Sojourner Truth House Domestic Violence Shelter 1992
...Severe night terrors after being held
captive for a week during Christmas
again my abusive ex brutally attacked
me every Christmas since that arson
murder that cold Christmas day 1984
all t...
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Categories:
germantown, allah,
Form: Than-Bauk
Valentine From Valley Forge
...Schuylkill Valley Encampment, February, 1778
Dearest Beloved,
This letter, penned with nature still enwrapped in winter’s shawl,
Might reach your hands by April, should it reach your hands at ...
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Categories:
germantown, allegory, history, romantic,
Form: Lyric
Barren Hill
...The fire’s gone out
in the last wooden hut
Fresh snow has been falling,
cold hunger abuts
The Red Coats emboldened
in far Germantown
The wind carries stillness,
with death all around
A Ge...
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Categories:
germantown, patriotic,
Form: Rhyme
Imminent Botox Injection Treatment
...Potential cause célèbre dermatological solution
to stem palmar hyperhidrosis,
which medical break thru a last ditch effort
if Glycopyrrolate ineffective
to stave off sweaty hands.
Venerable Do...
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Categories:
germantown, 12th grade, anger, drug,
Form: Free verse
Zany Zoo
...the Zany Zoo
The awakening of the dawn like a butterfly busting through the cocoon.
The rhino's thyroid condition was exacerbated as the cheetah conflict
continued.
As I drank in and tasted the...
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Categories:
germantown, adventure, cheer up, day,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
The Zany Zoo
...The awakening of the dawn like a butterfly busting through the cocoon.
The rhino's thyroid condition was exacerbated as the cheetah conflict
continued.
As I drank in and tasted the coolness of th...
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Categories:
germantown, adventure, animal, cheer up,
Form: I do not know?
General Washington
...GENERAL WASHINGTON
Once in command, he boxed in the British
At Boston where he captured Dorchester Heights,
Overlooking the Brits at his mercy
As his men took aim with their cannon sites.
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Categories:
germantown, history, passion, visionary, men,
Form: ABC