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"shackled" poems
~for those who will read this and weep~ *the quiet ones, the silent Job ones, who quote not from the Book of Lamentations, but author their own, based on-the-job experience localized versions of cryptic elegiacs accepting the wooden crosses borne, stepping up to the unrequested unforeseen, then buried under, burnt alive, yet never relieved by dying, nailed by words, stronger than iron, promises sworn, promises kept with no ending date relief, promises by and to themselves, but not for themselves!* *the wearers of crystal glass shackles, adorned with decorative locks for which no key did the maker make, nor any divine creator dare conceive an early release, never no escape contemplated, for the lock human, unrepentant unbreakable, a decorative useless metaphor gesture, a blunt “life ***** advertisement I compose amidst a bus pond of mismatched city folk, a tapestry of ages colors and differing views on god/no god, none would believe that as the bus sways me, it’s in rhythm to holy choral music, hundreds year old, divinity masses and motets worships, where one human can hide temporarily a safe house, to calm his questioning relentless from the horrors of no answers, for when the mind has no solution to the rough and tumbling lives, lived in glass shackled confinement, the poets desperation equals theirs* *summon eagles to transport these imprisoned, but the shackled refuse, I come to them but they wave me off, I go crazy for once I was enslaved, thirty years war that left devastation, from which so many poems created so I speak with heightened regard of one who planned futures for others where his non-existence was a founding father (ha!)* *but the day came and I was released by my own inactions, but means nothing until a way to away found to release the yet bound early* got a couch, airline miles, hundred dollars in my pocket and an unrelenting need to save them, a consumption disease, the glass shackled, at ease, won’t rest till all are freed this my creed no one left behind these cyber words do not mock for they are unbounded, set free, when the flesh connects and the needs of the flesh are stronger for they are in heart conceived
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Jun 23, 2018
Jun 23, 2018 at 5:45 PM UTC
The Glass Shackles
~for those who will read this and weep~ *the quiet ones, the silent Job ones, who quote not from the Book of Lamentations, but author their own, based on-the-job experience localized versions of cryptic elegiacs accepting the wooden crosses borne, stepping up to the unrequested unforeseen, then buried under, burnt alive, yet never relieved by dying, nailed by words, stronger than iron, promises sworn, promises kept with no ending date relief, promises by and to themselves, but not for themselves!* *the wearers of crystal glass shackles, adorned with decorative locks for which no key did the maker make, nor any divine creator dare conceive an early release, never no escape contemplated, for the lock human, unrepentant unbreakable, a decorative useless metaphor gesture, a blunt “life ***** advertisement I compose amidst a bus pond of mismatched city folk, a tapestry of ages colors and differing views on god/no god, none would believe that as the bus sways me, it’s in rhythm to holy choral music, hundreds year old, divinity masses and motets worships, where one human can hide temporarily a safe house, to calm his questioning relentless from the horrors of no answers, for when the mind has no solution to the rough and tumbling lives, lived in glass shackled confinement, the poets desperation equals theirs* *summon eagles to transport these imprisoned, but the shackled refuse, I come to them but they wave me off, I go crazy for once I was enslaved, thirty years war that left devastation, from which so many poems created so I speak with heightened regard of one who planned futures for others where his non-existence was a founding father (ha!)* *but the day came and I was released by my own inactions, but means nothing until a way to away found to release the yet bound early* got a couch, airline miles, hundred dollars in my pocket and an unrelenting need to save them, a consumption disease, the glass shackled, at ease, won’t rest till all are freed this my creed no one left behind these cyber words do not mock for they are unbounded, set free, when the flesh connects and the needs of the flesh are stronger for they are in heart conceived
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Tonight I missed a shot with nostalgia because of myself. I've become such a slave to my phone that the flashing colours in the sky could not, would not bother me. Everything except for the device shining in my palms was blocked out like a voice I didn't want to hear in the first place, Except I DID want to hear it. I want know about everything that is happening around me without burying my face so deeply into Google to find the answers I'm searching for. Nothing ever happens to me because I'm too busy in the comfort of my own home, upon my own couch, on my own phone worrying about the next Facebook status and whether or not it will be entertaining or in need of a dose of an opinion that is my own. I recognize that I have my own personal "cell"-mate that will follow me wherever I go as long as I don't forget it on my kitchen counter. I am shackled to my cellphone. It takes me in handcuffs daily, arresting me at my own free will. A policemen of such small character, yet so many brains. And I already know my rights. I already know my rights because I've researched them enough times with my mobile text book to have them memorized. You have the right to post a status, anything you say can and will be taken out of context. You have a right to an opinion, if you do not have an opinion one will be appointed to you by your desire to impress those whom share a friendship with you. I am a servant to technology. It's as though it is a part of my anatomy. If it's not one item of electronics it's another and it has my full undivided attention. As connected as we are, we have all become disconnected. No one talks anymore. Word of mouth has become word of texting. Important pieces of information are shared via the internet because it's easier to get it out there all at once instead of saying it multiple times. I sadly succumb to every chime I am beckoned with as it demands I answer whomever has interupted the surfing and scrolling and sharing and liking and commenting and posting... I put my phone down in disbelief. Now tell me, "What's on your mind?"
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Jul 5, 2015
Jul 5, 2015 at 12:07 AM UTC
Victims of Technological Abuse.
Tonight I missed a shot with nostalgia because of myself. I've become such a slave to my phone that the flashing colours in the sky could not, would not bother me. Everything except for the device shining in my palms was blocked out like a voice I didn't want to hear in the first place, Except I DID want to hear it. I want know about everything that is happening around me without burying my face so deeply into Google to find the answers I'm searching for. Nothing ever happens to me because I'm too busy in the comfort of my own home, upon my own couch, on my own phone worrying about the next Facebook status and whether or not it will be entertaining or in need of a dose of an opinion that is my own. I recognize that I have my own personal "cell"-mate that will follow me wherever I go as long as I don't forget it on my kitchen counter. I am shackled to my cellphone. It takes me in handcuffs daily, arresting me at my own free will. A policemen of such small character, yet so many brains. And I already know my rights. I already know my rights because I've researched them enough times with my mobile text book to have them memorized. You have the right to post a status, anything you say can and will be taken out of context. You have a right to an opinion, if you do not have an opinion one will be appointed to you by your desire to impress those whom share a friendship with you. I am a servant to technology. It's as though it is a part of my anatomy. If it's not one item of electronics it's another and it has my full undivided attention. As connected as we are, we have all become disconnected. No one talks anymore. Word of mouth has become word of texting. Important pieces of information are shared via the internet because it's easier to get it out there all at once instead of saying it multiple times. I sadly succumb to every chime I am beckoned with as it demands I answer whomever has interupted the surfing and scrolling and sharing and liking and commenting and posting... I put my phone down in disbelief. Now tell me, "What's on your mind?"
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our destination is the journey edged with culture curved with meticulous attention infested with corruption fumigated with potential waiting to reveal itself to the world taking time to perfect itself because like fine wine we don't age, we mature into something so different refreshing the norms creating a new era of dimensions a relentless spirit perfectly flawed oh blooming flower a tree known by its fruits a shackled continent waiting for the chains of judgement to break freeing the truth this is africa
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Jul 16, 2018
Jul 16, 2018 at 4:59 PM UTC
Africa
imagine — you are the last of your species, an angel, who dances on ice. like a film that protects this earth , your wings are broken , and these are the pieces of you that cannot go home . . so on tiptoes, this cracked marble does not shatter, and everyone gets to watch you perform , unknowing of the cold truth that you are shackled to , like a ballerina in a box that hums a sweet tune — you still dance , even as the last of your species, even though you are all that you have left. and even though you have decided that love is a form of betrayal. .
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Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018 at 2:04 PM UTC
allegory of the cave
Handcuffed to a post, body chained to death. Rusted irons pulling his spirit towards Hell. Shackled souls who cry in hope. His name in blood on white-washed walls.
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Sep 1, 2013
Sep 1, 2013 at 6:37 AM UTC
Control
Enamored of the possible, and racing,   Through a winding maze of endless choices,     Daunted by the obstacles we're facing, and    Dizzied by the clamor's many voices, Shackled by a heavy chain of causes,   Binding us to all we've ever known,   The many paths before us give us pause, as   We struggle to define which are our own, Within a world that's not of our own making     We anxiously await the day we'll find,     A journey worthy of our undertaking, so     That purpose in our lives may be defined, but      Perhaps our fate condemns us all to wander, and        Our lives are merely mysteries to ponder
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Mar 23, 2016
Mar 23, 2016 at 10:35 AM UTC
Telos
I couldn’t be around you without feeling as if my world was crashing down. Twice I walked away but you kept holding onto me. Your love dominating, controlling, and reckless. For us both ‘WE’ became an addiction.   Our physical connection creating a real emotional entanglement.   The intimacy escalated not with your love and respect rather with your insatiable ****** desires and deceit. You came closer to me than anyone ever had. To say that we were totally engaged, consumed with each other would gravely understate what you did not only to my body, but also to my soul. It was a crazy love. When your presence met mine. I’d forgotten the meaning of peace of mind. Self-respect had flown away, integrity fallen by the wayside. I didn’t know who I was with you. I didn’t know who I was without you. Yet, I couldn’t leave… Even though deep in my unconscious I knew 'WE' were wrong. My addiction wouldn’t let me go, your addiction wouldn't let me go. And I stayed… Your behavior came so close to crushing my spirit, my will to live. In your compulsion to protect your deception you abandoned me, my life hanging on by a thread, I could not sleep or eat, I could not breathe. It was like being in a coma that I was fighting to survive. With intensive professional help I was forced out of the coma. I survived. Now I see I stayed, not because I loved you I stayed because I didn’t love me. Passion kept me bound. Truth be told, to be totally honest I stayed out of fear, fear of missing the passion. But now I know I’d rather be alone… than shackled by the anguish and drama you swore was love. As the synapses of my brain reconnect, the evidence of controlling emotional abuse, of possessive manipulation, overwhelms my mind and body. I see now I wasn’t built, wasn’t ready to understand your type of love. I can’t deal, can’t bear, don’t deserve, your emotional betrayal and abuse. I have kept your secret for you to tell. A secret I will never betray. Now no longer together locked in by your silence, perpetuating the manipulation, forever destined in your secret, your abuse continues.
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Mar 13, 2013
Mar 13, 2013 at 2:23 PM UTC
Pain of Abuse - Bound in your Secret
I couldn’t be around you without feeling as if my world was crashing down. Twice I walked away but you kept holding onto me. Your love dominating, controlling, and reckless. For us both ‘WE’ became an addiction.   Our physical connection creating a real emotional entanglement.   The intimacy escalated not with your love and respect rather with your insatiable ****** desires and deceit. You came closer to me than anyone ever had. To say that we were totally engaged, consumed with each other would gravely understate what you did not only to my body, but also to my soul. It was a crazy love. When your presence met mine. I’d forgotten the meaning of peace of mind. Self-respect had flown away, integrity fallen by the wayside. I didn’t know who I was with you. I didn’t know who I was without you. Yet, I couldn’t leave… Even though deep in my unconscious I knew 'WE' were wrong. My addiction wouldn’t let me go, your addiction wouldn't let me go. And I stayed… Your behavior came so close to crushing my spirit, my will to live. In your compulsion to protect your deception you abandoned me, my life hanging on by a thread, I could not sleep or eat, I could not breathe. It was like being in a coma that I was fighting to survive. With intensive professional help I was forced out of the coma. I survived. Now I see I stayed, not because I loved you I stayed because I didn’t love me. Passion kept me bound. Truth be told, to be totally honest I stayed out of fear, fear of missing the passion. But now I know I’d rather be alone… than shackled by the anguish and drama you swore was love. As the synapses of my brain reconnect, the evidence of controlling emotional abuse, of possessive manipulation, overwhelms my mind and body. I see now I wasn’t built, wasn’t ready to understand your type of love. I can’t deal, can’t bear, don’t deserve, your emotional betrayal and abuse. I have kept your secret for you to tell. A secret I will never betray. Now no longer together locked in by your silence, perpetuating the manipulation, forever destined in your secret, your abuse continues.
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She sits rather still, stitching her loom shackled and bound to the whispering room While the walls shutter speeches she slouches then reaches, her stitching resumed. Threads of silk pool in spools cast to the floor Hushing the voices as they pour the voices repeat their crippling phrase dancing the space bound to their maze
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Apr 11, 2018
Apr 11, 2018 at 5:49 PM UTC
Whispering Room
Shackled imprisoned in an oval office Called Robben island Transformed Unshackled twenty seven years later Freed a nation from an apartheid regime Inspired the world from the Grand parade A Universal Icon Humanitarian *** laude Now honoured in the halls of Valhalla Glorifying God...Looks upon us With Love from the heavenly realm INKULULEKO AHLULA
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Jul 10, 2018
Jul 10, 2018 at 5:13 PM UTC
Libertatem Victoria
I am a mother, a wife A friend, a teacher I seek happiness I love deep Only souls not faces Always loyal I don't judge   I love to help I see good in everyone Which makes me naive at times I am open to all Hoping for a world Where everyone fits Labels don't exist I latch to rules Anxiety demands I suffer from OCD Always chasing order Shackled by disinfection   I am comfortable in control Leading the way I seek to inspire I believe in others I am honest with my feelings I value experience And learn from them I reflect on my day Always trying to improve I search for meaning in conversations Enjoy learning new things daily I play sports Love music   Enjoy Art Express myself in writes Fascinated by abstracts Reading words to gain insight The grace in movement   The beauty in visual artistry I love to re-discover nature The acoustics of birds Waterfalls and rain Kissing falling snow Connecting with our majestic sky I love the stillness Each morning brings The dew sleeping in the emerald The lacquered canvas Of quiet lakes Motionless   In something so vast Yoga is my philosophy A healthy Body Mind And spirit My destination is The pursuit of enlightenment   In my life's pain I am coming out of the spiral Enjoying my journey Seeing straight Swimming the unalome I feed my soul Hoping IT can lead me Leaving my ego in my wake I remain unfinished I continue to wear masks Sometimes to hide As I fear rejection Still.. As happy as I seem As lovely as I am My soul has a shadow Hidden inside My essence traced By shaded light I am a survivor Broken in places Finally accepting my true self Jl 2016
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Mar 20, 2016
Mar 20, 2016 at 6:16 PM UTC
This Is Me
I am a mother, a wife A friend, a teacher I seek happiness I love deep Only souls not faces Always loyal I don't judge   I love to help I see good in everyone Which makes me naive at times I am open to all Hoping for a world Where everyone fits Labels don't exist I latch to rules Anxiety demands I suffer from OCD Always chasing order Shackled by disinfection   I am comfortable in control Leading the way I seek to inspire I believe in others I am honest with my feelings I value experience And learn from them I reflect on my day Always trying to improve I search for meaning in conversations Enjoy learning new things daily I play sports Love music   Enjoy Art Express myself in writes Fascinated by abstracts Reading words to gain insight The grace in movement   The beauty in visual artistry I love to re-discover nature The acoustics of birds Waterfalls and rain Kissing falling snow Connecting with our majestic sky I love the stillness Each morning brings The dew sleeping in the emerald The lacquered canvas Of quiet lakes Motionless   In something so vast Yoga is my philosophy A healthy Body Mind And spirit My destination is The pursuit of enlightenment   In my life's pain I am coming out of the spiral Enjoying my journey Seeing straight Swimming the unalome I feed my soul Hoping IT can lead me Leaving my ego in my wake I remain unfinished I continue to wear masks Sometimes to hide As I fear rejection Still.. As happy as I seem As lovely as I am My soul has a shadow Hidden inside My essence traced By shaded light I am a survivor Broken in places Finally accepting my true self Jl 2016
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Mother Mary, Mother Mary,           Whisper in my ear. Give me something tangible to touch –            Something audible to hear. Send me a sign, so I know I am alive. I want to know it’s not in vain The I let the world inscribe            Such a mark upon my soul.            Give me a sign to make me whole. Help me find peace through the chaos.            Just let me know you’re in control. Mother Mary, Mother Mary, Whisper in my ear. I know each breath could be my last – Yet, my death I do not fear. I’ve been shackled by my questions And I’ve watched them as they’ve grown. I searched endlessly for answers – When all along I should have known That the answers I seek are not ones that can be found. So I pray that you’ll whisper. I pray I’ll hear the sound. I pray that death holds more than what we bury in the ground. It’s been nearly twenty years, and somehow I still have faith. But I fear the truths I know are lies; I fear that virtue is a waste. Still, I wait for your whisper, Mother Mary, Mother Mary. Despite how much I’ve suffered; this burden I still carry. Because I trust this world holds reason. I trust my struggle wasn’t worthless. Mother Mary, Mother Mary, I pray I suffer for a purpose.
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Mar 11, 2013
Mar 11, 2013 at 7:01 AM UTC
Mother Mary
Heavy-chested, I try to release emotions, The moon shakes its head in dismay, Seasons unwinding, heartache in slow-motion, And in weather hides words I can't say. In the thick sincere compliments Concerns flail, attempt to get out, Bang on barriers, will not budge, 'Life consumed, hopeless doubt. Mind enveloped in fear, Shackled by trusting nature, Wings clipped, self-made prisoner, I wonder if you sense restraints stir. Certain only one choice allowed, A crowd of disapproving eyes stare, Maybe stars can take me far from this place, They twinkle, dreams in night air. Want to shine with a similar light, Ugly areas stand in protest, Hold back the glow, I seem dimmer, Searching for a spot to rest. Weakness planted in crevices, Rosebushes bearing thorns blooming, Learning to love myself even when no one else does, I'm hard to be with, I am only human.
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Jul 24, 2018
Jul 24, 2018 at 12:23 PM UTC
Heavy-Chested
Permission to speak, I am the ally of the silenced and unheard. I am the noise you can't shake. Two sharp points like the accents I carry on my tongue. I slither and squirm as I observe what they have done to you. It's a tragedy what they think of you and how arrogantly they use you for self proclaimed prophecies. No! I am not that! I yell loudly, but only the echo replies. Incarceration, deportation, degradation, gentrification some of the words that burn as I spit them out. False ideologies are accepted as realities ignoring the facts. I am not illegal and you don't have the right to label or decide. I am not a criminal, never was. Don't obstruct my academic path, I will jump each and every obstacle one by one. I was born free, you labeled and shackled me with lies and hatred but I broke loose. With my forked tongue I battle your double sided knife. I am not content with the destructive pattern that has emerged with your avarice. I will not **** for you and I will not die in vain. My snake like tongue has no mercy and will not cease until I see dignity and peace obtained.
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Apr 9, 2015
Apr 9, 2015 at 6:40 AM UTC
Snake Tongue
Shackled by whims and desires. The selfless and the selfish, Danse Macabre. Who holds the key to these manacles? Is it me? Or is it you? You are the spider and I dance through your tangled web of desire. But your desires cannot be sated by my sacrificial offerings. Do you desire at all, my dear? You skitter through the woven webs, devouring the innocents trapped in silken tombs. I beg of you master, please, show your mercy to your subservient. Release me so I may release you. ******* is not becoming of you. 1/1/2016
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Jan 4, 2016
Jan 4, 2016 at 11:23 PM UTC
Subservience
I have some aches that are not fiction so my doctor wrote a prescription She sent it to the pharmacy near so I can get my mind adhered I went to pick it up today assured that all would be ok The pharmacy tech was really nice but said I had to pay full price It seems as though I was denied my insurance claimed the doctor lied All I wanted was to feel better but now i'm shackled to this fetter I pay my premium; my budget festers while the insurance company pays their investors I guess i'll wait another year insanity comes closer, I fear.
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Sep 28, 2018
Sep 28, 2018 at 2:17 PM UTC
The Wealth of Mental Health
Fly high in a blue sky Fly high in a blue sky Find light in a beautiful cage, I fake-smile wide Staring through the bars, I stare at a giant blue sky. I find I'm shackled here By champagne and ivory lines. But I wish to fly, Fly high in a blue sky. I know that I'll be there Someday In some way. Heaven glows there just for me I see that it's my destiny! So take flight, Tonight, Into the night. When the sun comes up, I'll be in high in a blue sky. Through the air, Where it's clear, And no one's there, When the sun comes up, I'll be high in a blue sky. Stars point in the way I go, As I steer on a dark drive Through the window I find The darkness's almost a blue sky I find I'm shackled here By gravity and human life But I wish to fly, Fly high in a blue sky. I know that I'll be there Someday I see that it's my destiny! So take flight, Tonight, Into the night. When the sun comes up, I'll be in high in a blue sky. Through the air, Where it's clear, And no one's there, When the sun comes up, I'll be high in a blue sky. High in a blue sky, High in a blue sky, High up in a blue sky. So take flight, Tonight, Into the night. When the sun comes up, I'll be in high in a blue sky. Through the air, Where it's clear, And no one's there, When the sun comes up, I'll be high in a blue sky. High in a blue sky High in a blue sky High in a blue sky Oh yeah High in a blue sky High up in a blue sky High in a blue sky High up in a blue sky
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Feb 20, 2017
Feb 20, 2017 at 12:14 PM UTC
Blue Sky
words fall like hapless fledglings tossed from a cliff edged nest with much screeching, squawking, countless feathers lost and then an awful thump or hopeful, glorious flight first love is tachycardiac love all adrenaline, sweating palms and stutter-stumbling sqeakings, ungainly gropings, when not with you, mopings unrealistic hopings for happy ever after endings, breakings, bendings, awkward mendings, repeated leavings, repented lovings. heartfelt givings, of broken hearted rendings. lendings, of time stolen from life tearing, teasing, tantalising teamings crying, begging, pleading strife and then, the metaphorical knife cutting, slashing, wordblow bashing, screaming, reaming, end to loves life. til eventually, words fall, like old birds leavings to settle, unremarked upon at the base of the tree of life. first love's loss, is slow dying. arrhythmia to flatline in a multitude of laboured breaths and long lingering sighs. a loss of warmth, from breast and thighs and water copious, falling from red rimed eyes. sobbing, murmuring, don't know whys? from lips turned toward, bleakset skies. as one settles firmly, into black dog muck no longer able to give a f▼ck. tucked in tight to sadness, lost all sight of former gladness, caught up and shackled tight, to the badness around and around, the carousel goes. then, at last, the blessed silence, as you die one of many of....                     life's little deaths
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Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 8:25 PM UTC
the lovebirds cycle
Randomly Running at the "new" old asian restaurant...or was it the "old" new new "old" or old "new" or a combination there of "I'll take combo #2" (i.e) (ir)Regardless Randomly Running I trip over a boulder which upon further/farther insp(dis)ection seems to be shackled to my leg I open it: "You are unlimited"
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Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 2014 at 1:56 AM UTC
An Ironic Erroneous Fortuitous Fortune
their voices are stolen away but even if they were to get it back, their lips are welded and shackled to their fears. theistic idols shaped predominantly by the culture in which one is raised. contradictory fallacies leading society away from self dependency. im tired of being a minority! apparently your god bestowed to me this voice this brain this body this mind so... im utilizing it. i refuse to be oppressed any longer i refuse to believe i was created by some deity that claims people have the free will to do as they please. If god gave man free will, how can everything be a part of god's plans? If everything is a part of god's plans, how can we have free will? I refuse to be oppressed any longer. I dug deep within my fears and yanked my voice back. I no longer fear being a minority, I embrace it. a society where minorities are scared to have a voice? stand up, find your voice, and use it. We are more than outcasts. We are minorities and together, we can eradicate the title. We're human. - d.b.d.
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Sep 24, 2014
Sep 24, 2014 at 1:42 PM UTC
a society where minorities are scared to have a voice
TO AFRIKA, THE POWERFUL GIANT WHO IS BOUND, TEARS AT HER OWN FLESH AND CAN NOT SEE HER OWN BEAUTY How long shall we grind our teeth? As old man's bones crack to the beat Of their picks digging white man gold in black man land Afrika mama, you soul is sold Vuka Afrika Mama Ikati lilele eziko As vultures tap dance on your corrugated iron roof Hyenas point and cackle baring sharpened tooth All the while you slumbered They shackled you and tore your treasure asunder Now is the time to break free Clear those scales from your eyes so you can see How long shall we cry these crocodile tears? As the swollen belly babies, eyes filled with fear Watch the queen who bore them, cowered in the corner, face to the ground Battered by the head of the household, asserting his authority No mercy to be found Zijonge Afrika mama Ubone ubuhle bakho They lied and said your ebony skin wasn't beautiful At all cost remain dutiful Head bowed, queen uncrowned All the while  you doubt yourself There are those who eye and pillage your riches May our united voice bring you to your senses Lest you find yourself stripped naked, while balancing on fences
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Jun 21, 2014
Jun 21, 2014 at 2:42 AM UTC
Afrika Mama
Born a King Born a Queen Born a Slave Born into freedom only to be Caged Shackled bound confined Scared Caged Far from the Motherland A people Made sculpt molded In her image Brown earth Yellow sun Mahogany dark Like the stone unyielding Proud like the Kilimanjaro Minds open like the plains Of the Serengeti Free Only to be brought here Caged Used abused overwhelmed exhausted Caged Thrown away when aged like broken toys Broken minds broken spirits afraid of our own image Caged Here we stand today with all the technology the worlds knowledge at our fingertips Caged Brothers’ sisters’ fathers sons’ mothers’ daughters’ families ripped apart Torn at the seams no village to be seen Caged We are at war with violence ignorance rage A horrible legacy indeed ……Caged Our once proud people afraid to face the future We are creating to our shame the same source of fear ignorance and rage In our most valuable assets our jewels our destiny Our children Our vision In our cage we destroy each other We are racist in our own race We defame denounce deplore each other Are we comfortable complacent satisfied in our cage? Our history tell us no our descendents tell us we shouldn’t be They say to us we have no limits boundaries restrictions They found the keys to the cage They urge us they encourage us they push us in the direction of the stars Come out of your comfort zones Embrace hold tight pull it in The spirits of Our Kings Our Queens Our history Teach if you can learn Learn if you can teach Open minds hearts souls Receive your freedom Unlock the Cage. Free! Liberate! Unshackle! Black history is not a month it’s your life.
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Mar 31, 2013
Mar 31, 2013 at 4:26 PM UTC
The Cage
Born a King Born a Queen Born a Slave Born into freedom only to be Caged Shackled bound confined Scared Caged Far from the Motherland A people Made sculpt molded In her image Brown earth Yellow sun Mahogany dark Like the stone unyielding Proud like the Kilimanjaro Minds open like the plains Of the Serengeti Free Only to be brought here Caged Used abused overwhelmed exhausted Caged Thrown away when aged like broken toys Broken minds broken spirits afraid of our own image Caged Here we stand today with all the technology the worlds knowledge at our fingertips Caged Brothers’ sisters’ fathers sons’ mothers’ daughters’ families ripped apart Torn at the seams no village to be seen Caged We are at war with violence ignorance rage A horrible legacy indeed ……Caged Our once proud people afraid to face the future We are creating to our shame the same source of fear ignorance and rage In our most valuable assets our jewels our destiny Our children Our vision In our cage we destroy each other We are racist in our own race We defame denounce deplore each other Are we comfortable complacent satisfied in our cage? Our history tell us no our descendents tell us we shouldn’t be They say to us we have no limits boundaries restrictions They found the keys to the cage They urge us they encourage us they push us in the direction of the stars Come out of your comfort zones Embrace hold tight pull it in The spirits of Our Kings Our Queens Our history Teach if you can learn Learn if you can teach Open minds hearts souls Receive your freedom Unlock the Cage. Free! Liberate! Unshackle! Black history is not a month it’s your life.
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* *Proud peacock veneer Under all her scarlet rage Golden shackled pain* *
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Jun 30, 2020
Jun 30, 2020 at 5:46 AM UTC
Hera
Tired and tied tight To the unyielding plough, I scream myself hoarse Into the silent field Of endless toil. Knee deep in the sludge, Shackled and blind, A waning force Too stubborn to yield, Too proud to kneel. At the last pull I fall, Too weak to climb up. My health they endorse, Their intentions concealed, "Come back when you're healed." The carriage arrives To take me away. The knacker's draught horse Bought from the field, Naught but bone meal.
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Mar 4, 2015
Mar 4, 2015 at 2:53 PM UTC
At the Knackers with Boxer