Two From June
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i)
cool for June
pine fire pops
cold beer pops
frothy lager flows
kids laugh
yell (Marco Polo)
ii)
sore stomach, throat,
and head
a virus of night chil...
Folsom Prison Blues
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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.
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Oh, brilliant approach..wonderful poem! Most of us can identify with trying to live up to an ideal, and falling short. Your poem points this out succintly, and with humour. I thouroughly enjoyed it...
I must admit I'm guilty.
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Now that I feel on blast I think i'll
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Wonderfully crafted poem! Great post!
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Impressive! I actually thought it was a food label until I read it! Brilliant poem!
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very inventive thinking....
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This is amazing! I love how you did this, very creative. Health is so important and being a woman we get so many mixed messages about how we should look. I really enjoyed this poem. Great work.
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ReplyDeleteOh, brilliant approach..wonderful poem! Most of us can identify with trying to live up to an ideal, and falling short. Your poem points this out succintly, and with humour. I thouroughly enjoyed it...
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