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Truth Is…
…foundational no structure can exist without it, and no tree can stand if its truth has not taken root. Truth is not held captive to the dogma of religion…. held bondage within the framework of theology…. it is not trapped inside the walls of College classrooms, oppressed by the lips of Baptist ministers, and does… Continue reading
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Not Another One
No This is not another one Not a sex poem, not a hood poem Not a “I’m black and I’m proud!” so let’s try to be real poem Not another marching No more killings (and please let’s do something other than sit in) not another “We shall overcome.” No not another one Not a slow… Continue reading
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Black Beauty
**A little History on this Poem** This is a 12 year old poem. It has since been revised but this is the original copy that I wrote back when I was a sophomore in High School. It was entered into a contest and it won. I was then to fly to Rio Nevada for the… Continue reading
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They Had It All
When it came to progress reports and GPA’s there could be some acknowledgement But when it came to c-cups she was incompetent Forced to be ashamed of her good girl, turned off abstinence like it was an accident bought clothes by the way they fit, if pants didn’t hug thighs and waist bands didn’t… Continue reading
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Guest Feature – “Alla my stuff”
somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff not my poems or a dance I give up in the street but somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff like a kleptomaniac workin hard & forgettin while stealin this is mine / this ain’t yr stuff / now why don’t you put me back &… Continue reading
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Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Rainer Maria Rilke
Smile, it’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday :). Don’t be shy, Join us: http://silverthreading.com/2015/01/21/writers-quote-wednesdaypoet-victor-hugo-2015-4/ This week, I quote Rainer Maria Rilke: There are two books I always carry with me: 1). The Bible and 2). Letters to a Young Poet. Don’t laugh, but I thought Rainer Maria Rilke was a woman before I saw his picture! It… Continue reading
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Guest Feature – The Prophet
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love;… Continue reading
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