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For Anthony Biaanco's Bone Beach Poetry Contest

 

Bone Beach

Lamenting land of broken hearts left to bleed
Mahogany misery loves company on bone beach

Seas of skeletons once were hearts on sleeves
Littering black sands like sea shells knee deep

See here the hand that was severed for theft
Stealing for reasons to feed others and self

Now a part of bone beaches black sand
And in the sinful world is a handless man

See here there is a woman without her womb
She killed her children during a full moon

She blamed it on a black man sealing doom
She is destined to a bone beach tomb

The hounds of hell will chew and chew
On all the bones and skulls for food

Never will be full despite what’s consumed
For they too are damned with hunger so huge 

Bone beach is where elephants go to die
Bodies bloat souls fly high

But for those who have blackness inside
Outcast to black sands hell hounds eat you alive
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Kauffman Avatar
November 23, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Back with congratulations, Karen, on your dark journey to the "bone beach" of sorrow, grief and death of the soul. Thanksgiving blessings to you!
Jones Avatar
November 23, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Sam blessings to you and thanks!
Davey Avatar
November 23, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Wow Karen this is awesome and my personal favorite out of this contest! "She is destined to be a Bone Beach tomb" great stuff and congrats on your placement
Jones Avatar
November 23, 2024 at 9:36 AM
I am honored and appreciate your support! Yes Susan Smith is a piece of work!
Gaul Avatar
November 23, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Strong imagery wraps this opinion piece with a raw racist message. Crafting this kind of poetry is akin to the highest poetic traditions. Congratulations on your high placement.
Jones Avatar
November 23, 2024 at 9:35 AM
You are kind to say Greg! Thanks
Rodrigues Avatar
October 18, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Especially awful: See here there is a woman without her womb She killed her children during a full moon.
Jones Avatar
October 18, 2024 at 1:35 PM
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith Here is a link to who Susan Smith is who killed her two boys by drowning them in a South Carolina lake Kim.
Jones Avatar
October 18, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Kim the woman is Susan Smith she is in prison now for killing her kids after blaming a fictional black man. I imagine her punishment as having no womb and being banished to bony beach. She Susan Smith is infamous and a real person. Art imitates life. Thanks for reading.
Kauffman Avatar
October 18, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Powerful and riveting, Karen! Best wishes for the contest! Blessings!
Jones Avatar
October 18, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Thanks for reading Sam!
Dietrich Avatar
October 17, 2024 at 10:38 PM
wow, you really did a great job on the theme. Love this.
Jones Avatar
October 17, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Thanks Andrea!
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