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Nubian Queen

I know a woman whom resembles a Queen 
Her eloquent features inspire me 
A mellow song she sings with her voice 
And radiant eyes to give a heavy dose 

I know a woman who appeals to me 
Her slender build so graceful to see 
A walk with poise, style and dexterity 
A gentle aura so simple she seems 

I know this woman as a Nubian Queen 
Yet I love her dearly for she is simplicity 
Her strength and courage I praise indeed 
For I will always stand by you my Nubian Queen

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Listen To the Voices

Open your ears, listen with your heart
To defenseless voices screaming in the dark
Hear the hollow sounds of battered children
Crying helplessly in their fright

A continuous nightmare of bruised anatomies
Scarred memories
Lasting for the rest of their lives
And broken spirits innocent children must bear
Listen closely if you care
To countless voices crying in agony

Infliction of pain
In various increments and range
Neglected lives thrown away
Deviated acts of molestation
Torture running rampant throughout every vein
Committed by sick minds of the insane

Listen to the lonely voices
Defenseless children crying from narrow closets
Where darkness mutilate guiltiness souls
Open a window in your heart and listen
As a society we must shoulder the blame

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Enchanted Garden

There exist a place within this world 
Where nature forever sings with joy 
Where virgin soil holds the seed 
To reproduce the virtuous fruit
Totally free from disease

A rising sun at early dawn 
The perfume fragrance of palm leaves 
Hummingbirds and creeping squirrels 
Echo musical sounds in perpetual harmony

Rivers and streams, known as the Euphrates 
Sounds familiar to me 
An Enchanted Garden, An archaic place 
Existing before Adam and Eve

I prey this place still exist 
Pure of modern greed 
It's virgin soil would still 
Possess the seed 
To rid the world of poverty, pollution 
and disease

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The True Dream

What does it mean to succeed
To obtain material things
While neglecting the true dream
Which is most important to me

What does it mean to grow
To gain knowledge for occupational skills
Or creative thinking for an everlasting thrill
Does it take a wise man to know

What will give me self esteem
To create a socially acceptable image for all to see
Or try to get by just being me
Or is it somewhere in between

For self glorification seems short sighted, do you agree
Well, I still envision the true dream
A world where creative knowledge grows on tress
With everlasting wisdom to set mankind free

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The Perfect Dream

Imagine a life of ceaseless tranquility 
In a chaotic world filled with hatred and sin 
Your conscience free from uncertainty 
Through the wisdom you comprehend 

Imagine a life lived in perfection 
Amidst unsavory elements and social disease 
Your heart will continually find rejection 
From deception which others choose to believe 

Imagine life's greatest achievement 
With all the adversity one must overcome 
Your psyche will discover lasting fulfillment 
After all is said and done 

Through devotion to values of righteous living 
And striving diligently to achieve your goals 
You will feel exuberance forever flowing 
Through every cell which inhabits your soul

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A Love Worth Waiting

Dearly beloved sunflower so precious to me 
I have seen your beauty radiate amongst the stars 
An angelic spirit spreading her wings 
Soaring through the cosmos with out stretched arms 
Softly humming serene melodies 

I have awaited countless days and many moons 
Through intervals of sunshine and rain 
Faithfully believing true love will appear in my view 
I feel her presence constantly flowing in my veins 

I have seen your reflection bathing in lily ponds 
Flaunting vibrant brilliance that glows 
For these are moments to fictionalize an eternal bond 
Rapture intersecting our souls 

Oh precious sunflower 
Fasten me onto your glistening violet wings 
With the crescent moon in our sight 
Let us ascend unto a blissful flight 
Singing in unison continuous melodies

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Faces In the Night

I see many faces appearing in the night 
Societies outcast oblivious to perils 
which accompany their plight 
Dressed in dingy costumes, Masquerading as 
Creatures weary of a painful life 
Sleeping in desolate quarters 
Oh what a hellish sight 

I see familiar faces emerging from the dark 
A talented musician unable to 
Profit from his outmoded art 
A woman of withered countenance knowing only 
Sorrow and misery which encompass her heart 
A wandering squatter 
Deemed unfit by society to play a part
 
I have seen the faces that occupy the night 
Hearing their voices their struggle 
For an essential right 
A chance to survive the cruel frigid night 
For the homeless survival is an endless fight

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Enchanted Garden

There exist a place within this world 
Where nature forever sings with joy 
Where virgin soil holds the seed 
To reproduce the virtuous fruit 
Totally free of disease

A rising sun at early dawn 
The perfume fragrance of palm leaves 
Hummingbirds and creeping squirrels 
Echo musical sounds in perpetual harmony

Rivers and streams, known as the Euphrates 
Sounds familiar to me 
An enchanted garden an archaic place 
Existing before Adam and Eve

I pray this place still exist 
Pure of modern greed 
It's virgin soil would still possess the seed 
To rid the world of poverty, pollution and disease

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A Viewpoint of Man

There are numerous theories of the origin of man
Opposing viewpoints on how he began
Perhaps through evolutionary stages man evolved from the chimpanzee
Carelessly swinging on parch branches of his family tree

Or by way of Yahweh's omnipotent hand
Created in God's image woman and man
To have dominion over all living things
According to the parable of Adam and Eve

History has chronicled the rise and fall  
Of a faithless species disobedient to civilized law
Seeking to answer where he has gone wrong
Man continues to erect a self serving image to conceal his flaws

The present condition of the human race
Steep in confusion and rising at a dangerous pace
Returning to our original debate
I ponder if man is a creation of a supreme being
Or, a befuddled creature of lower intellect than the chimpanzee

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Just An Old Fable

Have you ever heard of an old fable
About a rich man who lived by the seashore
Who dwelled lavishly in his luxurious castle
Enhanced by stained tinted windows and marble doors

How drank merrily from goblets filled with iniquity
Of wealth swindled from peasants and craftsmen, illiterate and uninformed
Concealing his transgressions behind the cloak of nobility
Laughing gleefully in victory in the face of the Lord

Then morning appeared without sunshine and a sudden violent storm
Submerging the rich man's castle beneath the muck of his crimes
Drowning him in his iniquities at the mighty hand of the Lord

Have you ever heard of this fable
Of how a rich man earned his label
Living lavishly on diabolic deeds
Dying painfully in his greed
Truly this story has a message that every man should heed