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black girl beautiful: (after Terrance Hayes's "BlackGirl Plays the Dozens with Doctor Seuss"black girl / burnt fingertips on blunts and radio knobs / singing along to the words

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tulsaI was born to a folk rock princess / midwest mistress / rock n roll roads and

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dear robin thicke,the only lines that are blurred are the ones that you're crossing / close your ***** lips, time for us girls to do the talking / you say you want a good girl

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green eyes (a love poem)when i met you, / i was drizzled dreaming / puddled potential

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gravesi want to remember with you, / i want to forget with you. / the times when time would fly by

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greenwood*this is a poem about the Tulsa Race Riots* / terrorism doesn't compare to self destruction. / disaster between the slaves, and their masters

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catfishi would like to formally thank you / for not being a Catfish / emojis often spell out love

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i need some hot tea and a stack of dynamitebecause a burnt tongue can evoke the same kind of emotions / as watching your fears go up in smoke / its not a coincidence that fireworks sounds like kettles

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what it's like to be the other woman for those of you who aren'tit's literally lying awake at night / wondering if the smell of my hair / lingers on your pillow

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invocationto / purple skies / late school nights

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