Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Night & Darkness

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While the night beckons me to her breast, I push myself into it and suck thick darkness into me. Fill the body with void, conduit numbness, paralyzed thoughts,  shed color, & embrace silence. Still the vestiges of light were waving around my corner. I cut my ears, pluck my eyes, stitch my mouth and...

The Talk

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On the days dedicated to casting a lightonto those living in debilitating darkness,we have chosen to shine it onto ourselvesand while we bask in a thawing glow,those who need it the most,go another eternity without light. It is in this darkness that theskeletal remains of...

My name is not…

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My name is strong  My name is powerful My name is special My names meaning is important My name should be used instead of a nickname  My name is unique  My name is something that deserves to be said  My name is culture  My name was given by special people in my...

Schizophrenic

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Anger Is such a pointless emotion Yet it consumes me Anger at voices nattering away, of silent words and silent urges. Tyrants in their kingdom Fighting off the plague I am alone, And surrounded, by war. Both sides fighting a constant battle, One heart...

We are not petting zoos

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People think that they can just come up to us and Touch our hair because it’s different Black peoples hair is important It let us out of slavery It created a bond between mother and daughter Barber and black men unite Made us a stronger people Wig, braids, cornrows, natural, straightened Hair...

Plywood and Duct Tape: Part II

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It hit me full blast In an instant, Crack I fell It poured over me, Rushing and coursing. The hallucinations started to laugh as they took a fuller form, “Really?” One mocked. “You didn’t know what we were, Who we were?” I could...

Enlightenment Part I: The Question

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On top of the green, infinite mountains stands a man no older than eternity, talking to nature as the soft whispers of the wind echo in his ears: telling him of a time before man, when nature ruled in harmony around the globe. ...

You

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I want to see you smile, I want to be the one to make you smile, I want to be there with you Through every moment. I want to hold you when you’re crying, I want my sweater to soak up your tears, I...

Random thoughts going through my mind like a tornado

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Do dogs actually smile? What is the best way to confront someone?  Have you thanked the earth today? What’s love actually got to do with it?  Can the earth be saved from climate change?  Do you know where your food comes? Why am I so stressed out? Can I really make...

The Sound of Rain

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Searching for meaning in an empty coffee cup he sat around the busy café contemplating life. The rain pouring out her dreams and hopes on the clear window as if to shout out “It is me your searching for!” The coffee now gone just as his will for...