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she claims to have sired me but for me I never desired she found me native yet still creative she called me black as my land but still held my hand her ways were white I wondered if she had the light my fertile lands were taken I was left barren she also had a gun that made all of us run our mouths were shut only torture we could attract my values my language my food my lifestyle so sad to have lost I even lost touch with my Higher Man because her God, I was forced to call I had to shave my afro trademark to appear in her records uncivilised civilian she calls me! my history is burning and my blood is crying. I want to be who I am and what I am

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Date: 3/16/2014 6:48:00 AM
Awesome! Congrats on your win.
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Date: 3/16/2014 2:09:00 AM
Teddy, the poem has a wonderful flow... Linda
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Date: 3/15/2014 7:18:00 AM
- Congratulations on your fine winning poem in Giorgio A.V. last contest, Teddy. - Have a nice weekend. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 3/15/2014 5:43:00 AM
Congrats on the fine win in the contest Impress me IV, teddy
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Date: 3/14/2014 7:12:00 PM
Teddy, Congrats on Giorgio's contest... SKAT
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