Long Kiki Poems

Here he stands, Edwardian vogue, sometimes with his spats, 
sometimes with his brogues below his dungarees. With rounded collar points and tie, and jacket donned below this flying suit, his waste is tied with simple...

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I know i couldn’t be good enough for you and what you say,
My stress and my pain building every other day...
When you needed me where was I to hold you down,
Every time you called my...

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The village head Pymy Gruzz was hundred years old
He had no daring self neither a piece of gold
Only a daughter had he she was a foster child
She was fifteen years old Kiki– sweet, gentle and...

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He never loved me
Well damn I just found out
Took a shot to the heart
Don't know where I should start
I guess I musta been strung out
Cuz I was straight up on his arm flashing that smile...

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(tales from the viral lock-down)

Brice (my brother) is cutting through what smells like a stack of cinnamon french toast.
My stomach growls at the aroma like a hunting cat. 
I jump out of bed, grab my...

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Locked Up


Tomorrow I'll wake up
I'll stretch and look around 
Not a single bar in sight
And yet no freedom to be found


Imprisoned in a life of hell
Where the captor takes my soul
He devours everything I am...

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Born from slaved backbones of our forefathers and mothers
We have risen, Liberated, freed from encroachment
Apprised through noble heritage, an abundance of history
Mother Africa gave birth, infused life, 
rocked the Cradle to all humanity.
Kidnapped for trade...

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Me im who i am not who u want me to be
You wont break my spirit cuz I let the Streets flow through me
I look like im 18 but im bout to bust 22
Im tryna...

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My family is an old car:
Dad is the oil of the motor that keeps the car in good condition 
Mom is the motor mounts that hold the motor in place
Paco, The Chihuahua is the seats...

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I take a deep breath
and push open the door
to the PoetrySoup convention
I look around
at the tables of four

And sigh
because I'm not sure
I have three other friends
on PoetrySoup
or at least not yet

And I see my friends...
my...

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ISEYIN MY TOWN
If you don't know,
'Emi lomo ISEYIN  ORO
'Oro omo EBEDI MOKO.
I know my town, I love my town,
I celebrate my town, as great town to everyone, I praise my town, and I cheer...

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My family is an old house:
Dad is the fireplace, which keeps us all warm.
Mom is the food, which keeps us all fed.
Paco, the Chihuahua is the television set, which provides us all with entertainment.
Kiki, the...

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I asked the dog what he thought of my singing 
He had other engagements, had heard the phone ringing 
I was quite perturbed maybe the song wasn't the one
So I suggested I be Kiki Dee...

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TRAGIC LIFE / TRAGIC DEATH ~ 
     A Holocaust Story


The odds were stacked against us
With hearts that beat so strong
Our only crime was loving God
Please tell me how that's wrong

The soldiers...

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Once i lived with an uncle in a sleepy coastal town
who had a very beautiful house help from upcountry
now my male cousin Kiki desired to have a relationship
with our beautiful house help who was very...

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Kiki Lindstrom had a cat
For tea with Mrs. London
Stuck a feather in her hat
And said that she was well done

Kiki dear, how do you do
The feeling is electric
Everyone is fond of you
Because you are eccentric

Kiki...

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Kiki Lindstrom had a dog
A tiny puppy poodle
When she took it for a slog
It flipped a puppy's noodle

Kiki think about your pup
And think about the clover
When you try to pick it up
You have to pick...

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EPILOGUE
The happy man met Kunnegert the giant queen dragon and whispered to her on the subject of universal love (we do not know the exact words he had to use to pacify the beast) and...

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Why so lost Dear Friend
Lost in search of
Loss in your eyes

Can’t see with the veil you wear
Look at the hindrance you’ve placed on your path 
Shuffling over your own feet

Disengage yourself for the moment...

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sawdust 
the face of beautiful kiki 
with the red rose between the teeth  
p*ss multiplied to infinity on the sense pavement 
  
take care. of the pigs 
we were told 
never stress them...

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In May the year of 1912 Albert left his home in  Lyon. 
He made his way to ecole Sommer at Genever's  Mourmelon. 
In June, with circuit d'Anjou done, and with his engineer,
Albert ...

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The building of me stands erect 
Perfectly, imperfectly flawed
My plastered, painted smile hides the cracks
inside my walls
From outside looking in 
sun shines through the windows of my eyes
But step inside my humble self
hidden leaks will...

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I never thought I’d be so afraid
Of change,
and what I’d to to my life,

And others’.

I feel like a revolutionary,
Standing behind the curtains
Afraid to read the speech leading others into battle.

I know they won’t be ready
to...

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In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life:"
                       ...

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