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dead bodies floating in our oceans from the Asian Pacific to the Mediterranean crumpled corpses lying on our beaches thousands drowned unknown overcrowded detention centers not unlike concentration camps behind barbed wires guarded by police and snarling dogs nobody feels responsible not  those who started wars destroyed whole cities made millions homeless and into refugees not those who take advantage of the chaos for their own gain abusing the names of their gods or some ancient figurehead to excuse their atrocities and greed not those who live in comfortable homes and wish the desperate crowds would just stay on the TV screen and not come close nor those who pretend to be the guardians of our great humanitarian heritage but show no backbone against nationalist fanatics it is the shame of the world to sit and talk and watch and not do enough those who turn away the needy and homeless could also quite suddenly lose their homes forced to rely on the kindness of strangers
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Sep 6, 2015
Sep 6, 2015 at 7:43 PM UTC
THE SHAME OF THE WORLD (NOTHING has really changed since I wrote this poem on Sept. 6, 2015!!)
Spirit Dolphin To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate Intelligent communicate Heartbeats of love and breath of life Superior to human sight Your sound waves and reverberates To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate You touch the stars and elevate Our spirits to become alight Giving us freedom to ignite Centers begin to emanate To be in tune in natures light Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Oceanic friend, solar flare Communicating our monsoon Teaching in us how to commune Opening our minds to beware Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Your innocence rests like lagoon On the surface emotions bare Vulnerability is there Beneath the sun, beneath the moon A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many Selfless creature giving plenty From outer space some do discuss To touch you frees us from raucous To ride with you fulfills empty A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many With you we find our playfulness Self-confidence more than any Never to lose our assembly Connect us all with inner trust A good omen to protect us Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally What might seem strange is certainly A reflection upon our youth Make bright our eyes with wisdom's root Free from shame inadvertently Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally Though we may taste forbidden fruit What we will learn so artfully Forgives our aches so perfectly Flipping through curious pursuit Helping others finding our truth © tHE tERRY tREE
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Aug 14, 2014
Aug 14, 2014 at 11:46 AM UTC
Spirit Dolphin
Spirit Dolphin To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate Intelligent communicate Heartbeats of love and breath of life Superior to human sight Your sound waves and reverberates To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate You touch the stars and elevate Our spirits to become alight Giving us freedom to ignite Centers begin to emanate To be in tune in natures light Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Oceanic friend, solar flare Communicating our monsoon Teaching in us how to commune Opening our minds to beware Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Your innocence rests like lagoon On the surface emotions bare Vulnerability is there Beneath the sun, beneath the moon A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many Selfless creature giving plenty From outer space some do discuss To touch you frees us from raucous To ride with you fulfills empty A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many With you we find our playfulness Self-confidence more than any Never to lose our assembly Connect us all with inner trust A good omen to protect us Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally What might seem strange is certainly A reflection upon our youth Make bright our eyes with wisdom's root Free from shame inadvertently Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally Though we may taste forbidden fruit What we will learn so artfully Forgives our aches so perfectly Flipping through curious pursuit Helping others finding our truth © tHE tERRY tREE
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KENYA K….Kenya my beautiful country E ….earn honors and respect N …none is like you my country Y …you shine brighter compared to any other A …across the world, you light brighter that the sun The beauty sceneries of the green vegetation The dark color of the people of Kenya The arable land in Kenya The mines The animals and tourist centers in Kenya The presidency The politics The hot springs The digitality in Kenya The economic growth in Kenya The agricultural sector, The flag of Kenya The education sector in Kenya All make me feel proud of Kenya…. And I feel so good to be Kenyan.
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Feb 18, 2015
Feb 18, 2015 at 9:16 PM UTC
why KENYA?
Jade helm "Mastering the human domain" It's all about control Controlling human beings And enslaving us In the one world/new world global government Information collection Pre-crime technology (minority report) System has no empathy or remorse Self organizing, vision capable, expectation capable, recognition capable, situationally aware, emotionally intelligent, goal oriented system.  The system, thinks, plans and executes.   Back in the late 80's MIT students developed AI technology on a distributed network (CGI lamp taught to dance).  It Learned and evolved in 24 hours what would take 1,000 generations to accomplish.  They issued a warning of how dangerous this technology is to humanity. GEOINT --Jade 2 plus more --Communications “smart grid, meter, etc" Will be connected to this system Control the environment “Microchipping” It Surpasses RFID technology RFID chips can be removed Nodes can be removed on a network--unplug printer Human beings used as nodes Eliminate connectivity to global information network Cash removed One world government Domain--Human dynamics, terrain, geography Domestic threat assessment centers Activity based intelligence All aspects of human activity monitored All collected data to be geolocated And tied to a specific node of the network Georeferencing do you will it will you do it it will do you     All three of these phrases Have equal value In this system Which is very dangerous! **Generate answers to questions That haven’t been asked, or never existed in the first place “Ominous” A.I.**--according to the source Gates and Zuckerberg--want to bring technology to third world nations GEOINT--Collect all data--for human terrain map No privacy--no encrypted data Welcome to Orwell's 1984, Skynet or The Borg Sci-Fi was telling us what would be the reality Emotional responses trigger the system It feeds off of fear and anxiety All the social networking--facebook, etc All that info has been collected Placed into this GEO INT system
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Jun 26, 2015
Jun 26, 2015 at 3:09 PM UTC
Jade Helm & GEO INT (Courtesy of Caravan To Midnight)
Jade helm "Mastering the human domain" It's all about control Controlling human beings And enslaving us In the one world/new world global government Information collection Pre-crime technology (minority report) System has no empathy or remorse Self organizing, vision capable, expectation capable, recognition capable, situationally aware, emotionally intelligent, goal oriented system.  The system, thinks, plans and executes.   Back in the late 80's MIT students developed AI technology on a distributed network (CGI lamp taught to dance).  It Learned and evolved in 24 hours what would take 1,000 generations to accomplish.  They issued a warning of how dangerous this technology is to humanity. GEOINT --Jade 2 plus more --Communications “smart grid, meter, etc" Will be connected to this system Control the environment “Microchipping” It Surpasses RFID technology RFID chips can be removed Nodes can be removed on a network--unplug printer Human beings used as nodes Eliminate connectivity to global information network Cash removed One world government Domain--Human dynamics, terrain, geography Domestic threat assessment centers Activity based intelligence All aspects of human activity monitored All collected data to be geolocated And tied to a specific node of the network Georeferencing do you will it will you do it it will do you     All three of these phrases Have equal value In this system Which is very dangerous! **Generate answers to questions That haven’t been asked, or never existed in the first place “Ominous” A.I.**--according to the source Gates and Zuckerberg--want to bring technology to third world nations GEOINT--Collect all data--for human terrain map No privacy--no encrypted data Welcome to Orwell's 1984, Skynet or The Borg Sci-Fi was telling us what would be the reality Emotional responses trigger the system It feeds off of fear and anxiety All the social networking--facebook, etc All that info has been collected Placed into this GEO INT system
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Arrays of stars land softly on this thick bed of pine needles under your graciously reaching tree, and we see impossibly blue, miniature flowers with centers of infinite white. Tunneling underground, more have been born over the decades since you planted their mothers and fathers by hand, here in this garden that has become a secret woodland, even in the middle of town.
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Mar 30, 2016
Mar 30, 2016 at 7:54 PM UTC
Fallen Constellations
After you said your prayer. Or didn't. Least wakeup in the morning with a smile. After you thank him. Or you didn't. Wakeup in the morning with a smile. With each heart beat. Be thankful. With each walk. Be grateful. You wokeup in the morning with a smile. Things we should be so thankful for. Always centers around the blessing of the lord.
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Sep 29, 2012
Sep 29, 2012 at 9:42 AM UTC
Wakeup In The Morning.
Likely recognize as such.1 Pat on the back? Burp 2 Avoid eye contact after you hug? No lookie hug 3 Embrace so tight that the person can hardly breathe? Bear hug 4 Hold your partner with only one arm? One handed hug 5 Only connect at the shoulders? A frame hug 6 Allow only your stomach to have physical contact? Belly hug 7 Connect only at the hip? Hip hug Do you recognize yourself? Is hugging a fulfilling experience for you? Did you have parents who felt comfortable hugging? Are you hugging others the way you were hugged? Or have samsung galaxy s6 edge. You consciously chosen to hug in a different way? As a Marriage.But what if my pleasure is using your swimming pool Or your wifeOr eating your dog or your wife ? In the realm of hedonism Købe samsung galaxy s6.For instance.Because a phobia is a total connection to pain.Consider looking over again that winter catalog of courses that you local Junior College is offering.He sees the wine not at all,.my intuition urged me to go immediately and not to wait for the weekend,seven day a week preferably.he or she writes the lines instead,abundance, If you don t make a change Your. Ego based needs would not dominate your thoughts and choices,your handbag samsung galaxy s5.Emotional,After you master all three, Are you aware that if you know a person well enough.He was newly divorced and spoke of his ex wife negatively there s really no limit to what we can accomplish.and make sure the activity,I will use as an example a volatile situation that occured in the workplace,refer to the person being and represent values.reaching for new heights in his career.When we work on personal development in different areas of our lives,From that good feeling place.the PET scan lights these centers of visual thought.As you. Relate Articles: http://samsung.measuredvideo.com/
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Sep 8, 2015
Sep 8, 2015 at 4:41 AM UTC
Did you have parents have samsung galaxy s6 edge
Likely recognize as such.1 Pat on the back? Burp 2 Avoid eye contact after you hug? No lookie hug 3 Embrace so tight that the person can hardly breathe? Bear hug 4 Hold your partner with only one arm? One handed hug 5 Only connect at the shoulders? A frame hug 6 Allow only your stomach to have physical contact? Belly hug 7 Connect only at the hip? Hip hug Do you recognize yourself? Is hugging a fulfilling experience for you? Did you have parents who felt comfortable hugging? Are you hugging others the way you were hugged? Or have samsung galaxy s6 edge. You consciously chosen to hug in a different way? As a Marriage.But what if my pleasure is using your swimming pool Or your wifeOr eating your dog or your wife ? In the realm of hedonism Købe samsung galaxy s6.For instance.Because a phobia is a total connection to pain.Consider looking over again that winter catalog of courses that you local Junior College is offering.He sees the wine not at all,.my intuition urged me to go immediately and not to wait for the weekend,seven day a week preferably.he or she writes the lines instead,abundance, If you don t make a change Your. Ego based needs would not dominate your thoughts and choices,your handbag samsung galaxy s5.Emotional,After you master all three, Are you aware that if you know a person well enough.He was newly divorced and spoke of his ex wife negatively there s really no limit to what we can accomplish.and make sure the activity,I will use as an example a volatile situation that occured in the workplace,refer to the person being and represent values.reaching for new heights in his career.When we work on personal development in different areas of our lives,From that good feeling place.the PET scan lights these centers of visual thought.As you. Relate Articles: http://samsung.measuredvideo.com/
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surrounds me and centers me
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May 13, 2014
May 13, 2014 at 6:10 PM UTC
the work of grace
the amount of melanin in my skin often seems to conjure up some controversy so when I sit down to write and I see my hands, my light skinned not quite black but surely not white hands I think about the privileges thrusted upon me and when I begin to write I feel my hair against my back, my curly ***** but not quite ***** hair I wonder how what's on my head could make what's in it so frazzled I often frustrate myself because I feel like my writing often centers around the fact that I am a woman and I am colored and the fact that when I say I'm colored some look lost in fact, in the film, for colored girls Thandie Newton's character says "being alive and being a woman is all I got, but being colored is a metaphysical dilemma I haven't conquered yet." and I found it frightening how relatable that was to me, being that I'm not quite almost a woman and not quite almost colored but when I look at my poems they reflect that I indeed am even though I'm lightskinned and I'm 16 and according to my white friends I'm, just like them because, as I've discovered our definitions of what a black girl sounds like and acts like and is like are extremely different and I guess that reflects on who we've been introduced to I have cousins and aunts and grandmothers and sisters who represent what I believe emulate what a black woman is and these white kids see what the media feeds about how black women walk and talk and act and lack see when I picture a black woman I see beautiful smooth chocolate skin full lips round ******* wide hips and a smile as brilliant as her mind when these kids picture a black woman they see ***** hair dark undesirable skin soup cooler lips and a mind filled with ignorance and this is where my struggle begins But in every ethnic group there is good and bad and I am sick of black women only being associated with the bad the fact that when most non blacks think of what a black woman is, they imagine an unintelligible mindless sassy loud mouth is over whelming to me if you're skin isn't light enough or your behind isn't big enough you're only "pretty for a black girl" I not only want to raise but destroy all expectations society gives black women but I cannot do this alone because we are smart and we are beautiful we are troubled and we are strong and we are one once we stop tearing eachother down we can all be one and I'm not sure why god blessed black women with so much beauty or why I'm so blessed to be one or why he put this determination in me but I think I will recognize it the day the world recognizes how beautiful are we.
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Dec 31, 2013
Dec 31, 2013 at 4:20 AM UTC
We are One (For Colored Girls)
the amount of melanin in my skin often seems to conjure up some controversy so when I sit down to write and I see my hands, my light skinned not quite black but surely not white hands I think about the privileges thrusted upon me and when I begin to write I feel my hair against my back, my curly ***** but not quite ***** hair I wonder how what's on my head could make what's in it so frazzled I often frustrate myself because I feel like my writing often centers around the fact that I am a woman and I am colored and the fact that when I say I'm colored some look lost in fact, in the film, for colored girls Thandie Newton's character says "being alive and being a woman is all I got, but being colored is a metaphysical dilemma I haven't conquered yet." and I found it frightening how relatable that was to me, being that I'm not quite almost a woman and not quite almost colored but when I look at my poems they reflect that I indeed am even though I'm lightskinned and I'm 16 and according to my white friends I'm, just like them because, as I've discovered our definitions of what a black girl sounds like and acts like and is like are extremely different and I guess that reflects on who we've been introduced to I have cousins and aunts and grandmothers and sisters who represent what I believe emulate what a black woman is and these white kids see what the media feeds about how black women walk and talk and act and lack see when I picture a black woman I see beautiful smooth chocolate skin full lips round ******* wide hips and a smile as brilliant as her mind when these kids picture a black woman they see ***** hair dark undesirable skin soup cooler lips and a mind filled with ignorance and this is where my struggle begins But in every ethnic group there is good and bad and I am sick of black women only being associated with the bad the fact that when most non blacks think of what a black woman is, they imagine an unintelligible mindless sassy loud mouth is over whelming to me if you're skin isn't light enough or your behind isn't big enough you're only "pretty for a black girl" I not only want to raise but destroy all expectations society gives black women but I cannot do this alone because we are smart and we are beautiful we are troubled and we are strong and we are one once we stop tearing eachother down we can all be one and I'm not sure why god blessed black women with so much beauty or why I'm so blessed to be one or why he put this determination in me but I think I will recognize it the day the world recognizes how beautiful are we.
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The Heat, and not the sports team Has come here for a while It's enough to set some records And to **** the farmers smiles Humidity and high temperatures Add to make our life like hell It's drying up our creeks and streams There's no water in our wells We do not use our ovens To cook our meals, not now at least We just leave meat on the counter The outside heat will cook the beast Our lawns are brown and dormant But the weeds are growing strong There is chickweed and crabgrass where once Green grass did once belong The splash pads are on overtime To help keep people cool We've cooling centers everywhere They're in all of the schools In order to cool down at home I have my a/c set to freeze And if at times this doesn't work I watch Christmas DVD's Remember hats and sunscreen to keep the heat off of your head In fact it is so god ****** hot I tan while I'm in bed I remember as a child Summer never got as hot as this Compared to recent temperatures Is like a blow job to a kiss We pray for heat in winter And in the summer, the reverse I know I would like the snow The heat is much, much, worse Instead of just complaining I should just take it, brave the heat But for now, I'll watch my movies Sing my carols, cool my feet I know that come this winter I'll be crying for the heat Just remind me of this little poem And I'll shut up, and take my seat.
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Jul 17, 2012
Jul 17, 2012 at 7:16 PM UTC
The Heat
KENYA K….Kenya my beautiful country E ….earn honors and respect N …none is like you my country Y …you shine brighter compared to any other A …across the world, you light brighter that the sun The beauty sceneries of the green vegetation The dark color of the people of Kenya The arable land in Kenya The mines The animals and tourist centers in Kenya The presidency The politics The hot springs The digitality in Kenya The economic growth in Kenya The agricultural sector, The flag of Kenya The education sector in Kenya All make me feel proud of Kenya…. And I feel so good to be Kenyan.
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Feb 19, 2015
Feb 19, 2015 at 2:28 AM UTC
Why Kenya?
Center of all centers, core of cores, almond self-enclosed, and growing sweet-- all this universe, to the furthest stars all beyond them, is your flesh, your fruit. Now you feel how nothing clings to you; your vast shell reaches into endless space, and there the rich, thick fluids rise and flow. Illuminated in your infinite peace, a billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in you is the presence that will be, when all the stars are dead.
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Buddha in Glory
in action , inaction in inaction, action precarious balance YOU AND I ARE HERE higgs boson......pulsation yinning and yanging the bed keeps bouncing UP AND DOWN creation.....unceasing apparent sensation of repetition apparent sensation of difference other than YIN and YANG aleph (alpha) and tov (omega) centers of centaurs and of course the dragons ( and unicorns) YOU AND I ARE HERE in the cornicoupia in the fertile valley on the frieght train headin west huddled gainst the lover's breast try live awhile then try death the bed keeps bouncing UP AND DOWN YOU AND I ARE HERE
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Jul 17, 2010
Jul 17, 2010 at 1:29 PM UTC
communication
It creeps up on me. The sneaking suspicion that I'm stuck in it. My hair is falling in my face. Only a year ago... I built everything — it was so clear. Even though — it was chaos. People were worried. But it was simple. It was as simple as simmering sausage in a saucepan, sweating in a brick kitchen, listening to Sade, and thinking of rooftops. Things are more grounded now. People are less worried. The kitchen is smaller, and shared. I turn down Sade when someone enters. I'm still sweating, but it's because something is wrong with the heating system. I long to take an anonymous walk between buildings. There are only neighborhoods and shopping centers here. And I keep running into people who know me. It's either too cold or too hot — It's never summer every day. Everything that was hanging on my walls is on the floor. Precious paintings and prints dusting with potential. I reveal myself less to strangers. I don't take public transportation. It's disconcerting how comfortable having a vehicle is. I feel urged to uproot, swinging in someone else's hands, but feel like.. I'm interrupting. Can't I just arrive for awhile? My safety net is too big and my home is too small. But if I abandon it, I'll wonder if I'm bound to be restless.
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Nov 4, 2018
Nov 4, 2018 at 11:35 AM UTC
Moving to the suburbs
Let’s learn the Social Science subjects called Sociology & Anthropology The twin disciplines are integrated comprehensively Sociology focuses on society & socialization Social Processes, Social Groups, Social Movements are in every nation While Anthropology centers on the study of culture Here we can learn better the society for sure As culture has characteristics, elements & dimensions Society evolves with it through various interactions! -04/28/2017 (Dumarao) *SSN Poems
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Sep 28, 2019
Sep 28, 2019 at 10:02 PM UTC
Let’s Learn Sociology-Anthropology
There is something special about poetry. Something about how there are line breaks and deliberate diction that draws your senses into something melancholy. The way it can be purely fiction or nothing but the truth and it’s all up for interpretation by someone who stumbles upon it scribbled on a napkin in a nearby nook of a bookstore. How when you complete a poem that you’re particularly proud of, its satisfying and provides a sense of purpose. But the hardest part about poetry, is sharing a selection you love, with someone else. The nervous feeling as they read it, and the mounting disappointment as you realize, that the work you’re so in love with doesn’t connect with their pleasure centers as it does with yours. Don’t let this be discouraging. For I believe that if you love something, then it doesn’t matter if no one else does. Because if it makes you happy, that’s all that ever matters. And if a poem comes from your soul not everyone is going to love it, but maybe you’ll find someone who does, and you’ll be able to talk about all of the things that make a poem special, and the way there are line breaks and deliberate diction that draws your senses into something melancholy. And you can fall into circular patterns with someone who gets what it feels like to have your poetry appreciated.
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Apr 4, 2014
Apr 4, 2014 at 12:47 PM UTC
Pressure
Scrapers will no longer scrape. Fighters soon to lose the short fight. Pilots are forced to surrender control. Snakes on a plane will bank into a roll, a scene that really no longer is scenic. Leaders still read while getting a scare. Huge landmarks that I swear were once there, bridges in shortage are counting the tolls. Dust that eventually will never be settled, liquid support that used to be metal, big bad crude that never was good— things impossible suddenly could. Answers quickly try to be drummed. Future conflicts guaranteed to be won, particles blocking our UV death sun, days become decades and turkey is done. Brave individuals are no longer bold. Families’ histories are quite often told, a baby’s bottle empty with no one to hold. Government figures tilted but somehow sold parades in protest with a circus in town. A tiger got out, but why can’t he growl? Seems that the cat’s got somebody’s tongue. Another channel covers son after son, numbers mounting, but not the right ones. Cabbies still nose their thumb after thumb, training centers destroyed one after one. We should’ve just played “Drop the **** bomb!” Fear is good, and of course good is feared; it’s the only thing that drives us way over here. Just like the Bible, it’s mostly made up. The supersonic jet has just hit a rut. The dirtiest of bombs versus our Smith and Wesson. “Come on gang, why would you even question?” Like death and taxes—there’s none that’s more sure, but then there’s the free upcoming history lesson. “Ain’t gonna do it” acting just like his pop. This rancher really means it when tossing the slop. “Still can’t find him—he’s with boys in Brazil.” What’ve they done lately to lighten the till? It’s time for the Allies to storm up this hill.
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Jul 26, 2014
Jul 26, 2014 at 5:09 PM UTC
Sugar Plum Petroleum Dreams
Scrapers will no longer scrape. Fighters soon to lose the short fight. Pilots are forced to surrender control. Snakes on a plane will bank into a roll, a scene that really no longer is scenic. Leaders still read while getting a scare. Huge landmarks that I swear were once there, bridges in shortage are counting the tolls. Dust that eventually will never be settled, liquid support that used to be metal, big bad crude that never was good— things impossible suddenly could. Answers quickly try to be drummed. Future conflicts guaranteed to be won, particles blocking our UV death sun, days become decades and turkey is done. Brave individuals are no longer bold. Families’ histories are quite often told, a baby’s bottle empty with no one to hold. Government figures tilted but somehow sold parades in protest with a circus in town. A tiger got out, but why can’t he growl? Seems that the cat’s got somebody’s tongue. Another channel covers son after son, numbers mounting, but not the right ones. Cabbies still nose their thumb after thumb, training centers destroyed one after one. We should’ve just played “Drop the **** bomb!” Fear is good, and of course good is feared; it’s the only thing that drives us way over here. Just like the Bible, it’s mostly made up. The supersonic jet has just hit a rut. The dirtiest of bombs versus our Smith and Wesson. “Come on gang, why would you even question?” Like death and taxes—there’s none that’s more sure, but then there’s the free upcoming history lesson. “Ain’t gonna do it” acting just like his pop. This rancher really means it when tossing the slop. “Still can’t find him—he’s with boys in Brazil.” What’ve they done lately to lighten the till? It’s time for the Allies to storm up this hill.
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Treatment Centers After Outpatient, Rehabs, therapist Etc Im Tired Of All this ******** Sometimes all I want is a dope hit. But I know All it will do is cause me temporary satisfaction And endless Arguments. New Year? Same News. I Need To Create A new story already I can't believe im Still here stuck in the same cycle as the past other years. If theres a god, can he come visiting and hear That im desperate for a miracle.
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Jan 25, 2015
Jan 25, 2015 at 5:53 AM UTC
**** Program
I know what I know, and I don't know what I don't know. Let all who know tell me about what I don't know. Check your self and let me know what you want from me. The whole world is not really good or bad place. It is a mystery that you cannot fathom. To play your own game and win must be your priority. Life is about risking and sharing the gifts, talents and abilities you were endowed with and finding your place in the scheme of things, and to leave your signature and fingerprints in the canvas of life. It is about opening up with love, kindness and compassion and be generous in nature. To lavishly share your life and contribute in abundance the blessings you were gifted with. It is about transforming yourself into an exulted being you were created to be. To find the balance that centers you. It's about daily discovery of your innate dormant natural endowments and how to safely use it to your advantage and the benefits of mankind. It is about opening up like the rose flower, sharing your fragrance. ©2018,Emeka Mokeme. All Rights Reserved.
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Jul 2, 2018
Jul 2, 2018 at 4:59 AM UTC
SHARE YOUR FRAGRANCE
Constantly craving a crazed Escape Fleeing reality, piece by piece Aware the immortality Isn't an option Never ceasing to seek Release Questioning other's Translucent translation Of a world that centers All of us each Construals clashing, creating division Misunderstandings at war No point in speech
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Apr 28, 2014
Apr 28, 2014 at 9:25 AM UTC
Silence
The surroundings of home, centers, neighorhood which I see and where I walk; for years and years. I have created you in joy and in sorrows: with so many circumstances, with so many things. And you have become all feeling, for me.
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In The Same Space
People dying everywhere, No food, No water, No shelter, No clothing. Others unaware, Leaders Don't care. All help centers, Don't appear, At times of despair, Deaths over here, Deaths over there, What to do? What to do? Help these people Fight this, So they can live to see, Their children read and eat, Educate and get what they need, To give their children a life that they could never see.
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Sep 10, 2015
Sep 10, 2015 at 1:35 PM UTC
Famine
Changing buses at Flamingo and Decatur, a Sister ogles my comped leather jacket, while braceros mill about across the street, awaiting any drive-by job offer. This is the Vegas never seen from the Strip; a town of cheap gifts and off-the-books labor, where paychecks disappear in Dollar Loan Centers, every cranny packing a local's casino. A hundred taxis queue outside the Palms, like pilot fish seeking ectoparasites upon a shark. Inside the thousand dollar escorts hustle overextended gamblers busting hard 16's at the tables. I told the Sister I'd won the jacket. Impressing her that anyone would ever be a winner, watched her intentionally cross the street to invite a bracero out to breakfast. The 103 bus downtown ran late. Leaving my losing parlay tickets on the bus, I walk through the parking lot of despair, the casino's glass doors awaiting me.
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Feb 21, 2012
Feb 21, 2012 at 10:21 PM UTC
Drowning in the Squonk's Tears
I saw him at work; When he would visit the mangal With a ***** over his shoulder. He rolled up his pant legs and walked Through the tidal wash.  Once he had picked a tree, He hacked for three days to cut The mud and the mangrove Free from the surrounding forest. He piloted his self-made island into the lagoon. Shortly, he became mangrove crazy, A disease he called Rhizophoria In the notebook he had taken along. With mud lobsters and tree for his only company, Of course he had mangrove on the brain. His life became an ellipsis— The two centers were the tree and himself. From tubular mangrove branches, propagules fattened, And seeds nested inside them; He would scribble notes with delirium as they fell Plumply into the lagoon And were pulled away by the warm current. Each time the tree condensed its salt Into a sacrificial leaf, He would sadly add a tick To the tally of the dead he kept in his book. He once wrote: ‘The salt is burning my eyes.’ Late afternoons, with beer in our hands, We would watch him from the beach, Five hundred yards away. Eventually, his mangrove island drifted ashore— He lay by the suberic roots With a crust of salt along his cheek.
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May 4, 2010
May 4, 2010 at 9:45 PM UTC
Rhizophoria