I Love my Country
Dawn again in this gaol The birds are imprecisely numbering One hundred and sixty million Or more. Mostly my countrymen.The jailors are three hundred and sixty humpty downread more
View ArticleA Place Called Tomorrow
There is a place called tomorrow Where this set of politicians Who claim we elected them Will all be gone Even the last trace of their names Will be no more. No need naming namesread more
View ArticleHelpless
She now walks with a heart battered Under the jagged distortion Of her shadowy desires Having realized love is masked Beyond recognition like an ekpoThe fifth lover just leftread more
View ArticleBlack Market Love
Let me break it down like this He was a lean, clean charming machine Ladies you know what I mean From the way he talked to the style of his walk read more
View ArticleLittle Girl Dancing
There was no movie made about the little girl age three, who the doctor said would die in a year who I last saw alive at age five in a wheelchair dancing, dying, singing, smiling,read more
View ArticleCurtis
a primply prince passed my way no brighter shining sun that day i closed my eyes and prayed Lord let him be my special babe on Intervale Street he proved a pal that I'd soon meetread more
View ArticleMama where are you?
Inganathi Ntantiso Why did you left me? Who do you think take responsibility? You the one who asked for me And now you leave me in the middle of no whereI cry for you every single day From: cape town...
View ArticleI love you
Inganathi Ntantiso My love for you is growing each and every day I love you like you are the only man in this world I love you like you are perfect Always be my first loveI love you more when you hurt...
View ArticleThe Wound
Shimera D. Samuels Lord my filth is deep like snow, I need to be dug-out, it’s not white, that’s why I need You like Shoutread more
View ArticleA World of Ignorance
Darryl Howard Ignorance is a notorious killer Always one step ahead of you You think you learned something new Only to find out that you are just scratching the surface...read more
View Articlewhen I grow up
Ibn Malik When I grow up I will attend schools of each grade Study hard and pass exams with good grades And become a graduate afterwardsWhen I grow up I will become a teacher From: Ibn Malik...
View ArticleWhat Hell Looks Like
Rohan Dunbar I hear screams every night Listen here lady, a mothers son dies everyday Just go on back in bed and pray he's in a better place I hear moans every night From:...
View ArticleDear Insecurity
Rohan Dunbar Anxious… can’t relax. Steady worried.I need you, like you need my mind. I feed you, and you eat my time. From: http://trulovexists.com/2015/04/12/dear-insecurity/ Copyright ©:...
View ArticleJokes on You
Rohan Dunbar You said I would never make it to see 18Well the jokes on youYou said I would never make it out of the hoodWell the jokes on youSaid the streets would see me before I see myself From:...
View ArticleThe Laughing Child
Charles Morgan "Why aren't you laughing?" -- woke the elder."Little one," he said,"the inside of a round is not a circle... The whole is round." He smiled and the boy began to laugh-- From: The...
View ArticleThe Dancers
Charles Morgan A few assertive dancers embrace the whole of the ceremony. The music provides a mystic air. While a silent conservative hovers near another (He ignores it all): preoccupied in his From:...
View ArticleAudience with a Poet Written December 13, 1976 For Robert E. Hayden, Ph.D
Charles Morgan I had heard he was a poet. As I watched him, well formed, refined; as he captured the stage: Soon I was hexed, fixed, amazed by this man -- this poet. His mode wise, easy and light,...
View ArticleOn Aging
Maya Angelou When you see me sitting quietly, Like a sack left on the shelf, Don’t think I need your chattering. I’m listening to myself. Hold! Stop! Don’t pity me! Hold! Stop your sympathy!read more
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