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America the "Great"
We cried into the darkness / to drown out the voices of hatred / But the darkness did not wane
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Nov 13, 2016
My Body is a Battleground
My skin is a crime / Freckles and scars / Lines marking growth from child to woman-
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Dec 4, 2015
Sweet Autumn
A-howl came the wind / and a-whirl went the leaves / at her arrival:
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Nov 4, 2013
I cannot write a poem today...
I cannot write a poem today / Because the weather isn’t quite right / It would really be a fight
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May 15, 2013
Poetry is Dying
Poetry is dying, / as surely as I am dying / as you are dying
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Apr 9, 2013
Love of Loves
Like sunlight on dew drops, shine bright as a star / my sweet dear, wherever you are / if light be gone to let you 'lone
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Jan 18, 2013
A Statement
How long until there's change-- / even as we scream in outrage? / How many innocents have gone
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Dec 15, 2012
Weeping Notes
I wonder if you take a look / to listen to my words, / to listen to each passing phrase
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Sep 28, 2012
Justice
My mind could not conceive / for what crime I had commit / upon judgement, to receive--
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Sep 11, 2012
Summer
Morning, sun / don't run / let's have us some fun
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Jul 5, 2012
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