Birthday Assonance Poems

Do not wait for me, for I am quiet as a heart that beats no more.
Do not wait me for me, for I am move...

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Oh old weed 
Thy feet weathered 
Like that of a tree 

Like a child 
Always carried 
Thy beauty left behind 

Trembling feet 
What a painful...

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I wanted to write
 The best slavery poem   ever written—
Perhaps win a Pulitzer or Faulkner. 

I had every intention of conforming 
To the...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Bigger than YOU Think

The internet, 
is large... indeed. 
It starts here and never ends. 
It just starts over somewhere else. 

In the beginning AOL, 
time...

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Fear is Not Okay

When bullies come to play, 
tell them to stay on their side, 
of the line. 

You refuse to pay lunch money, 
for...

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9:00 AM Sunday Morning
(in church)

My second home.

Father cups His hand, 
I am inside. 
He breathes upon me anew…

I am comforted.
I am quiet of spirit.
The world...

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The Constitution

Words on paper, 
Written by people of another time. 
Written by people to protect “the people”.

Individuals that fought for;
their families,
their homes, 
their towns, 
their...

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Good Morning

The light from the sun fills the window in the kitchen. 
Not all at once mind you, but at it’s on speed. 
The little...

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Many years have passed by
But your spirit is still the same
As you look younger by the day
And now you don't look the same

The grace are...

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'Going going gone 
Says the ticking clock
For each breaking day draws 
A man closer to his end.'
The true essence of time
 ...

Efosa, his mother had...

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A transparent parrot makes a very big noise when seed arrives to visit. Mr and Mrs seed have fifteen children, eleven thousand grandchildren and one...

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On a cold, icy day, You came into the world
With Rainbows and sunshine and glitter to light your way.
With a joyful shout, you were here,
Blessed...

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Tears in in the silent room
Tears, the cigar box on the floor
Tears, the overflowing trash can
Tears, pants hanging behind the door
Tears, the photos on the...

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I don’t care!
I've had enough,
I've seen enough,
I've heard enough
If something good or bad happens, I just don't care

I want out,
I want it to end,
I don’t...

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