Tag: poetry
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Poem 01.06.21: Haiku Inside Jokes
Lie to you for fun? Most underwear are racist. It’s not from their jeans.
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Poem 12.20.20: Haiku
Struck with the blunt end A blade’s soft side flirts like love Heartbreak is a kink
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Poem 12.19.20: Soft Heart
What’s this? In still mist I thought I buried you! Clinched fist. I knew, without rue! Salted lash. Eye on the moor Shovel, sh-sh-sh Anchoring mi amor Soil crash, sh-sh Noise, masking your allure. I felt helpless Kin to all it was selfish Sin to all It’s true! I have been very ill You knew,…
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Poem: Fool of Self-Love
What is self-love for a black man? For a Black Man, a Black Man like me. My body knows a healing dance, full of Love, and Of its own cultivation. My belly starved only in self-sacrifice. For a compassionate Instrument— An instrument like me, Requires space to be Filled. My tongue rest. And plays. Either…
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Poem: 11.24-11.26.2020
I’ve risen To the playful echos of sunrise I Count notes of night, flattened To make Room for my perfect Memory of the sun Rise I glow golden Crisp leather, cracking-jagged, Cold I shine in All directions Simply an alter and An artifact Still I am In my solitude Under a veil Of silence and…
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Poem 12.9.20: Seasoned Black
I’ve done it. I’m officially an adult. That’s right folks, I am the dog that caught the car; watch as I lose myself to the unfamiliar feeling of getting exactly what I’ve worked toward. Don’t take my word for it, this certification came from above me. Through disciple and a lot of burns, I’ve mastered…