I woke from a dream of delusionLoud thoughts within my mindLying I should pick up my piecesand go to seek…
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My eyes were heavy with Deferral,my body fluent in delay.I fell asleep on borrowed comfort—a couch that never askedwho I…
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They told them to man upSo they cried in the darkWhere no one could see them breakCarrying all burden on…
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The lioness pants as it completes its killWhile the gazelle mourns its kid.The panther slumbers as it awaits its next…
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The heart is always pushing me to picking you,And your ripeness holds it captive.Your succulence is bewitching,But the mind can’t…
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I have walked through quiet treesThe ones that stand tall, caressing the cloudsThe ones whose leaves silently fall and become…
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With a gentle sway, she moves with elegance.All day, her laughter can be heard resounding.She keeps her children close, holding…
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Wode MayaThe son of every African WalayaMy village elders are proud of youCome for honeymoon with yourwife Miss Trudy I…
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The night was thick with nostalgia,She had waited so long for him to come.A phone beeped twice; her breath went…
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Standing at my heroine’s graveI recall the warmth of her embrace, songs of her love.Like a river set free, tears…
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The voices whispered in the night,Soft murmurs laced with fear and doubt,They held me captive, stole my light,A storm within,…
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1. Hold Me Tight Hold me tightUntil you let go by the cliffWhere gravitational force will pull me,Where the wind…
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