School Black Love Poems

Date 2008 these are Damian's 
Formative days. Damian Hakim 
Was born 2001 August 10th.
8lbs 7oz. Big baby boy! Damian 
Lived in west Virginia with his
Mother...

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Date:  April 2041

It's been one week now. There
Was no sign of the Black China 
Men. The other Hakim family 
Members decided to take residence...

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Date:  March 2041

The weather was agreeable all
Seemed well in the Damian house
Hold early morning. The kids were
Heading out to school. Dolly and 
Molly were...

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Date: December 2040

Damian is on the phone speaking 
With architects.  He made
Airline and hotel reservations.
 Soon Afterwards he went 
To Molly and caressed her...

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I’m busy as a bus.
Ten hours on the telephone, research resources,
school staff, counsel clients.
Some sleep.
Then invite Lorraine downtown, the lovely loyal
secretary, to hear jammin jazz...

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I will stop reminiscing over the 1700s when the 2000s stop mirroring the same values
plantations upgraded to prisons, chains to handcuff, masters to head leaders...

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The Hustler President 
The Hustling nation finally got the king of Hustlers,
Yes, he was born deep inside the village Sungoi,
Born by Hustling parents, he lived...

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*Image of Blackberries by Pixabay.


It's Blackberries


It's in the thoughts.

It's in the classroom.

It's during recess.

It's in the cafeteria.

It's in the library.

It's waiting for the school bell...

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Can we meet again?
You, wearing your black jacket;
Me, empty in mind or thought.

You ask what I want.
I want long hours of chatter.
Know you are happy,
even...

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Little ghetto girl so sassy and sanguine
Afro puffs, old shaggy dress, and a big grin

Rushing home from school to lend mama a hand
The little shadow,...

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Jerry had a big bad wolf
Who followed him to Sunday school,
Heaven school,
BrightLight toxic school,

Jerry had a big bad wolf
whose hair was black as coal,
black as...

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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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When she was six years old,
she tried to make her hair look like 
how a friend’s did in school
but her coils wouldn’t kink anymore.
Her mama...

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Good morning
Hood morning
Never a good morning in the hood but let's discuss the mourning.
Im talking tear shed cross on a sidestreet, oh he knows
Black boy...

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your Little Wonder

I broke away from all;
all of your little trappings;
God saw to that;
Your eyes;
Eyes seem to have hate (just where is the love);
Yes rights...

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