Lil Hat's World

I've seen the by-product
of alcoholic parents
not my own
but some folk I love

Those whose souls
cry out from a childhood
    of 
Poverty
Humiliation
Being Ostracized
Anger

MIXED AT THAT!
Black and White

Where I come from, 
a formula for torture
not black enough
not white enough

Living in the ghetto's 
of San Francisco
leaves that adult
by-product
in a messed up way

~Ms. Affection - March 17, 2021

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 1/20/2022 8:03:00 AM
How sad this world we live in. Will it ever stop? Your poem drew light to the actions of so many behind a curtain we call living. Thankyou for sharing.
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Date: 1/19/2022 9:29:00 PM
Some scars keep bleeding until the balm of time transmutes them into beauteous wabi-sabi designs. Loved the honest words you’ve penned, Affection, earth life can be harsh and brutal.
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Date: 4/23/2021 7:27:00 AM
WOW this verse says so much in such a small way...You obviously have seen this in life.
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Date: 3/17/2021 4:25:00 PM
Beautiful honest feelings.you deserve a standing ovation.
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Date: 3/17/2021 4:30:00 PM
thank you so much for encouragement. im new at this. this one made my heart race at the memories....
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