Long Nubia Poems

Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Simon.
He was an ordinary boy who did what ordinary nine year old
boys do: collecting bugs and putting them in jars,
speaking to imaginary friends, riding a bike...

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Kenya was glowing but Nubia didn't know 
why.  "You know what?  You been trying to 
get me to dread my hair for the longest.  
I'm going to let you dread my hair"....

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Kenya was glowing but Nubia didn't know 
why.  "You know what?  You been trying to 
get me to dread my hair for the longest  
I'm going to let you dread my hair"....

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Whatever happened to Jansports and Tevas 
-By the fire side and courage the cowardly dog 
The unending episodes of the famous five 
-And ice pellets we used to pick In the rains .

Whatever happened to...

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Kenya lived a rather dull life unto the point
 she decided to get involved with Malik.  
Kenya was
a plain looking black woman in her 30's  
who never had any real luck with men....

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Kenya Ayanna Night - She works at the BNB 
bank.  Kenya is best friends with Nubia.
She is the love interest for Malik.

Malik Maxwell Williams - He is the leader of The 
Black Crime Syndicate....

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Nubia was on Kenya's hair for three hours.  
Monday arrived so fast Kenya didn't 
know where the weekend went.  That 
Monday morning Kenya got up showered, 
put
on her new outfit, and a little...

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Kenya Ayanna Night - She works to the 
BNB 
bank high position.  Kenya is best friends 
with Nubia.  She is the love interest for 
Malik. 

Malik Maxwell Williams - He is the leader...

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Walking back through the Emerald Lady 
Shopping Center parking lot Kenya 
bumped into Nubia her one and only friend.  
 Who was the owner of Hair City which Kenya 
was a faithful customer to....

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I must say you are one of those African
artistes that drive my soul to the skies 
and show me what the world looks like
 with the lens of legacies.
You drown my soul into the depths
of...

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No negro no shame no more
African American name calling 
We by the other game you know
My pain!  Damn scam I scan the
Rain you see the vein the 
proof in the pouring
We seek the fame...

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A short while later the most attractive man 
she had ever seen entered
the bank.  Lost in his good looks Kenya 
had to find the words "May I help
you?"  He introduced himself.  "...

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She smiles,
The day gets loosed from the long closed door of the night
The sun shines in an extreme gentle manner
The proud trees bow to the regal walk of the wind
The flowers blossom in the dried...

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OREKE
Oreke!
I've seen the brightness that comes with the sun
I've witnessed the moonlight defeat the darkest night
I've dined with the breeze exhaled by the ocean
Travelled on the back of the walking river
And fought and triumphed in...

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That's a sin for God and all creation.
A stone-like heart best describes you.
Blood sei, Nubia tears, and a brief elision
Extremely wide and bone-white in hue.

The grin you used to wear long ago
Has vanished into a...

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From ancient times, a bloodline divine,
Ruling over lands, with power to shine,
Kings and queens, of a line sacred,
Their legacy, forever inviolate.

With wisdom and might, they led the way,
The throne, their seat, unchallenged sway,
Law and order,...

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