August 2023
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{DON’T} Pray for Me
Pray for those who wish malice against me. Don’t pray for me. Continue reading
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The Cap Rests
“Bust a cap” is a phrase used in Black American English slang to say that a gun has been shot. This poem is inspired by that phrase. Continue reading
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Whoever Spares the Rod Hates Their Children
do you remember that you love your childbefore you beat your child? your offspring twists in your firm griplike an unwanted animal, finally caught the animal knows what’s nextit screams for freedom. in which graveyard in your heartdo you find desire to swing the whip? is it adrenaline?do you wish to continue the tradition? have… Continue reading
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To Love the Rain
Her love is like the rain,so you stay inside looking outthe windows of your memoriesyou smile a group of kids in the tropicsthey’re dancing in the mistsandals clap and splash toorun on water it grumbles in the gray skyit strikes unexpectedlyelectric poles frightenthey buzz. Two groups of young men waitupon the rain, they play street… Continue reading