Best Alonzo Poems

Gunshots and tasers aimed at the back
tracking the movements and memories
of unsuspecting dark-skinned citizens 
marked by the scars of a history denied

For Rumain Brisbon, 34
it was crime to be black in Arizona
For Tamir Rice, 12
it was crime to be black in Ohio
For Alonzo Ashley, 29
it...

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Hail to the Knight of Woeful Countenance, 
the impossible dream with lance in hand.
Alonzo had dreamed, dreams of ambiance.

Knight, Don Quixote, rose in allegiance
The man from La Mancha, felt in demand
Hail to the Knight of Woeful Countenance.

His squire Sancho Panza, flaunted the stance
From old Rocinante,...

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Poet:  Ken Jordan
Poem:  Don't Shoot
Edited by:  Sparkle Jordan
written:  November/2014


My hands
up!
          Don't shoot!

    POW! POW! POW!

                       Michael Brown
Eric Garner
                 Kimani Gray 
       ...

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Happy birthday, Sister Girlie, 
The victor has said to his guest: 
"I could hardly contain my glee 
Over my win in the contest". 

Topic: Birthday of Girlie L. Alonzo (March 15)...

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Sunny light on an early morning weekday;
Heading south on a California freeway.

West was to my right; East to my left.
40 years have not erased just how I felt.

I  remember well  the time and the season. 
It must have been near the birth of...

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G-reetings
I-n
R-ighteous
L-ines
I-mplement
E-xpression

A-s
L-oveliness
O-f
N-ame
Z-one
O-perates

Topic: Birthday of Girlie L. Alonzo (March 15) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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