writingpoetry
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gods of deceit
the truth in my writing is so suddenthe lie in my smile is so golden the sun gives the paper a sniff of its blessingsilluminating writers as gods; wizards of words. the words are not exactlythe letters are not reallythe sentences are not certainlywhat is being said. scriptures glowing like gold on old parchmentwith the… Continue reading
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The Canyon
Montana. the mountains watch from the edge of a journeylike religious statues waiting onrepeated praise and reminders from a lesser being every morning it swallows us to an anxious paththrough the shadows and silenceof its sometimes catastrophic, mesmerizing heaven there’s no rescue because it’s only you amongst the intensityheld in a cold and suspenseful airforcing… Continue reading
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Angel-Eye View (Video)
This poem is saying black people need to stop looking to God/religion to save them from racism. God is not going to save black people from the oppressive society and world they live in. Black people need to stop waiting on God to save them. Instead, black folks have to figure out their own ways… Continue reading
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Friends, For That One Night
To: Faye, with love. Her name was FayeIt means, I think,Faerie.In some language. Some dialectRussian, I think. When I first approached herIt was with, “doesn’t your name mean faerie?” Her face exploded into fireworks—a shower of stars—as she told me,“Yes! It means faerie! In Russian”,I think she said. She went on to telling me that… Continue reading
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