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Five Afriku

1.
A bird on anthill
A little boy
A stone on the ground

2.
Prideful, I couldn't ask
For her name and phone number
Now she's gone, I'm regretting.

3.
In your dream
A python is chasing you,
You couldn't lift your leg?

4.
In your dream
You are falling, suddenly
You grow wings and flies away?

5.
The sun
Rising and laughing disdainfully
Forgets that somewhere dawn's waiting.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 5/27/2018 2:17:00 AM
Thanks Caren
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Date: 5/25/2018 11:34:00 PM
Ron, this has exactly the right amount of suspense to really draw in the reader. I immediately thought suicide, but I could be wrong. I like the guessing this poem entails.
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Date: 5/25/2018 11:30:00 PM
Sometimes a few words can have a big impact.This is one of those times.
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Date: 5/25/2018 11:22:00 PM
This poem takes your breath away. Well written, Allana. It's not easy to end up with such a nicely written couplet. The rhymes are impeccable.
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