To The Blind That Are Dreaming
...Before I was blind there were dreams.
But seeing my dreams
before I could see, depended
on how much you could really see.
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Blind before birth,
and what you have asked of me.
Having my, our, ...
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Categories:
depended, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
The curve of your eyes envelops me like a dream
...The curve of your eyes envelops me like a dream,
A tender dance, sweet as honey,
In the halo of time, a basin of peace in the night,
Yet within me remains a memory that never ends.
I look back an...
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Categories:
depended, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
ALLAH WILL PROVIDE FOR EVEN RATS DURING WAR 47:4 QURAN
...THE UNSEES EMOTIONAL WARTH OF WEARING WIRES PREGNANT FOR THE FBI LIFE AND DEATH YOU CARRY A LOVING FETUS INTO HOSTAGE SITUATIONS BUYING WEAPONS AND DRUGS FROM JUNK SICK OFFICERS WORKING SECURITY FOR ...
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Categories:
depended, allah,
Form: Naat
Grandpop and Grandma pop
... Image # 1
My dear grandpop and grandma pop
Took a short vacation
I remember how my mom felt
Full of frustration
Mom depended on them so much
Bab...
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Categories:
depended, age, fun,
Form: Other
lunchroom thoughts
...where did all of the friendly faces go?
the people i was just gossiping to in my math class?
the people who i've stayed up all night talking to?
the people that i would trust if my life depended o...
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Categories:
depended, betrayal, deep, friendship, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Real Pain
...[Verse 1]
Everything you did, I kicked to the dust
Told me that you loved me, but that wasnt enough
Tired of bein’ second when you put them first
You let me down so much, now I got nothin’ to...
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Categories:
depended, abuse, anger, betrayal, i
Form: Free verse
Sparingly Topped
...To start with I part it and sweep each side back
Tucked over each ear is this guy’s hairstyle hack
Brynner and Willis and Johnson are cool
But I keep my hair on… I’m nobody’s fool
Bald suits so...
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Categories:
depended, age, hair,
Form: Other
HYACINTH HANDS
...
Hyacinth Hands
Mother, ego-cracker, birthed an embodiment of freedom plaited with slavery
petunia planter, marjoram with Malay curry and rice, yet scarcity her best perform...
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Categories:
depended, appreciation, birth, change, character,
Form: Free verse
Backstage with Iron Maiden
...A Wilderness of Mirrors. I am unfamiliar with Iron Maiden's music, even though I worked a handful of times at their concert. I was curious about their mascot guy...Eddie. At one of their concerts, ...
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Categories:
depended, life,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Words From the Grave
..."It's all going to be okay" he would say,
with no scent of doubt in his breath,
even as its aroma reeked from mine,
as I'd blurt out "how can you be so sure?"
I never figured out what...
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Categories:
depended, dad, death, grave, grief,
Form: Spoken Word
The Heart
...For most of my life, I had heard it said,
'Follow your heart.' It made sense to me,
but there was a measure of vagueness.
Only a few years ago did I hear someone say,
'Do not follow your heart;...
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Categories:
depended, christian, god,
Form: Narrative
Cook
...if you depended on cooking book, you would not have a delicious cook...
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Categories:
depended, parents, people,
Form: Monoku
The Glitch in the Grid
...The telescreens hummed their endless drone,
A symphony of truth alone,
Dictated, printed, beamed so wide,
Where independent thought had died.
Newspeak choked the rebel tongue,
And every sun...
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Categories:
depended, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
Creature of habit
...Creature of habit
I have never been the one to hang onto feelings like my life depended on it.
I have never been the one to check my phone constantly for a dude's messages.
Unfortun...
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Categories:
depended, betrayal, break up, deep,
Form: Free verse
Run Girl Run
...Run, Girl, Run
She was just eleven, small and spry,
Her father said, “You’re due, oh my…”
A spanking, harsh, the kind she knew,
But this time she thought, “Not today, not you.”
He called her b...
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Categories:
depended, child, emotions, family, fear,
Form: Rhyme
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