Long Canceled Poems

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The Nigerian youths have agreed together in love and oneness that in 2023 presidential election and in every other elections, whether state or local government. We will not vote for anyone who...

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Date: December  2042

Early afternoon, Damian was 
Busy in his den planning the trip 
To Trinidad. He called CJ first 
To confirm his commitment to
The project. "Hey brother you
Still on for that trip we spoke
About."...

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Because the charity of my native place
Obliged me, the broken branches I the picked up
Them giving back him, who was to debase.

Then we finally reached where had to leap
From the second turn to third, and...

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Date: Friday  March 2041

The day started off calm at
Harley PHigh. DJ and Damali 
Had two classes scheduled 
Together. They had one class
Together at 1 afternoon. That
Was the last class before final
Dismissal. One class was...

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The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Chapter L.A.

I like to think of [the habit] as a bonfire or a lighthouse, so that light can shine out into places where there are no resources and there isn’t...

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My father, like a lot of dads, was always making statements,
vowing that the three of us would take exotic trips.
The ones we actually took were simply journeys into town… 
his promised ones were those that...

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Dear Pastor

This morning, as I thought upon the goodness of God,
tears began to fall from my eyes and sobbing sounds came forth.
I was alone in the kitchen, and only The Lord saw and heard.

I was...

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•	Warning:  This is a brutal truth and if you don’t want to hear about what is happening lately regarding things you may not have heard or do not want to believe, than please ignore...

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Dear Sarah Pullen,

If you are black or brown and male,
they do not discriminate against
you in the fields of the entertainment
industry nor in the realm of sports

If you are female in the game of
sports and compete,
transgender...

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Fortunately, their musical video of It's just my destiny's, backfired very badly against
all of them!  It was rightfully branded and labeled 'as anti-Semitic and hate speech.
Thus because Sunrise musical recording studio didn't want a...

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Emotions***

It is easy for me to let my emotions govern my behavior, as I cope with my emotions.  Carefully, I am following the instructions of my Compass Health Clinician 111. Greg Richardson. Greg is...

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I miss tugging on my snow suit and barely managing to button my purple winter coat over top of it
I miss the warmth of mittens and soft hats that covered my ears and made it...

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it all began with a lazy man,
who on his least lazy day was certainly more
lazy
than you or i,
and on one especially lazy day,
this rotund sloth 
sat in his own filth one late afternoon,
after not showering...

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Two and a half million seconds
That’s how long we were told to put our lives on hold
To have to seclude ourselves from the world
From our friends and family

Two and a half million seconds
Of no working
No...

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THE YEAR THEY CANCELED CHRISTMAS

One year it was decided to cancel Christmas Day,
It had been so offensive so many folks did say.
And so, no decorations, no gifts from Santa Claus,
No rushing to the stores then,...

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they were having trouble in their marriage
so they both decided to go to a counselor &
he suggested a retreat,
so they both cleared their schedules & 
in the attempt to preserve whatever was left,
they both made...

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The debate between free will and fate has taken a hard right
turn to neuroscience, Brodmann area 4 the primary motor
cortex of the brain located in the posterior frontal lobe
(the one cut out of the one...

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Of all of the days to sleep in this late
Why did I have to choose today
The revolution we'd been planing along
I'm sure was already underway

I grabbed my bag, thank goodness already packed
And headed for the...

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Backspace
Backspace
it's slowly becoming my best friend
replacing the one's I go to for help
replacing the one's I keep my faith in
but then again have I really bothered to keep up with them
well less than I should...

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I did as he said and got the word FAILED
I call back to the tech and naturally get another male
Again I try to tell this one my predicament
And he says, "That's what I do is...

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I flew to Chicago last Friday night
my great uncle was turning a hundred.
The plan was to fly-in Friday, party Saturday,
and fly out Sunday. No missed school.

The air felt colder in Chicago, the wind really bit,
and...

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I closed my eyes and tried to forget the way you smiled and those dark 
mysterious eyes.

 You touched my soul and I just wanted you to know that. You blew my 
mind for so...

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FORGIVENESS

“How oft should I forgive him?”  a man asked Christ one day;
I’m sure he was surprised with what Jesus had to say.
He thought if he forgave him a few times he had done
More than...

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My dearest Anna,

It has been three Tuesdays since I lost you.
I will never forget seeing you, just lying there.
I went to our regular coffee shop, at the regular time.
For the second week in a row...

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That Day In ‘73

That day in ‘73 was as clear and pristine as glass ice,
Torched by a brace of smitten souls falling in love.
There was no lush music to be heard in this duet,
No swiveling...

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