks for the support...
ReplyDeleteHappy Poetry potluck!
I can feel the thirst...fantastic piece! I admire the power and simplicity of deliverence!
ReplyDeletevery interesting.. i liked it so much.. as I love short verses this is going to be one of my favorites...
ReplyDeleteॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
Twitter: @VerseEveryDay
Blog: http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com
Smart move combining runaway slave with the word FREE. I likey. ^^
ReplyDeletei love the pic because it gives credence to the simple yet strong words
ReplyDeleteShort but powerful!!!!
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