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Expressions of Self

Expressions Of Self

A Poem by Debbie_Philly 

" a Poem about graffiti from the eyes of the tagger "
 
                   Expressions  Of  Self
 
 
       Moon beats down on city streets
 
        My need to express is so strong
 
  As I roam the darkness, a call
 
            To sing my song
 
 
 
Blank sheets of canvas, are all I see
 
As my can bleeds to be heard, my need
 
Gets stronger, more ravenous I need
 
               Some airtime
 
 
Places to say my name, I just want to
 
To be heard, a need to be recognized
 
I am a writer of  cold hard stone
 
               Is that a crime?
 
 
The can is my pen, my easel if you will
 
In this warm summer night my paint will
 
    be spilled, across these city walls
 
 
My colors and my thoughts will shine
 
    With these expressions of self
 
              My City’s shrine
 
               
 
By Debbie Kelly~
 2006

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Peter Walsh

Date: 5/5/2014 3:54:00 AM

Well expressed Debbie....we've all been here....reminds me of a Billy Joel song about Billy the Kid..."from a town known as Oyster Bed Long Island, rode a boy with a SIX-PACK in his hand, and his daring life a crime, made him a legend in his time, east and west of the Rio Grande"...

Robert Ludden

Date: 4/17/2014 9:56:00 AM

Y our poetry is compelling. Don't know if I like it, yet, or not, but it draws me in--wanting to know more about the lady who writes darkly, yet possesses an exuberant, creative soul. One who like me, searches, and is led creatively by the searching. -Dean

Debbie Mills-Kelly
Date: 4/24/2014 4:59:00 PM

Thank you so much Dean.... :) You are very kind :)

Peter Walsh

Date: 2/6/2014 6:15:00 AM

Rock on sister...someone give her an aerosol....another beauty, great write

Debbie Mills-Kelly
Date: 2/6/2014 8:05:00 AM

LOL Thank you Peter... you know most of these pieces are so old and they went to a picture challenge... this on is Graffiti. :) Thank you once again my friend !! :)