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Am An African Not An African'T

Am an African not an african't
Africa every where is a mystery 
To an enmity
Wonder why 
Yet it was before 
I was born
So now they ask me 
Who are you to make a change

Am an African not an African't
The plague of cries are still 
A mystery to my soul 
The name as am identify with"
An AFRICAN
Stands to over rule 
All objection
That change can be
Yes am a African 
Born in a generation of change 

Am an African not african't 
Set it in the hills
Set it on the mountains 
Yes I can 
Despite them rule 
Despite them education 
Despite them illusion 
Yet  yes I can 
Yes I can at least change my 
Mind from all of old 
Yes I can preach of nature 
And write of love 
Yes I can touch the hearts
Of the innocents
Yes I can see to make 
My opinion 
Oh yes I can 
Despite them want us to be 
African't 
Yet And yet 
Their is still a one of 
A kind that could 
Say with no fear like 
I write 
Am an African
Not 
An african't .
Form: Epic


Decastich-Anger Is the Curse of the Unforgiven

The deliberate hurt is
a wound never healing,
forgiveness may be granted
to that soul expiring;
and as the trembling lips  
close, serenity descends.
To have loved such a person
would have been wrong, not smart;
nothing honorable and pleasant
came out of that foul mouth.
Some realize the demonic force
that was behind it to cause animosity
towards the kindest of hearts;
then is anger the curse of the unforgiven,
not to fully and sincerely apologize?
It's wiser to bear offense than to offend,
so that the guilt is not concealed inside,
but open to unfair criticism
rather than visual humanism;
and would one cope with implausibility? 
Along our path, we may see roses...
smell their aroma and cherish their loveliness,
but beneath them there are many thorns
ready to poke those who rush judgment;
and they will bleed for not having been cautious,
or at least avoided the useless torment!
I have bled in my utter blindness,
putting everything at risk, sparing no mercy
for a quest to uphold my integrity
by being too complacent, and not showing kindness.  
And ignoring that anger is the curse of the unforgiven,
I beat hard on my chest to feel the acute pain...
remembering the hostile voice putting me down;
embarrassing me of such a vulgar mannerism,
making me despise and hate any exhibited egotism!
The longest time has passed to shorten the brevity of compassion,
to make me aware that to have none is a denial of self!
Weep and mourn for shutting all doors on fairness, cruel soul;
sleep not, for remorse is a plague inflicted upon the unmerciful
who see themselves less useful than those discerning death!     


Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci
Form: Verse

Premium Member Wild And Free

Psyches on the edge
Psyches going wild
Wild child oh so daring 
Wild one hellish bold 
Bold and downright brazen
Bold though fiercely blind
Blind to subtle logic 
Blind eyed scourge 
Scourge imposed on others  
Scourge the plague of self
Self damned sinking vessel  
Self whose clearly lost
Lost on deep meaning 
Lost boon fellow now 
Now I must reflect  
Now transform or heal 
Heal some wretched  burden 
Heal this stricken heart
Heart that beats with pathos  
heart when wondrous glad 
Glad a buoyant vision
Glad I promptly changed 
Changed barren outlook 
Changed complex-ridden life 
Life as joyful premise 
Life based on love
Love weaves magic dreams 
Love induces spells  
Spells I adopt 
Spells alter mindset 
Mindset yours or mine 
Mindset chasing peerless time  
Time a spur for dormant brain  
Time awash with thinking 
Thinking valued options 
Thinking of growth 
Growth of mental wellness
Growth our golden gift
Gift to cosset and explore 
Gift as relish 
Relish inner calm
Relish broad spectrum issues 
Issues within reach 
Issues sleight and grand  
Grand scheme on horizon 
Grand environment free 
Free in every single sense 
Free from vapid earthly care 
Care…
Sense…
Form: Blitz

Premium Member I Miss Sacramento

I have lived in three out of the four regions in America.

My experiences in some of them have been less than civil.
Issues in life, good and bad, may linger with us for life.
Stories that plague one's beginnings need not inhibit one's end.
Shielded from destructive effects in life, I did rise and thrive.

Satisfaction saturated my entire being
After we arrived at our new residence in '86.
Community spirit was there, alive and well,
Rendering a sense of family with great neighbors.
Anticipation of a better life for our kids was paramount.
Most experiences in this Northern California city were positive.
Every thought of leaving her filled my heart with grief and sadness.
Never had I lived for so long(35yrs.) in one community and loved it.
To every family member and friend, I say, "I brought you with me."
Of this I am sure: They say that home is where your story began; but
                           where I was born never felt like home to me. Like
                           nowhere else, Sacramento felt like home to me.

051223PS
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member Eternal Nearness

the wind blows, and gusts prevail,
I sense your essence in the breeze
as the tempest rages in warm rains,
emerging from the dust I was found
weeping in the forsaken land of my desolated heart’s remains;

a million fairytales tremble at us,
they know how our love does outshine with flickering light-
fleeting into the ebon night; for our love loses not insight,
sounds of swift ivory doves cry out,
never cursed or full of deep blight;

black ravens plague this existence,
I knew the pain of loss and despair you carried with ease;
saturated in loneliness were you-
yet you stay with me, longing for my hopelessness to cease,
descending onto my grateful knees-
your genuine adoration still sustains

 intense obscurity of the calamity I faced before you attains-
for I am but a man craving to be near you for all of eternity-
sweetheart, you are my perpetual connection,
and...
my alleviation found in perfection-
bound by love and affection
I embrace you…you hold me tight
and I shall feel this pure affection or you, my beloved…eternally.


October 3, 2019
Contest : Lu's Poem Switcha-Roo
Sponsor : Lu Loo


Premium Member Woe-Man

Halt! Halt! Give em your hand but not your hearts
For when they hover around you, 
You are an imminent carcass. 
These vipers of Eden unrelenting, carry about their venoms 
Fluttering and flapping with the disposition of a butterfly 
And a grasshopper combined.
The sight of her should trigger an "alarum" bell in every wise man. 

With the juice supped, they flitter away
Seeking other juicy flowers in the circle of moral doom 
Like bubonic plague, spreading devastating virus 
Like the physician ampoule, ready on your skin to pour.
They waste your time, 
Waste your money 
Sapp your energy 
Leaving you with unforgettable miseries 
 Be not down on a chauvinistic egotism in her environment 
For another trial, may certify your demise
Form: Rondeau

Premium Member Silent Killer

“There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy.”  - Joseph Pulitzer


There is something that few recognize,
But is transparent to many.
Kept in the dark and loyal to no one,
Hoping that nobody can find it.

It is a silent killer,
Swooping down on the smallest
Sense of innocence.
Give it an inch,
It goes a mile.

It is not an atomic bomb,
Nor the Bubonic Plague.
It is all in the slight notion
Of injustice.

~*~

“Injustice anywhere is a threat
To justice everywhere.
- Martin Luther King Jr.

Premium Member Chalk Board Thugs

Don't fear the blue man group
They're far less dangerous
than we are to ourselves...
but 
do beware of carnivorous teachers
those harmless looking
wire rimmed 
blackboard preachers 
wielding pieces of chalk
on the tips of 38 caliber tongues...
turning classrooms into cancer cells 
teaching the innocent
that it's all about 
color of skin and not character 
after all-
 
Despite the truly oppressed
coming here by the millions
from every nook and cranny
on this cracking planet.
Children are being taught
that the USA is systemically 
racist 
oppressive 
inherently evil.
If that were the case
would they not avoid 
it like the plague?

"Teachers," along with the politically connected
are pushing socialism and mayhem-
The press corps. {short for pressurizers} are the devil's sword.
Pitting we the peeps against one another.
Always dividing by color, turning up the pressure.
Highlighting the worst of mankind
Turning up the pressure to further divide
Playing heavily edited clips
Turning up the pressure
over and over again...
for ratings
for revenue
for votes
Turning up the pressure
way past the red zone
until the colors explode
into a death rainbow...
Soulless pressurizers
dividers of souls-

Pay attention, parents; they're after your lambs.
Demand body cams for these teachers of mayhem.

Protect them from those chalk-wielding, scorpion-hearted thugs.
Lift your hog noses from your cell phones
Listen to your children-
give them a peck of hope
and a bushel of love.

Taking

Some love the sound of them shots poppin off 
especially when they're the one that's pulling the trigger 
I hate this because in the black community 
it seems like Willie Lynch theory is looking 
more like a script that was written 
Yesterday those shots brought tears to my eyes 
because I'm sick and tired of this plague 
called black on black violence 
and it's looking more like an eternal sickness 
it doesn't bring tears to my eyes because I'm terrified 
For my own life but because we as a people 
have aborted and terminated the seeds we sow 
for a lil bit of doe, accepted a nickname 
high off pride not knowing to society 
You too are just a john doe with an expiration date.
© Corey Ross  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Lyric

Premium Member Dream For Tomorrow

We dream of peace on Earth- a lasting peace:
we yearn and pray for future life, and think
of days when wars no longer plague- but cease;
with total joy, all share in freedom’s link.

We yearn and pray for future life and think
each person has an equal chance from birth;
with total joy, all share in freedom’s link
within God-given rights of man on Earth.

Each person has an equal chance from birth
to live unburdened, free as free can be
within God-given rights of man on Earth;
survive without the fear of 'fight or flee'.

To live unburdened, free as it free can be:
of days when wars no longer plague- but cease;
survive without the fear of 'fight or flee'.
We dream of peace on Earth- a lasting peace.
Form: Pantoum

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