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Why Poets Are Poor
I am NOT your Sonia Sanchez, your Langston Hughes, your James Baldwin or Maya Angelou. In fact, my name may never find itself uttered among the world greats. And I’m fine with that. No, I LOVE that. Not ALL poets are poor, but I think the best ones are. They are the people who still… Continue reading
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“What’s Your Poetry?”
Like angels are playing on the strings of my vocal cords. Words that cannot remain unmoved or concealed however introverted I am. What’s YOUR poetry? Continue reading
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Success
“Success is when righteous angels are rooting for you.” Continue reading
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Short but Sweet
“I’m really starting to enjoy short poems. Though you tease my taste buds with instant melody, how deliciously enticing.” Continue reading
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Starving Contentment
Like music swallows its bass inside the belly of the loud speakers their stomachs growl, but they ain’t really hungry…. they just come to see what all the commotion is like…. they wanna know what all this poetry stuff is but…… they ain’t really hungry…… they just wanna see how pretty her pain is. Continue reading
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Writing Addiction Symptom #3: Dirty Diapers and Complaining Husbands
• Dirty Diapers and Complaining Husbands Oh you know the feeling. You make yourself a cup of Joe, get back to that switch button, and for the next 8 hours or so (hey, that’s pretty modest), you’ve taken yourself a mini vacation. Where are you going? Who knows, somewhere between Character Development and Turning… Continue reading
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The Relationship – My Love Affair with Poetry
Smitten. You know the feeling that refreshing taste of newness the aching agony that occurs merely from having to wait until you can see him again the love sick hurricane in your stomach just to hear him say your name the sweat that hides itself beneath your fingertips when he’s around the sudden sense of… Continue reading
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