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The photos were leaked today They were of a **** woman with brown skin Love making as she stared straight into the lenses I was showed by a man who did not know how to react once I had been shown My reaction was not shock I merely stated "That's baad" I did not know how to react to the staunch cyber-bully who was sure he was doing himself a justice by being so open about his anger at the naked, brown, humiliated, naked, shamed, beautiful I am shamed by his shaming I am naked by his ********** I am beautiful by myself sometimes Sometimes I take the tape off my camera and position it near my bloom I am not alone in this activity and yet I feel alone in an intimate situation, feel less alone, in a private situation. Sometimes I work it so that every part of my dark lips are shadowed and my fingers seem to work for a living rather than play My body is not a string It is a temple of dark things It is a ossuary filled with the dust of former lives It is not to be dangled for cats for play It has no puppet hands Or puppet face It smiles because it sees you smile And she frowns when she sees you laugh It is alive The misfortune you hope her body will bring her is shame I hope it will bring other people enlightenment The fault is not in her The fault is in the malicious, villainous, caricature of man who is hallow and made of maddening bells Every time you disturb him he rings in announcement "This lady I had once an intimate relationship and she abused me. Here is her punishment." We are all cavernous tunnels with lights to shoot out of the pins and needles sensational feelings we do not desire this but we must desire to be freed from being owned by this We all think we're exempted from shame until we are ashamed There are no exemptions, only more bells They ring, until background noise renders them obsolete to us
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Oct 3, 2017
Oct 3, 2017 at 10:43 AM UTC
Beautiful, brown, naked, woman
The photos were leaked today They were of a **** woman with brown skin Love making as she stared straight into the lenses I was showed by a man who did not know how to react once I had been shown My reaction was not shock I merely stated "That's baad" I did not know how to react to the staunch cyber-bully who was sure he was doing himself a justice by being so open about his anger at the naked, brown, humiliated, naked, shamed, beautiful I am shamed by his shaming I am naked by his ********** I am beautiful by myself sometimes Sometimes I take the tape off my camera and position it near my bloom I am not alone in this activity and yet I feel alone in an intimate situation, feel less alone, in a private situation. Sometimes I work it so that every part of my dark lips are shadowed and my fingers seem to work for a living rather than play My body is not a string It is a temple of dark things It is a ossuary filled with the dust of former lives It is not to be dangled for cats for play It has no puppet hands Or puppet face It smiles because it sees you smile And she frowns when she sees you laugh It is alive The misfortune you hope her body will bring her is shame I hope it will bring other people enlightenment The fault is not in her The fault is in the malicious, villainous, caricature of man who is hallow and made of maddening bells Every time you disturb him he rings in announcement "This lady I had once an intimate relationship and she abused me. Here is her punishment." We are all cavernous tunnels with lights to shoot out of the pins and needles sensational feelings we do not desire this but we must desire to be freed from being owned by this We all think we're exempted from shame until we are ashamed There are no exemptions, only more bells They ring, until background noise renders them obsolete to us
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I was treated like the VIP, A cat and a big fish, A hook and a big Six, whilst visiting madam bow-peeps rotisserie of ***** Always receptive, Wearing open silk working 9 to 5am. With a little overtime, hot funk never satisfies, She had the way-with-all to feign, delight; even interest, before negotiating the price, Two shekels, She was classy, kind of slick, she tickled my ears for nothing more than kindness, a small token in exchange for a smile. She popped on a tune, as she took off her dress. The petting started her two hands tugging with the zipper of my jeans. A woman's touch... Ha HA, the rich sultry kiss of ***** tight and tasty; ***** like a ripe tomato, Sugar fried and drunk. She opened her legs, her hair smelled like shampoo, She was on her belly, knees tucked up as I took in the fruit, deep holes filled with **** and shabby fingers, hollow spit and angry poison, head spinning to the groove, loud and high, The bed squeaked and a single light bulb dangled like a loose tooth, Ten minutes and two ******* love songs! Sick and spent up, I got dressed to leave, I said with a poke, "I couldn't get laid, Not even in a ***** house!" And now I'm back in the cold again, only dirtier.
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Oct 10, 2018
Oct 10, 2018 at 4:50 PM UTC
The ********** inspired by William & Don G
I say; The drifting rain dissolves sea salt Turning tears into dangled monsoon Under the bleak ballad of dying dawn Where I long for heat unbroken You say; The drifting rain drenches my tiptoe Witching smiles into deranged equinox Upon the downpour of ancient daybreak Where I pray for old snow long sunk All was as if the days faded And morphed into younger sunset It was as if mercy was drained And no one preach as desired The downpour stench though remains constant Of rotting perfume of the rouge graphite You drowsily drip from dowsing fingers, they lit Into pages of burning, dancing melodious lads As will, you may keep those imageries for you And give up old stories as my slumber lyre Whether it is about the burnt down marching boy Or the bloodstained pianist from our ancient joy For the bleak heart aesthetic has affected a new kind of love And the bleak heart aesthetic would never let you feel so certain So please keep your drifting rain of strings During the downpour of the deranged equinox When the snow goes black and slowly sunk Into pages of firespit melodious lads
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Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 at 7:19 AM UTC
The Bleak Heart Aesthetic
287 A Clock stopped— Not the Mantel’s— Geneva’s farthest skill Can’t put the puppet bowing— That just now dangled still— An awe came on the Trinket! The Figures hunched, with pain— Then quivered out of Decimals— Into Degreeless Noon— It will not stir for Doctors— This Pendulum of snow— This Shopman importunes it— While cool—concernless No— Nods from the Gilded pointers— Nods from the Seconds slim— Decades of Arrogance between The Dial life— And Him—
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A Clock stopped
Two years ago, I started drowning It wasn’t bad At first A little tightness In my lungs But nothing too bad One year ago, I was still drowning The air wasn’t coming Back into my lungs Only ice cold Freezing water Blackness started Edging into my vision But I ignored it Because no one else around me Was drowning So there was no reason why I would be, unless I was weak I wasn’t weak I wasn’t drowning Or so I said Six months ago I started drowning For real, this time There was no denying The fact that my hands Were turning grey And my lungs were crying out But my blue lips Didn’t part to Let out that scream And my grey limbs wouldn’t Flail to show someone, Anyone at all That I was drowning Five months ago, I kept drowning I was now far from the surface Of the water Where it was light blue And warm in the Shallow ends of this water I had far surpassed that I was in arctic water Deep and cold Murky and unfathomable Drowning, and not making A single sound Thirty-six days ago I gave into drowning Well, I had given into it When I decided that Greying skin and blue lips Was fine, for me But now, I completely gave in Thirty-six days ago, I wanted to drown But I wanted to do it faster And so I tried to hurry up The process of drowning Alone, in those icy waters Thirty-four days ago Someone dangled an oxygen mask In front of my blue lips They told me to put it on But I didn’t want to Drowning was like anything else Once you had spent enough time In it, you became afraid Of what it would be like Without it I knew drowning I knew its pain, I became friends with it I was comfortable with drowning And I knew the outcome of it And I was okay with it Thirty-three days ago, Someone jumped into that awful water Or perhaps they didn’t Jump in, they swam over They forced the mask between my lips And then they stayed It came loose, a couple times, And I found other people who were drowning I hated that they were drowning But I think that we were all a little glad To find that we weren’t alone In our drowning I’ve kept my oxygen mask I’m still in that cold water But now I have others who make sure That I don’t drown And I make sure that Their masks are affixed They do the same for me We save each other And now that I have Enough air to breathe I can see, and I can see Other people who Are starting to drown So I take all my effort and energy And I swim to them Most of the time, they don’t have a mask And it hurts me to see that they’re drowning So I give them my mask For as long as they need Until they have their own Sure, it hurts me, but as long as it helps them A while ago, I started drowning I kept drowning for a while But then I found others And together, we found our way We found our oxygen tanks We’re still drowning But now, we can take in enough air To sometimes swim A bit closer to the surface A bit closer to Not drowning A bit closer To real life And no matter how far we fall The others will help us start going To the light blue, peaceful water Water that we won’t drown in
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Dec 5, 2017
Dec 5, 2017 at 9:11 PM UTC
DROWNING
Two years ago, I started drowning It wasn’t bad At first A little tightness In my lungs But nothing too bad One year ago, I was still drowning The air wasn’t coming Back into my lungs Only ice cold Freezing water Blackness started Edging into my vision But I ignored it Because no one else around me Was drowning So there was no reason why I would be, unless I was weak I wasn’t weak I wasn’t drowning Or so I said Six months ago I started drowning For real, this time There was no denying The fact that my hands Were turning grey And my lungs were crying out But my blue lips Didn’t part to Let out that scream And my grey limbs wouldn’t Flail to show someone, Anyone at all That I was drowning Five months ago, I kept drowning I was now far from the surface Of the water Where it was light blue And warm in the Shallow ends of this water I had far surpassed that I was in arctic water Deep and cold Murky and unfathomable Drowning, and not making A single sound Thirty-six days ago I gave into drowning Well, I had given into it When I decided that Greying skin and blue lips Was fine, for me But now, I completely gave in Thirty-six days ago, I wanted to drown But I wanted to do it faster And so I tried to hurry up The process of drowning Alone, in those icy waters Thirty-four days ago Someone dangled an oxygen mask In front of my blue lips They told me to put it on But I didn’t want to Drowning was like anything else Once you had spent enough time In it, you became afraid Of what it would be like Without it I knew drowning I knew its pain, I became friends with it I was comfortable with drowning And I knew the outcome of it And I was okay with it Thirty-three days ago, Someone jumped into that awful water Or perhaps they didn’t Jump in, they swam over They forced the mask between my lips And then they stayed It came loose, a couple times, And I found other people who were drowning I hated that they were drowning But I think that we were all a little glad To find that we weren’t alone In our drowning I’ve kept my oxygen mask I’m still in that cold water But now I have others who make sure That I don’t drown And I make sure that Their masks are affixed They do the same for me We save each other And now that I have Enough air to breathe I can see, and I can see Other people who Are starting to drown So I take all my effort and energy And I swim to them Most of the time, they don’t have a mask And it hurts me to see that they’re drowning So I give them my mask For as long as they need Until they have their own Sure, it hurts me, but as long as it helps them A while ago, I started drowning I kept drowning for a while But then I found others And together, we found our way We found our oxygen tanks We’re still drowning But now, we can take in enough air To sometimes swim A bit closer to the surface A bit closer to Not drowning A bit closer To real life And no matter how far we fall The others will help us start going To the light blue, peaceful water Water that we won’t drown in
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There was nothing I was ever so ashamed of that I dumped it in a river to drown, but one time my best friend accidentally tossed my pink fishing pole into the bayou when a spider dangled from the line. We were eight, everything was wishy-washy because she called herself a mulatto like it were an insult and my older friends kept mentioning that my mom walked herself to a liquor store very late at night twelve-packs bruising her German-colored shoulder. I did not tell them my father had hidden away her car keys. Girls teased me and I still wanted to kiss their cheeks at goodbyes, The Little Mermaid featured at our sleepovers saying, “kiss the girl,” so I did but we stopped talking when I bought my training bra, it proved what was in my skirt, my lips could not touch them again. You cannot kiss a girl if you are a girl, even if Disney movies say it is okay because Mickie Mouse has no ***** to be ashamed of though a wife of the opposite *** I learned important things until I turned ten and Hurricane Katrina unraveled the bayou into my house and I existed in four different classrooms in my fourth grade year where nobody had enough time to learn my name, much less the way it is spelled. Now, in therapy, the certified insists that I am a girl who kisses other girls because my mother only put her lips on a bottle. But maybe I wear striped dresses just because mold grew that shape in my home on Camellia Street, mud decorated the fallen refrigerator so it looked like a cow some punk tipped over. I just wish the sidewalk I use to rollerblade on hadn’t flooded.
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May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 at 6:50 PM UTC
the little mermaid
There was nothing I was ever so ashamed of that I dumped it in a river to drown, but one time my best friend accidentally tossed my pink fishing pole into the bayou when a spider dangled from the line. We were eight, everything was wishy-washy because she called herself a mulatto like it were an insult and my older friends kept mentioning that my mom walked herself to a liquor store very late at night twelve-packs bruising her German-colored shoulder. I did not tell them my father had hidden away her car keys. Girls teased me and I still wanted to kiss their cheeks at goodbyes, The Little Mermaid featured at our sleepovers saying, “kiss the girl,” so I did but we stopped talking when I bought my training bra, it proved what was in my skirt, my lips could not touch them again. You cannot kiss a girl if you are a girl, even if Disney movies say it is okay because Mickie Mouse has no ***** to be ashamed of though a wife of the opposite *** I learned important things until I turned ten and Hurricane Katrina unraveled the bayou into my house and I existed in four different classrooms in my fourth grade year where nobody had enough time to learn my name, much less the way it is spelled. Now, in therapy, the certified insists that I am a girl who kisses other girls because my mother only put her lips on a bottle. But maybe I wear striped dresses just because mold grew that shape in my home on Camellia Street, mud decorated the fallen refrigerator so it looked like a cow some punk tipped over. I just wish the sidewalk I use to rollerblade on hadn’t flooded.
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Earlier today, painting was the activity that we had planned I have a support teacher who would always lend a hand She had left the class to get the paint all mixed While I stayed behind to get the toys and props all fixed She came back and bore bowls of red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Lunchtime I visited a store and neatly displayed on low shelves Arranged so immaculately as if magically done by elves Were cases upon cases stitched together with only zips They almost instantly bent a smile to my lips Their colours shone brilliant red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Passed by a shop selling accessories and apparel Merchandise dangled on wall hooks and some in a jumble On the adjacent wall something caught my eye Carried all the neat little tote bags one could ever buy One peeking from a corner was red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Walked by a building, so modern-looking and new Down on one side almost obscured from view Were these horizontal rows of dancing neon lights Stopped for a minute just to soak in the sights Then I realised that they flickered red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Waited for the bus to get home at my usual bus stop Whilst waiting, I shifted and from my bag something did drop Bent over and picked my coin pouch that had fallen out Looked up only to see another commuter lingering about On his pack was a sticker which boasted red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Bus was packed, found a seat in the back row Sat myself down, I peered briefly out the window Engine under me, I scanned around to those who were seated Observed the floor beneath my shoes as it vibrated My pair of Adidas, oh my, they're red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Got home, put my bag down and sank into the sofa Switched on the telly, on was the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" Surfed through the channels, caught a real estate commercial Promoting prime land in a country not anywhere regional Splashed on the screen, a flag - red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. End of the day, it is best that I hit the sack Allow some rest for my poor aggravated back But not till I complete the words you're currently reading I'm thinking, dreaming and furiously typing How do I end this? Hmm...red, white and blue? I'm thinking and dreaming...and wishing I'm with you.
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Aug 8, 2014
Aug 8, 2014 at 9:08 PM UTC
Red, White & Blue
Earlier today, painting was the activity that we had planned I have a support teacher who would always lend a hand She had left the class to get the paint all mixed While I stayed behind to get the toys and props all fixed She came back and bore bowls of red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Lunchtime I visited a store and neatly displayed on low shelves Arranged so immaculately as if magically done by elves Were cases upon cases stitched together with only zips They almost instantly bent a smile to my lips Their colours shone brilliant red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Passed by a shop selling accessories and apparel Merchandise dangled on wall hooks and some in a jumble On the adjacent wall something caught my eye Carried all the neat little tote bags one could ever buy One peeking from a corner was red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Walked by a building, so modern-looking and new Down on one side almost obscured from view Were these horizontal rows of dancing neon lights Stopped for a minute just to soak in the sights Then I realised that they flickered red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Waited for the bus to get home at my usual bus stop Whilst waiting, I shifted and from my bag something did drop Bent over and picked my coin pouch that had fallen out Looked up only to see another commuter lingering about On his pack was a sticker which boasted red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Bus was packed, found a seat in the back row Sat myself down, I peered briefly out the window Engine under me, I scanned around to those who were seated Observed the floor beneath my shoes as it vibrated My pair of Adidas, oh my, they're red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Got home, put my bag down and sank into the sofa Switched on the telly, on was the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" Surfed through the channels, caught a real estate commercial Promoting prime land in a country not anywhere regional Splashed on the screen, a flag - red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. End of the day, it is best that I hit the sack Allow some rest for my poor aggravated back But not till I complete the words you're currently reading I'm thinking, dreaming and furiously typing How do I end this? Hmm...red, white and blue? I'm thinking and dreaming...and wishing I'm with you.
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There is a vicar from Chelsea Who alas is not very wealthy Often he dines on communion wine And curried bat from the belfry He lights a lot of incense To hide his flatulence He gets a bit high Perhaps that is why His sermons never make sense --The vicar gets his knickers in a twist-- The old church roof had seen better days The pressing need was a serious fund-raise So the vicar abseiled down the tower As the village watched by the graves and flowers With a flurry his cassock flew up in the air Shocking pink he wore under there Flapping around it covered his face As he dangled there in embarrassed disgrace Someone called the fire brigade A turntable ladder came to his aid When at last they got him down Humbled and grateful he kissed the ground
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Aug 29, 2013
Aug 29, 2013 at 3:18 AM UTC
Vicar limericks
Hey, remember that time at the dock? The jellyfish floating serenely beneath our feet, Their pinkish hue, transparent in the black water. My feet dangled off the edge, yours dangled further, But the gentle waves caressed the jellies below us still. They drifted by, not knowing nor caring of us, Yet we watched their careless path. The cool night's wind ushering them along their way. Hundreds of blush-colored jellyfish just out of reach, Sliding silently out to sea.
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Nov 7, 2012
Nov 7, 2012 at 10:56 PM UTC
Jellyfish
"Here the hangman stops his cart: Now the best of friends must part. Fare you well, for ill fare I: Live, lads, and I will die. "Oh, at home had I but stayed 'Prenticed to my father's trade, Had I stuck to plane and adze, I had not been lost, my lads. "Then I might have built perhaps Gallows-trees for other chaps, Never dangled on my own, Had I left but ill alone. "Now, you see, they hang me high, And the people passing by Stop to shake their fists and curse; So 'tis come from ill to worse. "Here hang I, and right and left Two poor fellows hang for theft: All the same's the luck we prove, Though the midmost hangs for love. "Comrades all, that stand and gaze, Walk henceforth in other ways; See my neck and save your own: Comrades all, leave ill alone. "Make some day a decent end, Shrewder fellows than your friend. Fare you well, for ill fare I: Live lads, and I will die."
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The Carpenter's Son
Caucasian cadaver in the windless woods. Carelessly hanging from a tree. Colorless face looking down. Carrion yet to be seen. Creation of an evil man. Displaying his departed art. Completed, his compelling plan. Of helping death do its part. Few colors, fewer sounds. White skin contrasts the black dress. Faded yellow floating all around. Splatters of red fill the rest. A frightful figure that overwhelms. Above the confused and thorny trails. All the shallow know themselves. At the sight of this female. Breathless before being dangled. Dead before being displayed. Beautiful body, cold and mangled. Death magnificently portrayed. Multiple stab wounds in your back. Added to the smell of war. Mind immersed in barren black. Gnawed eyes to watch and adore. Dripping, dim and dreadful. The portrait he wanted to smear. Your future as empty as your words. Your hollowness shown clear. You don't know what you're missing.  Elders still die, the young still grow. The leaves below are hissing. At the corpse of a girl I used to know.
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Dec 10, 2016
Dec 10, 2016 at 11:37 AM UTC
Nadir
That tapestry, Red, Black, Gold A Celtic Circle-- silently bearing witness to the proceedings of that smoky room: The aquariums--one with the large eel who seemed to barely fit the tank that took up half the wall; and the smaller, vibrantly colored fish in the aquarium with the eggshell colored coral. The remixed music played at a comfortable volume, by the DJ we knew so well, together; as many times it hardly seemed like he was working at all, as he just sat down and talked to us, for hours. Looking through those over-sized books of old advertisements, and explanations of historical artwork; discussing the contents with strangers, who became friends in the process. Smoke billowed, enveloping the atmosphere and filling it with the smell of many spice racks, pleasantly rolled in a shell of a soft breeze flowing from the oscillating fan. The smell of joy, of a relaxed sense of mutual understanding; that it was okay not to say a word, because the atmosphere did the talking for us. We just enjoyed sitting on those red pleather couches that your **** sank back into, not allowing my feet to touch the floor; so they often just dangled, legs swinging to the tempo of the music. As I took a hit of the hookah, I manipulated the smoke into O's, puckering my lips, trying not to laugh as you gazed at me in a shy sense of wonder. That face always made you want to kiss me.
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Feb 5, 2012
Feb 5, 2012 at 3:38 AM UTC
Redline Hookah Bar
Though it is such a beautiful pristine night, puffy fluffy sky a pelican had soaked spaghetti like limbs mangled and dangled thrusting thyself forward to comfortably drown in wet frozen crystals [I am a life I am blinking] Your feathers were flapping frosted and numbed Oh I bet the water was stinging yet pleasing - 656 55 3-4 the elderly woman said her kind soul with a phone number for SPCA wildlife rescue and rehabilitation the pelican is near death, I divulged with envy for that wave drowning you in warmth
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Mar 18, 2013
Mar 18, 2013 at 12:22 PM UTC
Dying
She hung simple things from the bare apple tree, things like mirrors, ribbons, bells and bird feeders, things to attract the robins and the finches. But then the crows came scaring the robins and finches away, this annoyed her, this drove her to the verge of insanity. She had an idea though , a terrible one, but an idea. She decided to hang strips of bacon from the tree , bacon laced with poisons, all sorts of poisons , poisons for rats , for weeds , even the type fit for human consumption. Poisons to make them sick, poisons to make the ******** fall from the tree.But crows are much, more intelligent than the average human ,the crows watched the fat lady, observing her murderous ways.   But only the finches and the robins fed from the flesh that dangled from the naked apple tree , only the finches and robins fell to the ground, only the finches and the robins died a horrible dragged out death.This pushed her over the edge , now she just sits and squawks to her self day in and day out, hiding from the flock of crows.
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Mar 11, 2013
Mar 11, 2013 at 3:54 PM UTC
CROWS
Pharaoh Tutankhamun graced the Egyptian throne, A ***** brisk and spry. From his majestical hands, dangled a scepter And on his handsome head, sat a crown. His empire was at its peak For he wielded influence all over africa. The bearded Europeans and nubianS sought his protection For egypt, was a haven. So organised was the land: Amun-re and maat protected the people, The country grew with the help of viziers. Agriculture was a noble profession in the land, As her economic markets were the best in the world Egypt gave light to Greece and Mesopotamia For her civilisation altered many a life. And also, was the birth place of man Such, was the land of egypt The middle ages stroke and Europe went to sleep But mama africa gave birth to many strong children: Ghana, Mali, Songhai and many more These children shoke the world with their riches and organisation. Such was the history that africa recorded before they came. Fredriech Hegel in want of speech said: “Africa never had a history before the whites came.” Such a mediocre declaration from an illiterate For in place of his brain, graced a kidney. Africa was well civilised before the bearded people came: We had a religion We had education as seen in egypt We had a well organised system in all aspects. We had everything needed for prosperity, We attracted them with our gold, thus they came. But most of all, we believed in equality. Such was africa before they came But when the bearded people came, They altered our ways and put us in stocks Then said: “we had no history.” Oblivious that africa had made history, BEFORE AND BEFORE THE
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May 17, 2015
May 17, 2015 at 7:39 AM UTC
before
Pharaoh Tutankhamun graced the Egyptian throne, A ***** brisk and spry. From his majestical hands, dangled a scepter And on his handsome head, sat a crown. His empire was at its peak For he wielded influence all over africa. The bearded Europeans and nubianS sought his protection For egypt, was a haven. So organised was the land: Amun-re and maat protected the people, The country grew with the help of viziers. Agriculture was a noble profession in the land, As her economic markets were the best in the world Egypt gave light to Greece and Mesopotamia For her civilisation altered many a life. And also, was the birth place of man Such, was the land of egypt The middle ages stroke and Europe went to sleep But mama africa gave birth to many strong children: Ghana, Mali, Songhai and many more These children shoke the world with their riches and organisation. Such was the history that africa recorded before they came. Fredriech Hegel in want of speech said: “Africa never had a history before the whites came.” Such a mediocre declaration from an illiterate For in place of his brain, graced a kidney. Africa was well civilised before the bearded people came: We had a religion We had education as seen in egypt We had a well organised system in all aspects. We had everything needed for prosperity, We attracted them with our gold, thus they came. But most of all, we believed in equality. Such was africa before they came But when the bearded people came, They altered our ways and put us in stocks Then said: “we had no history.” Oblivious that africa had made history, BEFORE AND BEFORE THE
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I was in my dream last night... The girl in my dream was a self image that my self conscious created. She had long thick curly hair running down her back like a wild river, and There were these thin wisps of black curls that rested on her forehead and would not budge no matter how many times she swept them aside The ensemble she wore was rich in color I admired the way the colors complemented each other incredibly lively and elegant She wore an azure tank with an emerald silk scarf A Celeste cascaded long skirt embellished with tiny vibrant glass beads that shimmered ever so brightly She was bare foot but i couldn't help but notice every step she took On her ankles were anklets that dangled the prettiest of gems She walked towards me Her beautiful clothing dancing against her body She sat next to me on the curb and said "You look sad, what is the matter? i can see the circles under your eyes the insufficiency of laughter Your heart and your mind are intertwined You convince your mind to keep you in a dark place then your heart crumbles leaving your care-fee spirit behind. These are simply realities you must face you know, things fall apart so better things can come together it might break your heart but believe that hurtful moments don't last forever Sometimes in-explainable things happen sometimes the going gets tough but you cant allow it to break your spirit for too long The sun will rise again, sure enough." Then, just as she gracefully came, she gracefully left I Awoke. She left me with my sadness for me to decide.
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Jan 13, 2014
Jan 13, 2014 at 9:09 PM UTC
Just a Story
I was in my dream last night... The girl in my dream was a self image that my self conscious created. She had long thick curly hair running down her back like a wild river, and There were these thin wisps of black curls that rested on her forehead and would not budge no matter how many times she swept them aside The ensemble she wore was rich in color I admired the way the colors complemented each other incredibly lively and elegant She wore an azure tank with an emerald silk scarf A Celeste cascaded long skirt embellished with tiny vibrant glass beads that shimmered ever so brightly She was bare foot but i couldn't help but notice every step she took On her ankles were anklets that dangled the prettiest of gems She walked towards me Her beautiful clothing dancing against her body She sat next to me on the curb and said "You look sad, what is the matter? i can see the circles under your eyes the insufficiency of laughter Your heart and your mind are intertwined You convince your mind to keep you in a dark place then your heart crumbles leaving your care-fee spirit behind. These are simply realities you must face you know, things fall apart so better things can come together it might break your heart but believe that hurtful moments don't last forever Sometimes in-explainable things happen sometimes the going gets tough but you cant allow it to break your spirit for too long The sun will rise again, sure enough." Then, just as she gracefully came, she gracefully left I Awoke. She left me with my sadness for me to decide.
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When God sowed darkness and the Devil a ***** Abuela dug so deep her oldest son fell through. I dangled my constellations like ghosts that might carry him to the surface, a grip hard as ice, a grip twice as thin. Inertia yanked ten in two -- five fingers, pop; ten fingers, stop -- he took them all down, the tendons’ endless unfurling. I, ladder, endlessly descending. He, father, ends up standing.
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May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018 at 3:29 PM UTC
Inheritance
Longing to travel towards the festering sun. I was a brown eyed girl living in a mediocre world. With sweet seeds in my hands I walked towards the end of the earth. I dangled my feet over the edge and threw them into the wind, until pomegranate gardens grew for him.
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Feb 8, 2015
Feb 8, 2015 at 1:53 PM UTC
pomegranate gardens
Pale-faced and stiff, he stood... Unmoving - frozen in time. His chest no longer heaved, his limbs dangled dead. His painted lips were parted with no spoken words. We have before seen him breathe. We have before noticed his wordless actions. We have before heard his song. And this is his end - A space unaccompanied by his usual careful and subtle gestures. He bore no voice now as he did then. But his story was told loud through the lyrics and music of a hauntingly, mournful song... Showcasing the lone relatable teardrop that never dries.
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May 7, 2017
May 7, 2017 at 7:43 AM UTC
The Pierrot
That day I met her at the Shelter She said, “My name is Dora", While hanging upside down, off kilter, “I’m Dora the Explorer!” Balanced on the armoire door Beckoning me to help her retrieve Hanging high above the floor A ballet that I couldn’t believe... Up on one toe she dangled As she demanded I help her reach Some toys she longed to wrangle Until we heard a commanding screech! “Get down from there!  Wash your hands! Asia, it’s almost time for dinner!" Dora leapt-trusting- she lands Her high-flying act a sure winner! Oh, Dora, who is Asia? She said, “I don’t like that name-sorry! Later let's play a new game? After dinner my name is Laurie!” Since she answered to that name I schooled her in her name’s history But Dora just wouldn’t be tamed “Not a CONTINENT-I’m a MYSTERY!” Asia, alias Laurie Dora After supper, brushed and scrubbed Gave the best, my airy explorer- Dora's monumental hug! She sprang to my arms without warning Like a monkey from a vine I wasn’t aware until morning It was the best hug of all time!
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Mar 16, 2016
Mar 16, 2016 at 4:47 PM UTC
Dora the Explorer
They bribed me with promises of Audis and poverty reduction. A six-figure salary, insurance, and free weekends. They lured me with Prada bags, Chanel Shades and scarves by Hermes. Vacations in Nice, transits in Paris, and business trips to Beijing. They said I could meet the Dalai Lama, Bill Gates and the Queen of England, have wine with Sarkozy, break bread with Al Gore, and kiss Prince William. They dangled real men, real love and post-marital affairs in front of me and gave me dreams of seven husbands and no divorces. They convinced me to grow up and walk across the stage, and their promises made me smile as I crossed over to the other side. Today, I lay in my hammock wishing they’d promised me a job as well.
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Dec 12, 2011
Dec 12, 2011 at 11:22 AM UTC
Graduation Promises
The black, iron God arm punched placid-blanched clouds, and dangled cat cable down to lemon-vested men with chalkboard faces. *Basic algebra, today's date, daily syllabi, God-fearing anecdotes, and the evils of homosexuality.* Fornicating with other dudes is like moving Jesus' rock with your condom'd ***** Let sleeping dieties die. We find them buried deep beneath **** ceramics by T.V. criminals, rapists, murderers, buzzers, free- lovers, angelheaded sweethearts. They have nearly four dollar souls, barely enough for a Wilpo dinner at Hepburn Diner. #2 breakfast with one cup of Columbian cartel coffee with a pinch of whole milk to take the edge off, so he won't be gripping the booth vinyl when a "freedom" flash cop car passes. Police cruisers are just bigger bicycles that we're afraid of, sporting cereal box baseball cards in the spokes. Cops were the kids that needed help their first time fresh off training wheels. Training academy training them for low-speed cat chases through flower beds. Sweet daffodil, you didn't have to die like this. You could've drank straight from the pitcher at a stranger's dinner party potluck, seen the guts of a New York highrise, shared the coke left beneath a woman's botched nose job. You could have been more than this. You could have been more. You could have been. You could have. You could. You. You, daffodil, stamen-down in Miracle Gro and dog **** could have been more.
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Nov 12, 2014
Nov 12, 2014 at 1:06 AM UTC
Sweet Daffodil
Beauty. The standard goal. Society kills me. They tell you to “be yourself, you’re beautiful” Judge you for it, Then encourage you to do it again. Who are they to decide? In fact, who decided the status quo, What determines true beauty? They say everyone’s beautiful in their own way, But that’s just the appetizer. The main course is the “fact” that everyone’s different,. And in order to achieve the standard level of “perfect”, “Buy this item! It’ll make you more perfect, I swear!” “Wear these clothes, it’ll complement the parts of your body we’ve defined as ‘Attractive’!” “Do these workouts, it’ll give you a flatter stomach, tighter abs, a sexier beach body!” The fact that they took our weak spot, Perfection And dangled the idea, The possibility in front of us To sell their products To keep us coming back, to make money Because, let’s be real, money’s everything. They convince us that we can achieve something that doesn't exist, But we want it to, We hope for it, Because….what? Looks are everything? No. In 80 years, we’ll all look old and weird, so what’s the point? Look good everyday, Hope someone finds you attractive, Potentially fall in “love” with somebody who only desires your looks? If that’s your goal, *** you've got your priorities mixed up Life’s not gonna care whether you’re Attractive, Ugly, Skinny, Thick, Short, Tall, Smart, Stupid, Or the greatest person alive. It’s gonna knock you down no matter what, And in 120 years, we’ll all be dead anyway. Why waste your time hoping to accomplish a false reality, So you can live your years in luxury, Rather than just being thankful and happy? Don’t spend your time trying to get to what you don’t even want, But have been programmed to accept. Re-program yourself. ***** the system.
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Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 2015 at 2:06 AM UTC
Beauty?
Beauty. The standard goal. Society kills me. They tell you to “be yourself, you’re beautiful” Judge you for it, Then encourage you to do it again. Who are they to decide? In fact, who decided the status quo, What determines true beauty? They say everyone’s beautiful in their own way, But that’s just the appetizer. The main course is the “fact” that everyone’s different,. And in order to achieve the standard level of “perfect”, “Buy this item! It’ll make you more perfect, I swear!” “Wear these clothes, it’ll complement the parts of your body we’ve defined as ‘Attractive’!” “Do these workouts, it’ll give you a flatter stomach, tighter abs, a sexier beach body!” The fact that they took our weak spot, Perfection And dangled the idea, The possibility in front of us To sell their products To keep us coming back, to make money Because, let’s be real, money’s everything. They convince us that we can achieve something that doesn't exist, But we want it to, We hope for it, Because….what? Looks are everything? No. In 80 years, we’ll all look old and weird, so what’s the point? Look good everyday, Hope someone finds you attractive, Potentially fall in “love” with somebody who only desires your looks? If that’s your goal, *** you've got your priorities mixed up Life’s not gonna care whether you’re Attractive, Ugly, Skinny, Thick, Short, Tall, Smart, Stupid, Or the greatest person alive. It’s gonna knock you down no matter what, And in 120 years, we’ll all be dead anyway. Why waste your time hoping to accomplish a false reality, So you can live your years in luxury, Rather than just being thankful and happy? Don’t spend your time trying to get to what you don’t even want, But have been programmed to accept. Re-program yourself. ***** the system.
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