Long Crash course Poems

Ford's Theater, April 15th, 1865...
Petersen House, Washington, D.C.

I admit to own a passion
for the Civil War in general,
and the life and death of
the sixteenth president in particular
between a hard spot of whiskey
and draughts of arrack;
nonetheless...

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Petersen House, Washington, D.C.  

(i admit to own a passion for the Civil War in general, 
and the life and death of 
the sixteenth president in particular).

between a hard spot of whiskey 
 ...

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Who cares about table manners? Why do you have to have any?
I think being mannerless makes you a better person than many.
Why can’t you hold your fork in the other hand?
And bang your spoon on...

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You want a million followers, I'm thankful to have a few numbers I can always dial
In 2018 I saw my life fall apart, I'm using those pieces to build on
I'm thankful I overcome my Suicidal...

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never could this baby boomer papa – 
   lviii orbitz round mister sun as I write while wife 
at present (takes her siesta) imagine 
   dragons, killer Queen Latifah countless ways,...

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the upshot constituted a figurative straw
     that broke the virtual camels back
where yours truly fingered as scape goat,
     who meekly, passively, and subserviently
    ...

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smooth smoke lay down low
shine like diamonds in the snow
conflicted potions you know
are begged by many and many stole

in a trash can town in Tennessee
the pain in yous eyes is plain to see
but your young...

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THE CARE OF A ROSE
(A Crash Course)

Lesson One
(Undone)

Today we begin
Not a sin
Not to know
Roses grow
(Who will sow?)
*
A knot
A vine
A pass
In time
(Who will go?)

It starts with a clip
A nip in the bud
Careless or
Cautious
In the make
For a...

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THE CARE OF A ROSE
(A Crash Course)

Lesson One
(Undone)

Today we begin
Not a sin
Not to know
Roses grow
(Who will sow?)
*
A knot
A vine
A pass
In time
(Who will go?)

It starts with a clip
A nip in the bud
Careless or
Cautious
In the make
For a...

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Do you even bother to wonder anymore,
When you look at the news,
Or do you just chuckle to yourself,
About the gullibility of some.

Have you stopped asking yourself,
Now you know getting the answer,
Could take years, 
And lots...

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Laston Simuzingili linkedin with this American
maverick freelancing writing scout, 
(and word maven par excellence
Matthew Scott Harris always ha sellout), 
thru Spoken Word route, a popular global 
Facebook poetry forum prodded me to venture, 

without shadow...

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I hate the man in the mirror 
Don’t think it gets much clearer than that
Had a soul but let it go
As I watched my life falling through the cracks

From the bottle to the can
Traded habits...

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THIS IS A THRENODY, 
SO PLEASE SING ALONG, 
IT'S LIKE A VERY SAD SONG, 
ABOUT FOLKS WHO'S DEAD WRONG. 

HIS MOTHER CRIED OUT IN THE NIGHT, 
HIS FATHER SCREAMED IN RAGE, 
INSTEAD OF MAKING THINGS...

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Staring into my pillow as I smother myself,
Any further under and there'd be no way out,
Cursing my heart for its mindless pursuits,
Wondering in vain what this bond is about,

So I pocket your bodyclock, darling? Well...

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An ocean full of emotion
                              ...

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You're going to need to Stop my heart beat and take my head off me
Leave me laying on the floor
I'll win the fight and go to the end in the war
The only way you'll beat...

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Writing this in hopes that I might fashion a connection
A connection with my dreams 
And through my dreams, a recollection
Of the beauty of specific moments
That have become part of my DNA yet
Are as far removed...

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Evolved
Written By:  D. Collins 10/28/14

There are a lot of people who’ve been married for years.
Then, suddenly find themselves in a world of fears.
The world has evolved while they were at home.
It’s a different story...

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7

Finally stopping to catch my breath I am lost now
Knowing where I failed, my very worst decision
Not even recognizing myself, nor the why or how

What good is the field if the farmer cannot plow
Just getting...

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The cold rain falls soft and it blows your mind
The child inside her wept as silence crept to steal my life
I remain alone yet she assures me the past is dead
The Master hears but dosn't...

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Burning bridges & broken hearts
Drug addiction is where it starts
Consumed my life, just like a storm
With my first high a thief was born
There is no truth, you might of heard
A lie was told with every...

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Got some Hamiltons, chasin' Benjamins
I'm just a youngin', chasin' that cream
Just a youngin', chasin' that cream
If you're 'bout money, join the team
I'm just a youngin', chasin' that cream
Just a youngin', chasin' that cream

I'm a vendor,...

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Darker shades of wealthy black
turn to sinking red,
the world you knew abandons you,
just like the nay-sayers said.
You’ve got no leg to stand on,
can’t reap what’s not been sown,
crash course in reality,
how’s it feel being on...

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Breaking news this just in,

Russian medics have just discovered 
a vaccine or cure for Covid-19

1 sprits of Novichok

1 cup if tea laced with Polonium - 210

Followed by a weekend mini city break

Taking in the 125...

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God puts to rest
My unwanted stress 
The sin within my skin
That rots my flesh
My enemies test my faith 
Through hate  
Not knowing the weight 
Of my wisdom crashes
My enemies’ visions of failure in my...

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