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Love Letter of SummerBy Cherbo Geeplay
Summer is yet to come and may
never come. She's stirring in an
August noon, sitting on the long
plateaus of these fields so far
from our grasp. The rice
...
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Categories:
appreciation, black african american,
Form: Elegy
Beg for LoveBy Cherbo Geeplay
“Don’t die,” his mother cried
by his hospital bed, weeping.
“I will be fine,” he managed
to mutter under thick
breath, the...
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Categories:
black african american, class,
Form: Free verse
On My Journey To Find MeOn My Journey To Find Me
Soulful eyes, Rich with stories untold
A heritage of strength and a heart of gold
Late 30’s
A prime of life’s unfold
A decade of wisdom, earned through trials bold
My skin a canvas of...
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Categories:
black african american, age, appreciation, black african
Form: Rhyme
Let's Be HumanLet’s be human
Let’s be men and women
Let’s be humane
Let’s be absolutely sane
Let’s not be black
Let’s not be white
Let’s be just, fair and right
Let’s go back
Let’s return to Alkebulan
So all can head to Heaven
Let’s go back...
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Categories:
black african american, africa, allah, bible, black
Form: Rhyme
Wet NurseWomen who worked as
Enslaved wet nurse
Treated like cattle often worse
Never allowed to eat well
Unfortunately her body breast swell
Raped in spirit, mind, and body
Suckling masters infant
Even before her own baby
...
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Categories:
black african american, abuse, america, baby, black
Form: Acrostic
From Palimpsest to Glory: The Music of Florence PriceIn Ouachita's murmurs, where pine needles sigh,
I trace the mountains' ancient, weathered crown.
Silvered river forgotten secrets float by,
And fills my heart, a sonorous chamber now.
A flame ignites, dispelling shadows deep,
A beacon for lost souls on...
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Categories:
black african american, courage,
Form: Narrative
SkinAs I stand in the shower washing my coily hair, seeing my brown skin, I think of how unheard of this simple task must have been, to my ancestors, my kin
How they probably couldn’t shower...
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Categories:
america, black african american,
Form: Rhyme
RunawaysReluctant to be a child
Unsupervised in the wild
Never dreamed of trafficking
All the screams inside happening
Wide eyed and busy tail
All points bulletin for sale
Youth is lost sold to a John
Simple teen years now gone...
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Categories:
black african american, abuse, america, angst, betrayal,
Form: Acrostic
The LaureateI remember sitting among the poets in this place of arts
Where curved brushes painted blushes of artists open hearts
Our art could be confined to paper, but really it was meant to fly
Like a caged bird...
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Categories:
appreciation, black african american,
Form: Rhyme
QUESTION FOR A SLAVEDo you want to go to Heaven
Do I have to Work
No
Yes I want to go to
Heaven
Thank you,
LORD...
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Categories:
africa, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Black Is Not Wack
In a world where the color black is often misunderstood,
Let's shed some light on what's truly good.
Black Friday sales, a shopper's delight,
Financial success on the bottom line, shines bright.
Luxury cars and sleek limousines, easily attract,...
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Categories:
black african american, care,
Form: Rhyme
Mother May IWhen I am grown and full of things
May I be known as a beautiful queen
Just like you are so politically proud
Love spirited heart beneath cocoa breast of brown
That nurses faithful joy
Blessing someone every day
Giving...
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Categories:
black african american, appreciation, beautiful, black african
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
beautiful, black african american,
Form: Burlesque
International. . . What Flower Am I
Gonna Give To You All ?
Uncaptured High ! . . ....
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Categories:
beauty, black african american,
Form: Haiku
The ScarHow do you expect me to say
that I don’t remember the day
When you tied my leg in chain
It’s hard to burry the memory
For my scars speaks of the pain
The life is...
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Categories:
black african american, africa, america, black african
Form: Free verse
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