*For John W. Karr* …246 New Jersey… …Remember 246… An old man took his last breath today. When asked to […]
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Training Day
routine this is not it’s an exercise binding bone and ripping muscle going beyond training this is conditioning mind to […]
Inspiration
*Written after “Knoxville Tennessee” By Nikki Giovanni. This poem was written during a writing workshop led by Anthony Harrell Jr., […]
Masks
Forgive my smile. It’s the most persistent lie.
Sun Setting
Cotton candy smeared across the skyline A pastel stop-motion masterpiece Melting into the river The sun; a knife stashed After […]
“Picture This” or “Another Day” or “What We Expect”
Early March morning Woman walks down seldom travelled road Pumps Stockings under skirt Blouse Blazer Overcoat Hair in messy bun […]
Home of the Brave
Oh say can you see, Over the blinding light, That through rockets red glare, We’ve been chosen to fight, Can’t […]
Buoy Monger
Laying here Instead of on your beaches Is a lie I no longer wish to live. To be a buoy […]
Snowbodies
Are snowflakes depressed? Jumping from the sky to crash into the earth Do they see their lives flash before their […]
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I will fall In love with you Everyday For the rest of our lives. When I die, Love will always […]
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