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The Dustbin of History: A Requiem for Western Media
...Once, they claimed to hold the torch, To light the world with truth and reason. But the West’s media empire— Was born not in truth, But in treason. From BBC’s royal scripts, To CNN’s manicure......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, film, funeral, nonsense, western,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fifty Shades of Death
...When nights are dark you’ll never see the depths of our humanity, but in the light of desert days the shades of death will quite amaze. So if you’ve time to take the trouble sift just once thr......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, conflict, death, humanity, war,
Form: Rhyme



White Supremacy
...God said: “Go, and have dominion over the Earth”— Not over each other. But you crowned yourselves kings of skin, Painted whiteness as wisdom, And turned melanin into a mark of sin. You called ......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, angel, character, color, history,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member watching dog play
...I sit in the sun, the dogs are up here too our young puppy digs a hole in the yard toward Timbuktu now he’s on top of his brother, pushing the Great Dane down in the dirt a gentle giant, his bro m......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, dog,
Form: Rhyme
July Daydreams
...Summer heat fades away. The crisp nip of an Autumn breeze brings in skeletal trees without leaves. Soon comes the icy winter night; the gnawing frostbite. Spring provides a moment of warm peace......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, america, firework, july, sunshine,
Form: Rhyme



Single Spells
...(To the tune of “Jingle Bells”) Dashing through my tasks, In a cubicle so tight, I hear the coffee slosh, Another deadline fight. Bells from emails ring, I can’t ignore the so......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, day, hilarious, holiday, humorous,
Form: Light Verse
No objection to cold weather, but
...No objection to cold weather, but... ah jest wanna boomerang back into the womb versus being threatened courtesy beastie boy gang beating me to a pulp after accurately discerning being s......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, adventure, appreciation, color, environment,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member NIGHT TIME BOY
... Night Time Boy It’s almost nine o’clock and its time to go to bed So climb under your covers and rest your weary head, Get yourself real comfy and I’ll tuck you nice and tight And tell me of ......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, boy, character, children, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
ALAFFIA EVERYDAY COCONUT SHAMPOO
...ALAFFIA EVERYDAY COCONUT SHAMPOO Yours truly (me) just an ordinary primate from the human zoo, who while ambling along the boulevard of broken dreams on a Green Day (just me and my shadow) I ......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, adventure, age, animal, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Baloney I say to the latest Political Ballyhoo
... baloney I say to the latest political ballyhoo no one gets shot with a high power in Timbuktu and they get more than an ear scratch if they do I roll my eyes and scoff at the crazy new ballyhoo......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, usa,
Form: Monorhyme
Life
...I still cannot breathe fresh air after tarrying in this place for five long years, I still cannot breath fresh air, my stomach is stiff and the salt is burnt out of the atmosphere, the earth has lost......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, care, career, class, dance,
Form: Prose
Premium Member Long distance lust - bawdy warning!
... There was a horny man from Timbuktu. Fell in love with a girl from Kathmandu. Bursting with desire and lust. Felt she's the one he can trust. Asked for a game of sexy peekaboo. Finally switc......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, fun,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member from here to there
...fabled desert land mere whisper of what once was … humble Timbuktu......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, africa, history, mystery, time,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member what if the humans get upset
...The mice came running in from Timbuktu and Kalamazoo The farmer mice from the country fields came in too. What if we run out of food? What will we do? We’ll send you to the store said my Auntie Bl......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Master Kung Fu Within An Hour
...I have always been a fan of Kung Fu and Brue Lee I so wanted to Learn the art and looked around for lessons But although I travelled far and wide I found none not one for me Disheartened that in......

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Categories: from here to timbuktu, crazy,
Form: Rhyme

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