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The Right Poem

When the right poem is born it is all feeling. Taste and touch and nourishment. All heart and aching and lifting. Poetry is a revolution with a profound sense of strength. When the right poem arrives I notice it instantly. It is all moving like earthquakes so powerful that it breaks down mental barriers and knocks ignorance off Richer Scales. The right poem is not merely the ability to paint pictures with words. The right poem is a full manifestation of the heart. A complete contextualizing of the soul. The right poem is my entire body into words. Every piece of flesh, every tingling nerve. A spiritual essence poured out on the page.

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Yecheilyah

Writing to restore Black historical truth through fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

10 responses to “The Right Poem”

  1. Whitney C. Avatar
    Whitney C.

    Reblogged this on Write, Live and Love.

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  2. joridevious Avatar
    joridevious

    Couldn’t say it better!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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    1. Yecheilyah Avatar
      Yecheilyah

      Thank you.

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  3. gems832 Avatar
    gems832

    Great… writing is very therapeutic and I love poetry. Would you like to follow my blog?

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    1. Yecheilyah Avatar
      Yecheilyah

      Done 😎

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      1. gems832 Avatar
        gems832

        Thanks😉. I have a brief question if you don’t mind.. how do I name my blog?? It is still considered “Site Blog”

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        1. Yecheilyah Avatar
          Yecheilyah

          Go to your WordPress dashboard > Settings > General

          Under Site title, change it to whatever you want your blog name to be and save changes.

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  4. I write therefore I am alive. Avatar
    I write therefore I am alive.

    Lovely line “The right poem is a full manifestation of the heart” 😊

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    1. Yecheilyah Avatar
      Yecheilyah

      😊💕

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  5. Tanya MacPherson Avatar
    Tanya MacPherson

    Hey! Loved this poem, would you check out https://tanyatale.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/poetry-with-deveaux-fraiser-cracked/
    This guy is a amazing poet and I’d love for you to see his work

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